Asthma Community

Hello I have had asthma going on 4 yrs. 12/22/2012. I have been in the Hospital too many times to count. This last time I had to be intubated, due to an allergic reaction that cut off my Breathing so they also put me on the ventilator for 2 days. When I came home from the Hospital I was very scared, I walked around with a mask on my face everywhere I went. This Doctor prescribe singular for me. I started taking it. I have to thank God for this medication, it really helps with my allergic reactions. It really makes thing easier. I must say there are some side effects; i broke out in a rash so I have these tiny red bumps on my legs, arms, back, breast. Also I get a tingling in my feet and my arms. I also get a slight throbbing headache. So I do not take it everyday. On 11/20/2012 I will be going to see an allergist who will help to treat my asthma, I am praying to GOD that I am one of the people who will receive added relief from the allergy shot. I don't like shots but I am willing to try it. Also just for the record, I would like to say that vitamin D helps with the mucus in my lungs, it moves it out immediately. So just pray about it, do lot of hard walking everyday. Do deep breathing exercise that helps to strengthen your lungs. My medications are Qvar 80 mg 1 a day. Proair when needed (garbage) nebulizer when needed....Onions, Garlic, Honey. 2 tsp. a day to cleanse my lungs. cut back on dairy, because it just creates too much mucus...lots of citrus helps...I can not stand this Asthma, I have lost 20 pds. My skin is thin due to the many high dosages of Steroids prednisone and intravenous steroids. I think this disease has really aged me. I am coughing right now as I write this entry. I'm itching as well, because I took a singular so my arms are itching and so is my head, but my breathing is better then it was a few moments ago. I feel like this, we all know that Man made products come with side effects and hardships simply because it did not come from GOD if we can find god's ingredients and stick it out we will probably conquer this disease. One thing I have notice about Man made Medicine, it helps one thing then creates a new problem for something else....So I am still praying, Meditating, Walking, Deep Breathing changing my diet keeping my stress down. When I do not want to take the Singular, I take claritin the only problem with claritin is it does not last long.......My Mother who is 75 has Asthma, my Sister who is 50 has Asthma, my younng Sister has sarciodosis, everyone on my Mother side of the family has Asthma. My mother's sister died from Asthma ....so now I have it at 45 I got it. I am now 49 and I tell you it is a Battle. After being Intubated, I am determine to find another way to conquer this illness. Please find out what triggers your Asthma so that you can handle it....Because I am learning as I go.....Dogs, Cats,Mold,Cockroaches, Dust, Smoke, Potatoes, Apples, Nuts, Perfumes, Car Exhaust ,Pine Trees, Sea Food, Eggs, Black Cohosh, .....The List Goes On .That's from the Internal Medicine Doctor. Whatever you do, don't use your allergy report from you internal Medicine Doctor because it will not be accurate. You have to see an Immunologist I just learned that When I woke up from being unconscious in the Hospital. You think someone would have told me sooner?? Like for instance my damn sister who has had it for 23 yrs. or perhaps my damn Mother who has had it all her life....Afer I had to be intubated and almost die, then my family says oh Honey I think you should see an allergist, because that's who help us with our Asthma...Are you Serious ??? but I had to die to get this information. I am just speaking out, because there may be someone out there who was naive like I was looking for answers....Thank you for listening.....I will be back on to let you guys know how my shot went...God Bless You All...