Guest guest Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 > Ugh! I had an awful night last night. A Korean restaurant a block away from > where we live burned down late last night, and we had the windows open. I > woke up coughing violently (my ribs still hurt). Of all the things that set > off my asthma, smoke is the WORST. Luckily, after we closed up the windows, > turned all the air purifiers on and I took a couple of nebulizer treatments > I was able to avoid a trip to the ER (a first for a smoke-initiated attack). > I think it is the Xolair. After the 3rd shot, I thought I noticed slight > improvement, but this is clearly an improvement compared to my last exposure > to smoke. I get shot #4 Saturday. Hooray for Xolair! I'm really glad it > helps with the smoke. We moved to the Seattle area from Houston, and this > entire state seems to be made of wood, with a good portion of it going up in > flames frequently. The air is also too cool and dry for me. The worst part > is no air conditioning to filter outside air. > > BTW, does anyone notice any weird food cravings while they're on Prednisone? > I was dying for lots and lots of leafy greens, like cabbage (especially > kimchee), spinach and collard greens, and pickled veggies. Since most of > those are healthy, I went ahead and indulged, especially with the spinach > and collard greens. I just thought it was odd. > > Cheryl Cheryl, I just like FOOD and lots of it! LOL Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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