My medical resume is more impressive than my real one.

[gridlore]

And now features a new line! I've been diagnosed with adult-onset asthma. Whee. Or wheeze, as the case may be.

Dr. Butcher, the pulmonary specialist I saw today, was very optimistic about controlling the problem with the Qvar I'm already on. For the next week I'm taking something different (Advair) then going on a maintenance daily Qvar regimen. I'll keep the Combvient for crisis moments.

Pending a meeting with my Primary Care doc on Friday, I'll be back at work on Monday. Speaking of which, I dropped by there to pick up some paperwork they wanted me to fill out, and ended up chatting with the owner for a while. I let him know that I was interested in moving inside if a position opened up that was less physically demanding. I also helped draft the physical requirements for a Lord & Sons route driver. Something they had never bothered to commit to paper before.

It's good to have a name for the problem, and a plan to defeat it, but I'm really getting tired of my body doing this.

Comments

[seawasp]

Welcome to our *wheeze* ranks, brother!

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

Bummer - sorry to have to welcome you to the club. I hope you and your docs are able to get a treatment plan for you that works quickly.

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

wayne was diagnosed iwth that. chances are he had it all his life but it probably got worse later....

i hope they get it fixed up!

[kengr]

Asthma sucks. But it's better to have trouble breathing than no longer need to breathe.

[seawasp]

Indeed. Breathing with difficulty beats not breathing at all.

[meezergal.livejournal.com]

I realize I'm preaching to the choir here, but rinse your mouth thoroughly after using steroid inhalers--mouth sores and thrush are no fun! My doctor and I've had the worst time finding one that doesn't give me geographic tongue.