My sis has allergies. She told me to pass this on to you in case it helps:

http://www.doctorndtv.com/news/detailnews.asp?id=2869

Thanks to you both. I had seen a article today about the Iron deficiency.

But I've had so many blood test for the iron deficiency that say I'm not.

But I'm wondering if maybe I should just take a Iron supplement anyway.

And I really am going to work on the Pulmonary Doctor after christmas.

Its been a rough day, and its not over. We are having christmas tomorrow,
here at my house.

But in some ways that will help my asthma. My husband is cleaning the living room floors today with a floor cleaner, and then hopefully will get to the dining room and kitchen floors. I just have no breathing ability to do that.

And I'm tired of hearing how much I'm no help because I'm not helping with
that. But I can't breath if I try. And I did clean the table pretty much off,
but then I almost lost something he left there that was important.

But was having trouble breathing, and tried to explain to him as soon as I could catch my breath I'd start looking for it. He got mad because I walked
into the bedroom to look in one pyle because it was to small to be there.

I was just trying to breath away from the prroblem. And I did find it after
I could breath, he just doesn't get it.

Donna

Dear Donna,

I'm so sorry your husband is so unsupportive of your condition, and unappreciative of your efforts. I wonder what he does think. Have you talked about it - what does he say? (so far, he is making me mad )

That is horrid about the can't breathe being constant like that. I read in your checkin that this christmas party is em, last minute, like just what you need. (another reason when i read this post, i was already not well disposed towards your DH i confess).

Mari, that is very interesting. I wonder what the mechanism is behind that... some overreaction due to the blood having insufficient hemoglobin to take in the needed oxygen i guess...

Like Donna, I am not anemic, in fact when i was taking a multivitamin & mineral supplement ONLY 2-3 times a week, and then came off for a week before tests, i came out high on iron. that in itself is not good. I forget what it causes sorry duh.

Donna, don't take iron sups, or sups with iron, if your blood tests show your rbc, hemoglobin and iron level are ok.

((( Donna )))

and hey. when you need to. BREATHE and do NOTHING BUT BREATHE. if someone intrudes... don't engage them. continue to do your thing. continue to breathe without talking or trying to at all, regardless if there are five chimpanzees pulling at your hair (btw i wasn't trying to call your family chimps, that was just a scene that came to mind literally with a bunch of Bonzo's eeep eeeping around you

Breathe, breathe in the air...

~ waves ~

Personally I like the thought of the chimpanzee.

I don't try to talk to him about it. He doesn't listen. Its kind of like the fact that all I ever hear is that if I loss weight it would go away.

I know better than that too.

Donna

Hi, Donna,

I only posted the info about the iron on the off off off chance that your drs had not done blood work.
The fact that they did not/do not recognize your issue made me concerned.
Now I feel stupid.

Don't take iron if you don't need it. It's not good to have extra in our body.

Mari

Mari,

The info you posted is INFORMATIVE (by definition, lol), USEFUL and THOUGHTFUL. You have exposed the possibility of the link between iron deficiency and chronic cough. This is a significant piece of information. Maybe Donna and I aren't anemic but someone else reading the thread might be...

I hope realizing these things you don't feel so stupid.

I wish now i had made a note of appreciation for posting it before, because I did find the iron connection interesting. But i just answered off the cuff in a very myopic way, as to whether it applied to me or Donna.

So... a bit late but... thank you Mari.

~ waves ~

Mari

Honestly I appreciated the link, because I couldn't understand why they kept asking me if I was anemic. I had the test more than once. So it didn't make sense why they kept asking me till I read it in a local paper. Even then
I was glad you linked it. Because I know that we aren't the only ones
that read it on here.

Many that don't post read what is linked. I at times read things that are linked but don't post.

SO thanks, it wasn't something to fill a idiot about.

Donna

Thought I'd let everyone that has taken the time to post know that
I put a call into my asthma/allergist today. To request a prescription
call in of presidone. And to also request that he go ahead if possible
and see if they can get me in to one of the partners of my pulmonary
doctors.

I have heard good things of one or both of the partners. So I'm willing
to give them a try. I'm just so miserable I need help.

I had a really bad asthma day yesterday, and today is really going downhill fast so I thought I better put a call in. So that maybe tomorrow could be better.

DOn't have a answer yet, because I just got the call in right before they go to lunch. But better than after lunch.

Donna

Donna,
The prednisone should help.
Making the call is great. I'm betting that the new pulmonary can help you.
M.