bluesun’s Profile

Open Asthma
Type: Exercise-Induced Asthma

I caught pneumonia in early 2001 while on active duty, and it took 7 docs to finally look at my x-ray and get it right. By then, the pneumonia had done it's damage. It took me 6 months to recover and ever since, I have never been able to breath the same again. Two years later, I finally got to see a pulmanoligist who made the diagnosis. My asthma continued to worsen till I ended up getting a med discharge. Military doctors suck!!

Treatments

Advair Working / Worked

Worked very well, but VA had to switch me to asmanex since they can't afford advair.

Asmanex Working / Worked

I like advair better, but this does it's job, too

Foradil Working / Worked

sucks, but it works

Singulair Working / Worked

took 3 weeks to feel the difference, but it's good

Xopenex Working / Worked

I try to take it every night, it helps prevent the flair ups I get in the middle of the night.

Open Veterans

Served in the Marine Corps from 2000-2005. My MOS was Motor Transport, secondary MOS was Translator. Was medically retired. VA rating: 60%. Just started receiving SSDI, and DOD just canx my retiree benefits (b@$tards).

Open Interracial Relationships

I'm half Indonesian (Sundanese and Javanese) and half Caucasian (Jewish, English,German, Scottish, & French), and my boyfriend is half Iranian (Persian) and half Caucasian (Texan). We both love each other's cultures and foods. He speaks some Farsi, Arabic, & other Middle Eastern languages, which he teaches me some. And I speak fluent Indonesian, some Malay, and some Sundanese dialect, which I teach him some, too. We both agree that half breeds are the most beautiful people in the world.

Open Insomnia

I've had insomnia for pretty much my whole life. I was a workaholic up until I injured my back in 2004. I always had to have several jobs just to keep me busy. Now, I'm not working do to a combination of medical problems, and always fatigued. I'm always tired but can't get deep sleep do to Fibromyalgia.

Treatments

Ambien Working / Worked

have ambien CR. it works great but causes dependency.

Valerian Working / Worked

doesn't put me to sleep, but deepens sleep once asleep. love it!

Open Anger Management

I grew up in a rough country with no child abuse laws and went to militarized schools majority of my childhood where being beaten and whipped was an everyday thing. I joined the US Marine Corps in 2000 and was medically discharged in 05. I never thought that i had anger issues, always assumed violence was a normal thing.

Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

I've had IBS since 2002. It was alternating between C and D for years until recently. Now over the last year it's been more of a C.

Treatments

Aloe Vera Working / Worked

It helps tame a lot of it, most of the time. sometimes doesn't seem to help.

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

I avoid beef (causes bloating and constipation), mexican food (causes diarrhea), and onions (causes bad gas and cramps)

Colace Not Working

did not do anything

High Fiber Diet Somewhat Helpful

For a while I thought I had beat IBS and rarely had any flare ups, but now i know I was wrong.

Probiotics Somewhat Helpful

I have to go on antibiotics a lot for kidney problems, probiotics keep things a bit more level.

Open Shingles

had shingles on the palm of my R hand back in 2005. I started getting rashes on my lower stomach below belly button but above groin towards the right side near under wear line. The pain is on the right lower stomach and groin all the way around my R butt cheek and down my right leg to my toes.