Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 8 Location: South Euclid,OH
New to Asthma Posted: 06-19-07 20:02pm
Hi! This coughing had all started when I
was in Chile in January... I would cough
basically 24/7 over there... The family I
was staying with gave me many remedies to
stop the coughing ,but it didn't help. So
when I got back to the U.S. I went to the
doctor and she said it was
acutebronchitis,gave me medicine, the
whole bit...it still didn't help. I needed
a new docter cause the one I had was a
pediatrician. So I got an inhaler from
this new doctor, used it and was fine for
so many weeks almost a month or so. Then I
went to the Christina Aguilera concert,
screamed my head off, and brought it on.
That was in April. I have been on inhalers
for quite a while. I have never had asthma
in my life (am 21 now). I have had lung
problems due to my preamturity like
bronchitis and pneumonia as a baby, but
that's basically it.
The docter wants to see me in six months
if I am not better.. I am better but still
coughing and wheezing a lot. The last time
I went she told me that my asthma is
really bad and gave me a flovent inhaler
and a rescue one. It is now June almost
July saw her in the middle of May. Should
I go back and see her or wait it out
untill my inhaler is finished? I basically
had asthma for like 3 months now but never
knew it till I went to this new docter who
is my current one.
Is it normal to get ashtma later in life
when you never had it before? Thanks!
