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Most may recall my issues in the past with reactive airways. I was at my pulmonary specialist in October. Everything going so well. He was pleased...we got through last winter with no major issues.

Well, December 10 I had went to a ladies Christmas party. 16 women with perfume. I left sick...I can't seem to recover. I avoided the family Christmas party for fear of cologne and perfumes. By Christmas I was feeling much better. Then my mother in law forgot and showed up the Saturday after and wore to much perfume. I was throwing up by the time they left. Took some time to recover. Felt good this past Friday. So we go look at flooring. (Going to redo the basement.) Scented candles in the store... another set back.

So called pulmonary specialist on Monday. I would be in the area for a physical. Could they see me. So two appointments today.

Those lovely students that follow doctors. 🤦 Had one today with my primary physician. I had my mask on. Explaining I can't remove it if they are wearing scents...like perfume. I'm doing fine...left my mask on as I answered questions. Then the student was ordered to wash hands with soap and water so the sanitizer scent wouldn't linger. She walked up to me to check my throat. I removed my mask...AND CAN'T BREATHE! SHE WORE BODY LOTION!!! She was ordered from the room...I'm trying to just breathe...and not throw up. An hour later I'm still struggling. Inhailer isn't working as a rescue tool.

Get to pulmonary specialist. She wants an x-ray. I explained I am in the middle of an episode. My lungs are fine I do not have pneumonia. She then listens to my lungs which sound clear. Ordering her nurse to get me a steroid shot. And was administered it on the spot to settle my episode down. By tomorrow I should see some significant relief.

I'm to follow up when cough is gone for those lung tests for function...that we put on hold when I was good for a year and a half without a major set back.

Avoiding triggers to allow my airways and lungs to heal...so a couple more weeks home bound.

I rarely get angry where I cry...I wanted to throttle the student following the primary today.

I was to have pulmonary send over a note to primary because they were "concerned". 🤦

Just sick and tired of being sick...but most of all to this twit who pushed me back further than I've seen in a long time.
 

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Sorry to hear that, I hope you feel better soon.
 

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Prayers for you. I understand the difficulties of dealing with the medical profession having a situation I am dealing with.
 

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Prayers for you. I understand the difficulties of dealing with the medical profession having a situation I am dealing with.
Prayers for you likewise. Hate hearing that my friend.

I'm usually a comfortable homebody. But when you can't talk for fear of taxing ones lungs to the point of vomiting. Yeah...that's where I am now. I'm so annoyed...and angry. This one has no idea how far she set me back. But just maybe she will realize the importance of not wearing scents to work. She was a deer in headlights.

Sorry to hear that, I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks Carol. ♥️
 

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I made sure to bring that stethoscope when I moved.
I'll try to send it in spring.

Good vibes!

Sorce
 

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Sorry to hear about this... my wife has the same issues.

Be careful around new flooring. My wife gets really sick from exposure to formaldehyde, and carpeting and refinished hardwood floors are full of it. She can’t ride in a new car because the fumes that create that “new car smell” are toxic to her.
 

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Sorry to hear about this... my wife has the same issues.

Be careful around new flooring. My wife gets really sick from exposure to formaldehyde, and carpeting and refinished hardwood floors are full of it. She can’t ride in a new car because the fumes that create that “new car smell” are toxic to her.

You make a good point. They did construction at the church. The raw wood smell had me sensitive. But once carpet went down...(alter area) back of the church the carpet didn't bother me.
We are using reclaimed wood for trim and an accent wall so no varnish. The wood to go in the ceiling...will be prepared in the garage and left to cure and smell disempate. Thanks for pointing that out. I hope the new floor isn't a trigger. It will be in the basement. Vinyl wide rustic planks. Ugh...praying no reactions. Or...we hold off until I'm not as reactive. It comes in this Wednesday the flooring.
 

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Just remember: Prayer requires that you believe. I know I am not trying to tell you what to believe but if I pray for you and you for me and we both believe maybe things will happen.
 

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Just remember: Prayer requires that you believe. I know I am not trying to tell you what to believe but if I pray for you and you for me and we both believe maybe things will happen.
AMEN!
Was just telling William Farro... I've seen miracles. And I intend to be selfish and claim it for myself. (Will add you to that list my friend.)😉 I need to pull up my big girl panties and count my blessings and remember our God...is BIGGER THAN ANY DIAGNOSIS!
Just having that conversation my spirits are a lot higher! God is good. Moving forward...😊
 

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Slept MUCH better last night once I fell asleep. I have insomnia most nights. Woke to just paying attention to my breathing. I can't remember when I could take such a deep breath. Felt good. Still a bit of a cough. But this being able to take a good...deep...breath without to much struggle was a good positive move in the right direction.
 

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So my pastor's wife...asked Wade if the bonsai pollen could be causing this? She thinks perhaps bonsai could be my trigger...and was concerned. Bless her and her concern. I went a year and a half with no need for medications or significant set backs. And in that time frame...I had my trees. No...I'm not getting rid of my collection anytime soon...Though, I heard that glazed pots may be the culprit... (In a teasing jest.)
 

