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Jan. 3rd, 2012 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisThe lung function test proved to be quite informative. Turns out I can't breathe well...
I have both asthma and emphysema! Ain't that special?? I asked him if some of my breathing issues were because I'm fat. He allowed as how that was a great question and dug into the data and emerged with a funny face... Turns out as much as he wants to say 'yes!', the data says no. But he allowed as how I should feel free to lose weight anyway.
He also still thinks there are allergies. So off to an allergist. Now we're dipping our toe into medical stuff for which I have very little tolerance. But, he's mentioned it so often that I know he won't get off of it until I go see his specialist. Since the guy was right down the hall, I just went down there instead of calling. And fuck, there's an opening tomorrow morning at 8. Fine. I'll get it over with.
Cute doctor wants to see me again in a month and gave me a new improved inhaler to replace the Flovent and another prescription for the albuterol inhaler.
He says that he hopes we can get this down to an inhaler hit maybe a couple of times a week. I could sure live with that!
Oh and I asked him about Las Vegas and he said he sure hopes the new inhaler will have me feeling much more consistently better by then. Me, too!
Now, it's time for swimming!
I have both asthma and emphysema! Ain't that special?? I asked him if some of my breathing issues were because I'm fat. He allowed as how that was a great question and dug into the data and emerged with a funny face... Turns out as much as he wants to say 'yes!', the data says no. But he allowed as how I should feel free to lose weight anyway.
He also still thinks there are allergies. So off to an allergist. Now we're dipping our toe into medical stuff for which I have very little tolerance. But, he's mentioned it so often that I know he won't get off of it until I go see his specialist. Since the guy was right down the hall, I just went down there instead of calling. And fuck, there's an opening tomorrow morning at 8. Fine. I'll get it over with.
Cute doctor wants to see me again in a month and gave me a new improved inhaler to replace the Flovent and another prescription for the albuterol inhaler.
He says that he hopes we can get this down to an inhaler hit maybe a couple of times a week. I could sure live with that!
Oh and I asked him about Las Vegas and he said he sure hopes the new inhaler will have me feeling much more consistently better by then. Me, too!
Now, it's time for swimming!
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Date: 2012-01-03 07:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-03 09:09 pm (UTC)I hope you get some relief. I have only asthma and I have to take the inhaler twice a day. I took Flovent but it wasn't good enough for me so I started taking Advair instead.
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Date: 2012-01-03 09:41 pm (UTC)i think you are right about the copd.
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Date: 2012-01-03 09:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-03 10:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-03 10:26 pm (UTC)i'm relieved mostly.
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Date: 2012-01-04 12:30 am (UTC)Also, if you do get a positive on allergies to dust mites in particular, a good air filter in your place (especially in the bedroom) might work wonders to help.
Which reminds me, I still need to get mine set up again...sigh.
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Date: 2012-01-04 12:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-04 02:25 pm (UTC)