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I'm home!
Glad to hear all is well . Rest up and take extra care of yourself and enjoy
all your kiddies!! wendy "Astromum" wrote in message ... Circe, I am so glad to hear you are doing well! I guess your attack made everybody realize how fragile we are and how small the difference between life and death can actually be. I know I gave DH and DS an extra hug when I heard the news, and I am still reminded of it every time I swap over to am or mk*... Today is truly the beginning of the rest of your life. Enjoy! -- -- Ilse mom to Olaf (07/15/2002) TTC #2 "What's the use of brains if you are a girl?" Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD |
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I'm home!
"Circe" wrote in message news:%gDPa.2608
And to everyone else who mentioned having "mild" asthma--a brief plea: take it seriously. I would have characterized my asthma before this event as moderate rather than mild, but I never thought of it as particularly dangerous or life-threatening. I know better now. It's just not something to be taken lightly. The right trigger and you can be locked up solid like I was, not able to take a breath for love or money. It's just something you should have checked and be sure that your medications are really keeping you under proper control. Don't mess with it! Barbara, glad to see you're back and breathing again. I've been out of touch for days, so this is the first time I've gotten online and I went searching to see how you were doing. You're very very right about not messing with asthma. I don't have mild asthma, I've got a fairly constant problem with it with ~monthly episodes (having one right now, actually) of decreased ability to breathe due to bronchospasms. I've found the people at alt.support.asthma quite helpful when my coping skills are inhibited by a lack of oxygen. Like you, I'm on adviar (love that purple round inhaler) as well as singulair, nebulized albuteral, and I take medications for my allergies and GERD as well. I spend a fortune on monthly copays, but breathing seems to be worth the $ spent. My rescue inhaler isn't used often, but when I need it, I need it! I hope you're checking your peak flows carefully and watching for triggers. I'm glad you're able to carry and use an EPIpen. I wish I were, but I can't because it would be more dangerous to my heart (congenital heart defect) than not using one. You're actually so lucky, although it probably doesn't seem like it now, but you found out that your asthma can turn to a severe problem, and now you know not to fool around with your daily preventative treatment. Lots of people aren't so lucky. There were 4,487 deaths from Asthma in the US last year (2002). Asthma is a life threatening disease. You now know how fast it can strike and how scary it can be. I did note that you said both your father and you developed more symptoms at 39, which I found really interesting. I had childhood asthma that disappeared until I was 39. It came back with such a vengance that I didn't even know what it was, because it was so viralunt. From clear breaths to blocked airways in a matter of seconds. I wonder if getting close to the big 4-0 does something to shock the system? :-) Glad to see you made it back safe and sound. Marjorie |
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