Re: Hello from a new member

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Hi . I was just thinking about you yesterday. Check with your

local hospital. Most have indigent programs that will pay part or

even all of the related expenses. I just had to use our local

program here with my husband. Hard head that he is - got a cold and

waited until it was full blown bronchitis to see a doc. Then we went

to the ER instead of a private doc so we could qualify for the

program. I am glad it is not broken. I know a bruised bone can be

just as painful, but much easier to heal.

Madeline

> >

> > Oh Lord girl, let me tell you I've been fighting this asthma mess

> for a few

> > weeks now and am up at all hours of the night, take cat naps when

> My body

> > crashes, I don't want another dose of antibiotics so I'm trying

> everything I

> > have including OTC stuff to help get rid of this but I swear I

> think it's

> > the air. I'd love to get back to feeling asthma free

> >

> >

> > Terry

> > I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish

> that He

> > didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

> > Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

> > Established August of 1992

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: asthmayahoogroups (DOT) com [mailto:asthmayahoogroups (DOT) com] On

> Behalf Of

> > Mendez

> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 12:59 PM

> > To: asthmayahoogroups (DOT) com

> > Subject: Re: Hello from a new member

> >

> >

> > Yeah, I get a lot of fatique. You are right. I don't often

realize

> that I

> > am oxygen deprived until I am horribly fatiqued, It seems that I

> just adjust

> > my breathing to what I can do. I was diagnosed with Chronic

> Fatique, but I

> > really think it is the Asthma, even though I have never really

> heard of

> > anyone being that tired from asthma until recently.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Hello from a new member

> >

> >

> > 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!

> >

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