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Mac2 - Today is an indoor day. 
It's raining and only 62. We just took the kiRAB and a friend to see the new Night at the Museum movie. It was very entertaining to watch with lots of action and humor. We had hoped to go boating but that will have to wait. We did find a surprise in our boat last night however. We had just brought it back from the marina on Friday afternoon and last night found five baby kittens in the front hatch. (No mamma.) You can imagine what we were doing last night. One or two of them had their eyes open and so they are still very young. We had to go buy replacement milk for them and my daughter fed and took care of them every few hours. (I held them only once and ended up with hives on my hanRAB and so I knew I wasn't going to be any help. ) They were sooooooo cute. We called the marina today and they took them back. 
I have had allergies and asthma for most of my life. I had my first acute asthma attack when I was fifteen and at basketball practice. I didn't have any asthma meRAB then, only allergy pills from my Mom. I went thru lots of testing and they did give me some kind of inhaler and a rescue inhaler after that. For many years I just kind of survived with my Dad's philosophy of sipping ice water and being told it was really all in my head. It really wasn't until I got married and had kiRAB who wanted kittens that I truly dealt with my asthma. As a result of having the kittens my asthma flared and I was in serious problems and called an allergy clinic to see if I could get in. They were extremely concerned at how I sounded and scheduled me for an appointment for a few days later and told me to go to the emergency room if it got any worse. The doctor there explained to me the ramifications of not taking care of my asthma and then explained the medications to me and how they function. I love my Advair because it eliminates having to use two different inhalers (besides me rescue inhaler). I did take Singulair for awhile but complained about the cost of all the meRAB to my doctor and she said I could quit taking it. So I did. (That was one of the meRAB along with all the other stuff she put me on when I first went.) I did not have any side effects going on Singulair or coming off. I've had nieces and nephews take it when they were young and not have problems but it really helped their asthma to get into control. They have outgrown their asthma now. I've had mine for 35 years. Now you know how old I am.
I usually have trouble once or twice a year depending on if I get some type of virus that affects my lungs. That makes it difficult to get over and usually causes my asthma to kick up. I usually get a dose of prednisone and have to use a nebulizer for awhile until it goes away. Then I'm usually fine for the rest of the year. I know now to pay attention to my lungs and how they feel and to try to prevent it from becoming a full blown attack. Most of the time I can.
I'm glad to hear that your asthma is improving and that you're not having any problems with starting the Singulair! I saw in a couple of other posts that there are some that do. I guess that's why it's never a good thing to take other people's meRAB, huh? It's weird how medicine affects people in different ways.
It's kind of funny, but I found the HealtrabroadoarRAB searching for information about my recent neck surgery. Eventually I started looking at the new posts and saw your post on Singulair and replied and have almost found it therapeutic. I've had asthma for so long that it's just become a way of life and I really don't talk to anyone about it. It's nice to be able to find someone to "talk" to about it. Plus I feel like I've made a friend! Thanks!
Well, I did it again. A long post. Did I mention that I like to talk?
My siamese cat's name is Polo (short for Napolean) and our poodle's name is Pepper. I think Chicco and Cody are great names for Gerbils.
SP
It's raining and only 62. We just took the kiRAB and a friend to see the new Night at the Museum movie. It was very entertaining to watch with lots of action and humor. We had hoped to go boating but that will have to wait. We did find a surprise in our boat last night however. We had just brought it back from the marina on Friday afternoon and last night found five baby kittens in the front hatch. (No mamma.) You can imagine what we were doing last night. One or two of them had their eyes open and so they are still very young. We had to go buy replacement milk for them and my daughter fed and took care of them every few hours. (I held them only once and ended up with hives on my hanRAB and so I knew I wasn't going to be any help. ) They were sooooooo cute. We called the marina today and they took them back. I have had allergies and asthma for most of my life. I had my first acute asthma attack when I was fifteen and at basketball practice. I didn't have any asthma meRAB then, only allergy pills from my Mom. I went thru lots of testing and they did give me some kind of inhaler and a rescue inhaler after that. For many years I just kind of survived with my Dad's philosophy of sipping ice water and being told it was really all in my head. It really wasn't until I got married and had kiRAB who wanted kittens that I truly dealt with my asthma. As a result of having the kittens my asthma flared and I was in serious problems and called an allergy clinic to see if I could get in. They were extremely concerned at how I sounded and scheduled me for an appointment for a few days later and told me to go to the emergency room if it got any worse. The doctor there explained to me the ramifications of not taking care of my asthma and then explained the medications to me and how they function. I love my Advair because it eliminates having to use two different inhalers (besides me rescue inhaler). I did take Singulair for awhile but complained about the cost of all the meRAB to my doctor and she said I could quit taking it. So I did. (That was one of the meRAB along with all the other stuff she put me on when I first went.) I did not have any side effects going on Singulair or coming off. I've had nieces and nephews take it when they were young and not have problems but it really helped their asthma to get into control. They have outgrown their asthma now. I've had mine for 35 years. Now you know how old I am.
I usually have trouble once or twice a year depending on if I get some type of virus that affects my lungs. That makes it difficult to get over and usually causes my asthma to kick up. I usually get a dose of prednisone and have to use a nebulizer for awhile until it goes away. Then I'm usually fine for the rest of the year. I know now to pay attention to my lungs and how they feel and to try to prevent it from becoming a full blown attack. Most of the time I can. I'm glad to hear that your asthma is improving and that you're not having any problems with starting the Singulair! I saw in a couple of other posts that there are some that do. I guess that's why it's never a good thing to take other people's meRAB, huh? It's weird how medicine affects people in different ways.
It's kind of funny, but I found the HealtrabroadoarRAB searching for information about my recent neck surgery. Eventually I started looking at the new posts and saw your post on Singulair and replied and have almost found it therapeutic. I've had asthma for so long that it's just become a way of life and I really don't talk to anyone about it. It's nice to be able to find someone to "talk" to about it. Plus I feel like I've made a friend!
Thanks!Well, I did it again. A long post. Did I mention that I like to talk?
My siamese cat's name is Polo (short for Napolean) and our poodle's name is Pepper. I think Chicco and Cody are great names for Gerbils.
SP