tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post5483804695993423722..comments2024-01-04T02:28:32.637-07:00Comments on athenadiaries: My last, best, excuseHerself, the GeekGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-7802011569648018282011-06-26T03:37:12.884-06:002011-06-26T03:37:12.884-06:00Excellent news! I too am an asthma sufferer since...Excellent news! I too am an asthma sufferer since childhood. It used to be bad enough to predispose me to pneumonia, which I had numerous times (very scary experiences). Mine has also gone into remission (mostly). There is still a little coughing after dusty trail runs, but that's to be expected. I attribute my improvement to vitamin D (5000 units/day) which I started several years ago, and eating better (real food mostly, though I limit carbs). Asthma is an inflammatory disorder, so if you get your inflammation triggers under control, it gets better. I'm so glad you stopped smoking though (rah, rah!).<br /><br />CynthiaDrs. Cynthia and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081685734249334402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-29498738719810721652011-06-17T11:59:09.931-06:002011-06-17T11:59:09.931-06:00I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 26 and pret...I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 26 and pretended I didn't have it for two years; I would just get sick with bronchitis because I refused to accept the diagnosis that I had asthma. Finally I gave in and went to a specialist. He was a smart guy who liked his patients to be smart too. He had me read a lot and he did a ton of patient education. One of the things he told me is that asthma does have a six year cycle: 2 good years, 2 bad years, and 2 years that can go whichever way they want. They are not sure why the cycle exists and that just like asthma can spontaneously arrive in an adult, it can also depart. He also told me I would have been better off if I'd had asthma as a child because I would be outgrowing it. I told him I'd put in my application for childhood asthma, but it had been denied, so instead I got adult on-set asthma. We got got a giggle out of it. This has been a bad asthma year for me, but I've had two glorious mostly symptom-free years. The information from him that there is a cycle out there gives me hope that relief will return. Until then, every asthma drug known to man is my friend, and I keep running, biking, swimming, and coughing my lungs out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750889182988570698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-84699282924202284692011-06-17T10:02:51.327-06:002011-06-17T10:02:51.327-06:00So glad for you!! To have your asthma go away and...So glad for you!! To have your asthma go away and be able to run cough free is fantastic. Here's to hoping you are done with inhalers forever!<br /><br />As I write this I am trying to get the nerve to go for my Friday run. It is a bit humid and that typically causes my breathing to be strained(yes I have asthma too, though never smoked, just horrible allergies). I always fear an attack. I have coughed so much lately I was prescribed some prednisone to help reduce the swelling in my throat. So yes, my asthma is my crutch, some of it is truely physical but I'll admit my mind is always afraid of the 'what if' even if the day is good. Hope I run soon!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694824215244854072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-52744088349181848672011-06-17T08:55:01.074-06:002011-06-17T08:55:01.074-06:00Frm what I understand, the reason lung tissue is s...Frm what I understand, the reason lung tissue is so prone to develop cancer from smoking is because it's one of our cell types that regenerates more often (like skin, blood, etc) - and again from what I've been told, the beautiful thing about that is eventually, yes, it does clean itself up over the years from smoking damage. So it sounds like enough years without smoking and you are finally back in a good place!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228735227119427610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-89565206139559121262011-06-17T06:35:09.841-06:002011-06-17T06:35:09.841-06:00That is awesome! I was diagnosed with asthma last...That is awesome! I was diagnosed with asthma last year and it sucks! I guess I should work on the mental part of it.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335001280807576664noreply@blogger.com