Re: Re: dependence NOT ALWAYS addiction-- different/Melody

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Hubby used to smoke (we both did) and his asthma was so bad the first 9

years of our marriage. Sometimes he would over exaggerate his symptoms

and I'm being serious, lol. LIke he would be dying if he had a simple

head cold, and would act like he was dying. Well Christmas 2002 I

think? He got really sick with a cough and I couldn't tell how sick he

really was because he acts like he's dying if he shocks his finger with

static electricity. Yes I'm serious, lol. Anyhow one morning he just

could not breathe and I was almost mad at him for not letting me know

how serious this was. So I looked at him in the face and said " You tell

me what I need to do for you, right now! Do I need to take you to the

ER, or do I need to get you into one of those walk in clinics like Care

Now. " He thought for a second and said " care now. "

We went there and usually you have to wait 2 hours but I told them " he

his having difficulty breathing. " They whisked him back right away, and

I went along, they listened to his chest, did an x-ray, came back and

said " oh, looks like you got a little pneumonia in there! " I was like

WHAT? They gave him a shot in the rear (he is phobic of needles too)

and did a breathing treatment for him, sent him on with tons of meds.

I told him later " Don't you ever again over exaggerate a simple cold,

because I had no idea how sick you really were! " He knows now to let me

know when things are that serious but he also knows better that when he

can't breathe, to get in to see the doc ASAP. He's bad about not

wanting to see the doc.

Now when he's sick and feeling pitiful, I'll say " my poor hon " and he'll

go " ahhh, I'll be a'ight. " I know if he doesn't say " I'll be a'ight "

that it's something to pay close attention to.

Anyhow, we both quit smoking in 2003 and he doesn't get those upper

respiratory problems anymore at all. I'm so glad, that scared me so bad

and I just can't imagine if something had happened to him.

Melody

ddean228 wrote:

> Melody,

> You didn't miss any posts...lol....

>

> I had initially been on advair, first the slightest dosage then the

> max. Unfornately, it did not have the desired effects my doc was

> looking for with me so I was switched to asmanex and had been on that

> until recently, when I got the COPD tag too and they switched me to

> symbicort to take at night.

>

> I'm worse when I have a bronchitis flare; hopefully the shot I got

> last night and the new stuff for my nebulizer will help. We've been

> having ultra weird weather here in Georgia which I'm sure is NOT

> helping my case!

>

> I am glad that your DH is having success with it. I'll just keep

> being patient; they'll come out with something else.....

>

> (((Hugs)))

> Darlene

>