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    About Me

    I am a Cough Variant Asthmatic, which is a rare form of asthma. It has some different effects like violent coughing, the pulse ox will show 100%, passing out during attacks, etc. I have had this since I was six. At one point, asthma ruled my life, but now I am independant and living life to its fullest. I love snowboarding and surfing along with bodyboarding. I am very active and my asthma will never take control of me again!

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    I love snowboarding and bodyboarding. I read a lot. I am on my school's cheerleading team. I volunteer a lot with the local Sheriff's office.

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      • OK

        Mood November 24, 2008 6:15pm

           So I have been pretty good lately. Only one more day until we get out for the Thanksgiving holiday! YAY! Last week Dad retired from the …

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      • Journal Entry for August 11, 2008

        Mood August 11, 2008 5:44pm

      • Feeling Crappy

        Mood May 19, 2008 9:02am

        So I had an asthma attack about a week ago....now I am getting over being sick and dealing with a bad cough. I worked all weekend and so I am …

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      • Celebration

        From AnimalHeadbutts January 1

        Happy New Year

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        From kulraj December 25, 2008

        Hey, Merry Christmas :-)

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        From kulraj December 24, 2008

        the leg is working well but i get little nervous walking in office as i am afraid to fall in front of so many....

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        From RollerBowler November 26, 2008

        Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!

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        From kulraj November 24, 2008

        it's working well. i am gaining some confidence with cane and can walk few hundred meters at a stretch... hows ur project going ?

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      • Close Asthma
        Type: Cough Variant Asthma

        I have Cough Variant Asthma. It is a little different because I don't weaze at all, and I violently cough during attacks. I was diagnosed at age 6. It is very uncommon, and my parents have taken me all over the country to different doctors with not a huge improvement. I'm only 16 and at my wits end. I am looking for people with CVA to kind of let me know that what I am going through is normal...

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        Advair Somewhat Helpful
        It is okay, but I have to keep adjusting the amounts which is bothersome. It is also easy to run out of when you take it twice a day. Overall, it is pretty good.
        Albuterol Somewhat Helpful
        Does not work immediately. Makes me very shaky and unstable.
        Singulair Somewhat Helpful
        Works to keep me symptom free during the night.
      • Close Military Families

        My dad is in the Air Force and works at the Pentagon. I have been in 9 schools, lived in 7 states and in 15 houses. He has deployed once for 4 months.

      • Open Diabetes Type 2

        My mom got diagnosed today with type 2 diabetes.

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