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I am glad that I found this site because, it sure is nice to know that you are not alone. I have been just diagnosed with asthma the hard way. my doctor did some kind of mechl challenge. and I have been suffering ever since. I actually have an elephant on my chest that won’t go away. I have been going in for breathing treatments the last couple of nights and today they said that next time I would be hospitalized wow thats everyone’s favorite place to be. Thanks for listening Janet
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I am new with this wonderful thing they call Asthma it is so hard for me. Just dx on this past friday and for the last couple of days it has been so hard for me to breath. I have been going to urgent care and the emergency room for breathing treatments but I cannot do that every day if I want to keep my job any suggestions would sure be helpful. Janet
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Agreed. Its only this time of year that I have problems, but maybe i can figure out something to start around November that will help prevent this. Thanks. -kevin – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> No, I do not take medrol as soon as I get a cold. I take it when my > asthma starts getting worse from a cold. If you read my second sentence, > you will see I said to talk to your doctor to set up a plan of action > that is right for you. I would never tell you what to do, I am not a > doctor and can only tell you what works for me. My treatment plan takes > into consideration all my other medical problems, you need a plan that > is right for you. > I do like the idea of never getting a cold. If you ever figure out how > to do this let me know. > sue > So you take a medrol when you first get a cold? The tightness in my chest > from a cold almost always occurs at night. My treatment plan is to not get > a cold but that is impossible I think. > -kevin > > This is very common, any infection you have can make your asthma worse. > > I think you need to talk to your doctor about a better treatment plan. > > Have him/her tell you what to do before you get so bad that you need > > prednisone. I know in my case, I always have medrol (about the same as > > prednisone) available and can take it as soon as I see a problem start, > > this prevents a bigger problem later. > > sue > > > First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, > sinus, > > > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season > come > > > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > > > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > > > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > > > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little > to > > > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone > and > > > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > > > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my > asthma? > > > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going > into > > > my chest so fast?
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> First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > sitting on me for like 5 days.
Been there, done that. In my case, what happens is that the infected purulent post nasal drainage from my sinuses, drips down into my airway and then into my bronchial tubes, spreading the infection down there. I have found that if I can keep that post nasal drainage out of my lower respiratory tract, I can prevent many bronchitis complications. I do this by: – nasal irrigation frequently (4 times a day, including just before bedtime). The more post nasal drip I can flush out of my nose, the less remains to drip down into my lungs. It’s as simple as that. – inhaling lots of hot steam in the bathtub when I awaken in the morning. This helps me get the phlegm out of my airways before it can do too much damage down there. Here’s some pointers on nasal irrigation: http://www.njc.org/medfacts/nasal.html http://www.ent-consult.com/faq.html — Steven D. Litvintchouk
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I had the same problems until I started taking Claritin year round. Sometimes I augment it with Beconase during the fall and spring. That took care of the sinus problem. Al
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little to > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone and > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my asthma? > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going into > my chest so fast?
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So you take a medrol when you first get a cold? The tightness in my chest from a cold almost always occurs at night. My treatment plan is to not get a cold but that is impossible I think. -kevin – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> This is very common, any infection you have can make your asthma worse. > I think you need to talk to your doctor about a better treatment plan. > Have him/her tell you what to do before you get so bad that you need > prednisone. I know in my case, I always have medrol (about the same as > prednisone) available and can take it as soon as I see a problem start, > this prevents a bigger problem later. > sue > First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little to > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone and > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my asthma? > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going into > my chest so fast?
