Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Every plane trip I have taken in the last 4 years, I have contracted severe bronchitis & have been bedridden for 1-2 weeks. I travel only when I must. My husband & I are retired & we had planned to travel but my asthma came on the same year we retired. I was exposed to cats over a weekend & I have never been the same. Xolair has helped quite a bit but I still can't get below 7 1/2 milligrams of prednisone. i have been on xolair for almost a year & I am grateful for the relief I have experienced so far. I hope in time I will be able to travel. By the way, hotel rooms are extremely hard on my asthma too. I live in a home with no carpets & radiant heat in the floors. I am not sure what gets to me in hotels but I suspect the harsh cleaning supplies that are used may be the worst on my lungs. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I feel fatigued and tired on a plane but it doesn't really change my asthma much. However, hotels play havoc with my breathing. I'm 100% sure what the problem is -- it's those nasty little critters we call dust mites. I'm highly, highly allergic to dust mites. I can control the population in my own home by using vinyl covers on my mattress and pillows, and washing all my bedding frequently in scalding hot water and bleach. The carpets are a distant memory in my house. I keep the nasty buggers on a leash but I know hotels don't go to great lengths to rid their rooms of the pesky critters. I have to go to S. Carolina toward the end of July for my sister's wedding and I'm dreading the thought of it. I'll have Pred in hand.... SGordon262@... wrote: Every plane trip I have taken in the last 4 years, I have contracted severe bronchitis & have been bedridden for 1-2 weeks. I travel only when I must. My husband & I are retired & we had planned to travel but my asthma came on the same year we retired. I was exposed to cats over a weekend & I have never been the same. Xolair has helped quite a bit but I still can't get below 7 1/2 milligrams of prednisone. i have been on xolair for almost a year & I am grateful for the relief I have experienced so far. I hope in time I will be able to travel. By the way, hotel rooms are extremely hard on my asthma too. I live in a home with no carpets & radiant heat in the floors. I am not sure what gets to me in hotels but I suspect the harsh cleaning supplies that are used may be the worst on my lungs. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I wear a surgical mask on planes during cold and flu season as well as if I hear someone coughing on the plane at other times of year. It's made a huge difference in how often I get sick after air travel. The best ones have a rounded shape but I'm allergic to those (of course!) and use the pale blue rectangular ones. You can buy them by the small box at Walgreen's or CVS; just ask the pharmacist where they are. Fran > > Every plane trip I have taken in the last 4 years, I have contracted severe > bronchitis & have been bedridden for 1-2 weeks. I travel only when I must. > My husband & I are retired & we had planned to travel but my asthma came on > the same year we retired. I was exposed to cats over a weekend & I have never > been the same. Xolair has helped quite a bit but I still can't get below 7 > 1/2 milligrams of prednisone. i have been on xolair for almost a year & I am > grateful for the relief I have experienced so far. I hope in time I will be > able to travel. By the way, hotel rooms are extremely hard on my asthma too. > I live in a home with no carpets & radiant heat in the floors. I am not > sure what gets to me in hotels but I suspect the harsh cleaning supplies that > are used may be the worst on my lungs. > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Probably the fact that 600 other people have used the same room! --- SGordon262@... wrote: > Every plane trip I have taken in the last 4 years, I > have contracted severe > bronchitis & have been bedridden for 1-2 weeks. I > travel only when I must. > My husband & I are retired & we had planned to > travel but my asthma came on > the same year we retired. I was exposed to cats over > a weekend & I have never > been the same. Xolair has helped quite a bit but I > still can't get below 7 > 1/2 milligrams of prednisone. i have been on > xolair for almost a year & I am > grateful for the relief I have experienced so far. > I hope in time I will be > able to travel. By the way, hotel rooms are > extremely hard on my asthma too. > I live in a home with no carpets & radiant heat in > the floors. I am not > sure what gets to me in hotels but I suspect the > harsh cleaning supplies that > are used may be the worst on my lungs. > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink./gmrs/_panel_invite.asp?a=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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