tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post5838276424519209097..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: Modern inhalers may equal better asthma controlRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-45910602710982715672013-04-02T00:24:26.527-04:002013-04-02T00:24:26.527-04:00So glad I came across this post!
I have been going...So glad I came across this post!<br />I have been going back and forth with my pulmo about my asthma control. He insists it's mild asthma but my PF readings are always very good, even if I'm symptomatic so he says he doesn't think it's asthma at all. I'll have to bring this article to his attention.<br /><br />Thanks for all your hard work here! You don't know what a great resource this has been for me. I know you'll always tell it like it is. :-)CajunGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217333208391330256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-76506589103871935832011-10-06T17:55:42.111-04:002011-10-06T17:55:42.111-04:00But, there are some of us that have had adverse re...But, there are some of us that have had adverse reactions to the inhalers left on the market. Severe ones! My doctor has me using drops of Dexem. steroids in the water bottle attached to my liquid oxygen tank. There are the minority group of asthmatics of the four types that have chemically induced reactive airways and other chemically induced asthma and sensitivities that are not allergic reactions. Since 2002, there were no nasal steroids available without antihistamines which cause acute adverse reactions and had to substitute Azmacort canister in an old nasacort holder as the upper respiratory was badly damaged when injured in a terrific chemical/toxic exposure 22+ years ago. Our group is discriminated against by the FDA and they allow the clinical trials on drugs to exclude us. As one major pharmaceutical co. person said to me in 1997 when a waiver was granted for the CFC's by Congress but never addressed the issue of there being 4 kinds of asthma: you're an environmental asthmatic, you don't count. At that time there was less than a million of us in the USA, with the 9/11 toxic fires, etc. estimates are closer to 3 million and in this world of chemicals and toxins sometimes the wrong mix gets inhaled and life time medical care is needed to sustain life. Linda Joy Adams( contacted for 1997 hearings to submit well- documented medical records. This time, no one cared?)Linda Joy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613755868306858386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-36047611020887735382010-08-31T17:19:31.512-04:002010-08-31T17:19:31.512-04:00To be honest I'm not really sure there truly i...To be honest I'm not really sure there truly is a way. Although I'm going to try to find an answer for you. So stay tuned.Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-77836038059004821792010-08-31T13:54:27.959-04:002010-08-31T13:54:27.959-04:00So, I've got a question. How do you tell if yo...So, I've got a question. How do you tell if your asthma involves smaller airways more than larger airways? I ask because I monitor my peak flow and FEV1 using a Piko-1 meter and I notice that the majority of time my peak flow is in the low green zone but my FEV1 is way into the yellow zone when I'm doing a lot of coughing but not wheezing but have SOB with walking and am pretty fatigued. I know that peak flow measures larger airways so that makes me think it is my smaller airways causing the problem. I only question it because of the idea that QVAR might be better for small airway inflammation and I've been treated with high doses of pulmicort for years along with singulair, theophylline, and serevent (and albuterol of course) for years. I'd love to drop some of the meds and if changing meds does it I'm game.Brittneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304750174259826560noreply@blogger.com