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No, I do not take medrol as soon as I get a cold. I take it when my asthma starts getting worse from a cold. If you read my second sentence, you will see I said to talk to your doctor to set up a plan of action that is right for you. I would never tell you what to do, I am not a doctor and can only tell you what works for me. My treatment plan takes into consideration all my other medical problems, you need a plan that is right for you. I do like the idea of never getting a cold. If you ever figure out how to do this let me know. sue – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > So you take a medrol when you first get a cold? The tightness in my chest > from a cold almost always occurs at night. My treatment plan is to not get > a cold but that is impossible I think. > -kevin > This is very common, any infection you have can make your asthma worse. > I think you need to talk to your doctor about a better treatment plan. > Have him/her tell you what to do before you get so bad that you need > prednisone. I know in my case, I always have medrol (about the same as > prednisone) available and can take it as soon as I see a problem start, > this prevents a bigger problem later. > sue > > First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, > sinus, > > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season > come > > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little > to > > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone > and > > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my > asthma? > > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going > into > > my chest so fast?
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Same boat. Been there and done that. Talk to your doctor now so you can set up a plan for the next episode. My problem is getting so run down by the cold I start forgetting other steps. Then I end up on prednisone for a week. Anyway, my plan goes something like this. Normally I take serevent and flovent (advair now). Once the post-nasal-drip starts, I make sure I start my flonase and add extra flovent to the advair I am taking. I was warned to avoid cold tablets/syrups that include dextromethorphan (sp?) and chlorophenaramine (sp?) as either or both could exacerbate things by thickening mucous etc. I stick with 12 hour sudafed tablets now. And I keep the albuterol handy. It cuts back the coughing. I pulled a rib muscle last year coughing and was given tylenol #3 (has codeine) for the pain on top of everything else. Good luck Liam – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> No, I do not take medrol as soon as I get a cold. I take it when my > asthma starts getting worse from a cold. If you read my second sentence, > you will see I said to talk to your doctor to set up a plan of action > that is right for you. I would never tell you what to do, I am not a > doctor and can only tell you what works for me. My treatment plan takes > into consideration all my other medical problems, you need a plan that > is right for you. > I do like the idea of never getting a cold. If you ever figure out how > to do this let me know. > sue > So you take a medrol when you first get a cold? The tightness in my chest > from a cold almost always occurs at night. My treatment plan is to not get > a cold but that is impossible I think. > -kevin > > This is very common, any infection you have can make your asthma worse. > > I think you need to talk to your doctor about a better treatment plan. > > Have him/her tell you what to do before you get so bad that you need > > prednisone. I know in my case, I always have medrol (about the same as > > prednisone) available and can take it as soon as I see a problem start, > > this prevents a bigger problem later. > > sue > > > First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, > sinus, > > > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season > come > > > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > > > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > > > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > > > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little > to > > > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone > and > > > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > > > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my > asthma? > > > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going > into > > > my chest so fast?
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First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little to help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone and some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my asthma? Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going into my chest so fast?
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Been there done that. I have found that the Flovent helps. I take two puffs in the AM and PM when I am feeling well. My doctor has me do two more at noon when I am not feeling well to try to give it more push. Other than that I am not sure what else I do other than drink lots of water to try to keep myself well hydrated. Denise
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little to > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone and > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my asthma? > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going into > my chest so fast?
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This is very common, any infection you have can make your asthma worse. I think you need to talk to your doctor about a better treatment plan. Have him/her tell you what to do before you get so bad that you need prednisone. I know in my case, I always have medrol (about the same as prednisone) available and can take it as soon as I see a problem start, this prevents a bigger problem later. sue – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > First of all, I’ve been an asthmatic all my life. Have allergies, sinus, > you name it. My main problem is in the winter months when cold season come > around. A cold gets me borderline hospital sick. First, when I get the > cold or flu (whatever it is), it his my sinus’s and I get a sore throat. > Then is slowly moves into my chest and it feels like I have a fat dude > sitting on me for like 5 days. I have inhalers and they do very little to > help this. The only thing that helps is a round of dimishing Prednisone and > some good strong anti-biotics just in case there is infection. Is the > chest congestion Im getting caused by sinus drainage triggering my asthma? > Does anyone else ever do this? Any tricks to keep the cold from going into > my chest so fast?
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