What kinds of sicknesses are you referring to? Your Asthma or your body in general?

Body in general. I mean more susceptible to virus, infections, etc.. I do have other health conditions besides asthma and allergies. I also have hyperparathryoidism and hypothyroidism. I'm recovering from colon resection surgery for stage 2a colon cancer.

This must be awful for you as you have to manage all of these at once. Living with asthma is a lot as it is.

Yes it can be really hard. I have osteoporosis because of the hyperparathyroidism.(I'm only 37). I was diagnosed with colon cancer at 36. I have to wait until August to see my endocrinologist because that's the soonest she will get me an appointment. She's the only endocrinologist in my city. I see my oncologist every 3 months. Get a colonoscopy and ct scans once a year. I also get tumor marker blood tests. They will monitor me for 5 years.

How is your asthma doing with the spring here?

I have allergies that last all year long. There's still lots of snow and it's cold here so no pollen yet. Cold air makes my asthma even worse. So do my allergies, colds, and many other triggers. I had an asthma attack Friday from running a short distance to catch the bus. It was cold out. My asthma hasn't been too bad lately.. I'm not sure if I'm suffering from a cold right now or if it's my allergies. Since Saturday I've had a slight sore throat, swollen glands in my throat, have been sneezing and coughing some. My nose is stuffy and my sinuses are irritated. My allergies are to pollen(tree and grass), animal dander, dust mites, and mold. I carry an epi pen for my tree nut and strawberry allergies. I'm also allergic to IVP dye which they use for ct scans. I had an infection in my trachea a few weeks ago.

Did your asthma attack on the bus subside with your rescue inhaler? What inhaler do you have and do you have a spacer?

If I run I have an asthma attack and need two puffs of Pro-Air to relieve my asthma attack. Cigarette smoke really sets me off, and now spring is here. However cold air does not trigger an asthma attack in me as it does for most people.

Christina

I use albuterol/ventolin to stop the asthma attack. I have a spacer but don't carry it around with me. I use it at home. I also use symbicort, singulair, rectine, and avamys nasal spray.

Some of my other triggers are cigarette smoke(both in the air on and on clothes), paint fumes, certain fumes from cleaners, humidity.

I am waiting for my asthma to pick up which I know it will with the weather. I always carry my spacer in my purse. I could not take a puff without it.

My spacer is big so it doesn't fit very well in my purse.

What spacer is it? I use a vortex.

I use aerochamber. My asthma educator gave it to me.

http://www.hudsonvalleyasthmacoalition.org/img/Asthma-Aerochamber.jpg

I like it. Here is mine
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/433814/view


This spacer has a ventolin like yours!

They are very similar spacers. I'm not sure if it's my allergies or my a cold making me feel unwell this weekend. Sore throat, swollen glands in my neck, stuffy nose, sneezing and sometimes coughing.

Uggh! sore throats are a pain, I hope you feel better, those symptoms sound like no fun. I have been using my nebulizer in the morning to get me going and in the evening to sleep. I have been in my red zone but an extra nebulizer treatment and qvar and proair usually get me into the lower green zone.