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Old July 14th 03, 04:09 PM
David&Wendy
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Glad to hear all is well . Rest up and take extra care of yourself and enjoy
all your kiddies!!
wendy

"Astromum" wrote in message
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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)
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"What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD



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Old July 17th 03, 02:24 PM
chiam margalit
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"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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