Hello from a new member

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I've been reading and finding lots of helpful posts! I've had

allergies all my life. I never realized until this month that some

of my more recent symptoms were Asthma. The most bothersome, being

the coughing that I couldn't stop. The asthma meds take care of the

coughing spells, but I still feel like I can't breath more than a

half breath, which is a new symptom beyond my usual allergy symptoms.

This shortness of breath is scary to me. The doctor says their is no

wheezing, so he doesn't seem overly concerned. Yesterday he did give

me a RX for prednisone for 10 days. And told me to stay away from

the barn.

LOL! It is so hard for me to change my lifestyle. I'm a hardheaded

55 year old. I've had to ask my husband to do things for me, and

that's hard. He's very willing, but I'm an independent gal.

I know there are people with asthma that lead a normal ACTIVE life,

so I'm trying to be patient.

Any words of encouragement or advice are welcome!