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How much time do you spend indoors on a daily basis? Has your home ever been treated for woodworms, roaches, bedbugs or have you used insecticides inside your home?
There's a lot of research pointing towards commonly used insecticides (even the biological ones like pyrethrins) to break down inside a home and cause these kind of asthmatic issues. I'm mentioning it because yesterday my girlfriend was treating for aphids inside the house, with stuff known to cause allergies or allergic responses. Today she has a swollen face.
If you have weird rashes or skin conditions that have a hard time being treated, they might be connected to your indoor environment. 1+1 might be 2.

Bad air syndrome is a collective name for issues related to people responding badly to common household detergents and perfumes, but also drafts and humid conditions. This happens a lot in office environments for instance, because people mop the floors and let them dry, but they never remove the dried up material. It (detergents etc.) builds up over time, and continuous exposure might be causing allergic responses in the human body. It's very counter intuitive that a clean home can cause health issues.

I'm interested into looking into this, so if you want to discuss things more privately, feel free to send me a PM. For a long time I've walked around with some of the symptoms and spend roughly a thousand euros on diagnoses (which is a lot considering our healthcare system being almost free of charge) only to find out that it was something bacterial.
 

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Wow, I can't imagine the stress and anxiety you experience by not being able to breathe

I mean it's something we don't even think about most of the time, it just happens and it's so....vital.

Hope you feel better
 

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How much time do you spend indoors on a daily basis? Has your home ever been treated for woodworms, roaches, bedbugs or have you used insecticides inside your home?
There's a lot of research pointing towards commonly used insecticides (even the biological ones like pyrethrins) to break down inside a home and cause these kind of asthmatic issues. I'm mentioning it because yesterday my girlfriend was treating for aphids inside the house, with stuff known to cause allergies or allergic responses. Today she has a swollen face.
If you have weird rashes or skin conditions that have a hard time being treated, they might be connected to your indoor environment. 1+1 might be 2.

Bad air syndrome is a collective name for issues related to people responding badly to common household detergents and perfumes, but also drafts and humid conditions. This happens a lot in office environments for instance, because people mop the floors and let them dry, but they never remove the dried up material. It (detergents etc.) builds up over time, and continuous exposure might be causing allergic responses in the human body. It's very counter intuitive that a clean home can cause health issues.

I'm interested into looking into this, so if you want to discuss things more privately, feel free to send me a PM. For a long time I've walked around with some of the symptoms and spend roughly a thousand euros on diagnoses (which is a lot considering our healthcare system being almost free of charge) only to find out that it was something bacterial.
None of the above has changed...It only comes on when I have a respiratory issue. I had whooping cough years back...was so sick I chose to go to stat care instead of my Primary since my Primary is an hour and forty five minutes from my home. She felt when I finally didn't get better and seen her. That I was wasn't treated properly and weakened my lungs could have been a risk. So...This came on after that episode. It's lung related...as to how strong they are. When they are compromised with a respiratory cold/issue...They get reactive. It's been documented over the years that was the cause. SO we worked on triggers. Avoiding them when I got sick. For a year and a half I was fine...I think coming down with a cold...and a room with 16 women wearing perfume was my downfall... Not saying you aren't onto something...but, no...not in my case. It's been an ongoing issue for several years. Finally my primary said she could not help me...and I needed more help.
 

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Wow, I can't imagine the stress and anxiety you experience by not being able to breathe

I mean it's something we don't even think about most of the time, it just happens and it's so....vital.

Hope you feel better
Thanks...When my inhaler isn't a recovery tool...and I'm struggling to breathe...AFTER...I explained my circumstances...INFURIATING. It is quite scary. Would not wish that on anyone. My neighbor asked if an epi pen might work in those rare cases if I can't get my breath back. So I may ask the Pulmonary that. Something I'm seriously considering looking into.

Never was so rushed through a physical so quickly to get me to out the door to my pulmonary. At my age of 48 ...We typically do an EKG in the room. She passed that since I just had major testing last year on my heart. Since learning of my dad's sister passing away at 50 from congestive heart failure...and I having this cough. Wanting to make sure it wasn't heart related. My brother who is a year older has a bad heart. Was sent to a transplant doctor...who said they can't help him. So...that being said. We checked the ticker out...as my dad made me promise on his death bed a year ago. (My brother's heart was found out from his coughing.) Heart issues run in my dad's family like water. So I got on my older brother to have his heart checked out just recently. He's raising a daughter on his own...she needs him. So he did...and he got a clean bill too.

Thanks...I'm feeling much better today. Yesterday...was one of the worst episodes I can say I have ever had. I think that was why I was beyond angry and in tears. It was quite frankly a scary moment in my life. Which could have been avoided. BUT...on the plus side. That experience...surely was better than book knowledge to the student which was in the room. I would imagine she will go to work without scents on her person from here on out.
 

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Put a call into the specialist...🤦 pulmonary wants me to not suppress these horrid coughing spells. Pearl tussin at night. I said well throwing up isn't an option for me. So when it gets to that point. I can take one. Sparingly.

One night of no coughing. Today I'm so drained and irritated. But moving forward. They hope by mid next week the steroid shot settles me down. Something to look forward to.
 

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Are there any therapies for this, or is it just something you have to learn to live with? Thank goodness you don't have to go outside the house to work, business places are full of fragrance bombs.

And sorry, but I have to do this....
Sorry to hear about this... my wife has the same issues.

WAIT, what?! did we miss something? @Adair M got married!???:eek::)😁
 
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