Comments on: How Hard Is It to live with Asthma?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:08:15 +0000

I just got out of the hospital after four days on oxygen– fourth time in three years. This time to my medications they added spireva for copd– anyone know if this is a natural progression or something completely different?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:02:40 +0000

I’ve had asthma for 20 years, i am 26 years old. There is nothing more traumatic then not being able to breathe, but if you take proper measures asthma attacks will be far apart from each other. I still get sick twice a year from asthma. in the spring and in the fall, my rescue inhaler is a life saver.

By: Paul Stein

Paul Stein — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:19:41 +0000

You didnt indicate “how hard it is to live with asthma”? As a child with it, it was only hard during an attack, usually brought on by a cold and then you are miserable. Worse part is at night, wheezing so loud you cant sleep from the noise, or get enough air, requiring you to sit up and hunch over. As a child, it was horrifying. Now, as an adult, I rarely have problems unless around dust, animal hair especially cats-rodents, or when I am around irritants in the air, due to wild fires, for example, like ozone, particulates Then I am bothered by compromised breathing, especially exhaling. In, air goes in fine, hard to cough up mucus, and clear lungs…..not fun. What seems to help, contrary to what you might think, swimming! I sympathize with any child with asthma.