Don't let those people brother you My boss thougt I should just be able to go right back to work but after i got my breath before I went to the hospital for a week I would get very bad head aches They just do not know what it is like until they can get their breath.

Catnapper is so right. I remember an old Lung Assosiation commercial, "When you can't breath, nothing else matters". Way too true! My daughter has asthma and is allergic to albuterol. She gets a lot of crap from the other girls on her sports team because she can't always make the laps.

HI All Asthma Victims,
I sure like reading everyone's opinions. Like I said before, If someone has enough NERVE to harass us about it, then WE should have enough NERVE to tell them ... how we are experiencing their cruel behaviors. Hand signals work well too. Do not excuse people when they are like this. I live in an apartment where I finally had to put my foot down in the building I live it because visitors and other smoker residents sent me to the hospital twice. I really don't like to be the bad gal...it's just that BREATHING IS MY PRIORITY AND I WILL FIGHT FOR CLEAN AIR IN MY LUNGS! AS WE ALL COULD DO!

thanks for all the input. I finally had to retire because of occupational triggers. Amazingly the ones who doubted me were among the most sympathetic. As I said before...idiots.
tom

Unfortunately, there is an old saying which sometimes comes too late...."Every dog has their day." Another one..."What goes around comes around." The people who are cruel to us...don't live in our lungs.
I am not revengeful...however, I cannot lie...in my heart, sometimes I wish the cruel people would be forced to go through something in life that opens their eyes and allows them to walk a similar or same journey as those of us with disabilities.
Then, I would like to see their reactions when ignorant and cruel people (they way they used to be) mistreat them. This is as honest as I can be.

Faking an asthma attack is probably not
done. I may appear that way to those that
don't have asthma. People that have asthma can respond to anything smoke, allergens, chemicals including many cleaners and perfumes the list can be endless. Some people may feel obligated
to File a CA1 to document every event, if
they are concerned about a possible
need to file for a medical disability.
Severe asthma can be disabling so
take your meds, loose some weight if
possible if you are over weight.
Some meds work better than others
one may need to work through the
maze or matrix of meds.