Respiratory Diseases

I have never had asthma before and I am 26. I started having trouble breathing, (yes I am a smoker but I plan on quitting new years) tightness and wheezing. Well, went to ER and they put me on a breathing machine, did an EKG and chest x-ray, said it was Reactive Airway Disease. They gave me a provental inhaler and put me on Prednisone at 60mg for five days. The Pharmacists said that it is okay to just stop after the five days but it worries me, they never said anything about tapering off, and it is not on the prescription bottle. anyone else had this experience, I have had this weird chest stuff for two weeks now and the inhaler only works a little, what could have all of a sudden brought this on?

2007-12-22 09:12:49 · 4 answers · asked by Chris 3

2007-12-22 02:31:20 · 6 answers · asked by Waxy 2

I started getting sick Tuesday night and then I had a fever on Wednesday and Thursday.Now all I have left is this bad cough where I have this coughing fits which hurts my throat.

2007-12-22 01:55:45 · 7 answers · asked by Crista 1

i went to the dr he says i have a sinus infection which is what it feels like to me..but i have this muscle tightness in my shoulders,my back,back of my neck and all around and my chest muscles..i keep feeling cracking also collarbone area and in my neck without doing much like there tight so when i move they crack very light cracks..can all this muscle stuff be from the sinus infection?

2007-12-21 18:17:22 · 5 answers · asked by iamloco724 1

2007-12-21 15:13:55 · 17 answers · asked by Oh, it's like that? 7

2007-12-21 11:40:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

every year when it gets to winter n matter how warm i wrap up if i go out in the cold for 5 mins or more the tip of my nose will become freezing and my nose starts running if if i dont have a cold is their anything i can do about this it is getting pretty anoying

2007-12-21 10:16:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

lately when my nose is congested i'll have blood in my mucus and i'm not sure whether or not to go to the doctor about it.

2007-12-21 05:13:46 · 6 answers · asked by kayla g 1

my dr prescribed me cipro for 10 days for what he thinks is a sinus infection is this good for treating it?

2007-12-21 05:03:43 · 3 answers · asked by iamloco724 1

I spent 2 weeks in the hospital trying to get rid of a blood clot in my left leg. My foot was the size of a pillow and still swollen. I still have the clot and have been release for 3 days. Can I still fly home for Christmas?

2007-12-21 04:12:25 · 3 answers · asked by Surfagirl 3

He's had a sore throat since yesterday, and it was itchy on Tuesday. Later this afternoon he started losing his voice and coughing up some mucus, and when he coughs his chest hurts, and it sounds like the "smoker's cough". He is not congested, nor does he have a headache or any other pains. Any ideas on what this could be?

2007-12-20 15:48:15 · 12 answers · asked by whoopsidaisy 3

My in-laws have a NASTY house. It's dirty and disgusting and there is mold all over it. I am concerned with their health and my kids health from being up there. My husband refuses to do anything about it because he feels like he can't. But, seriously, this place is so gross and I am worried. Everything I read about mold is awful and I don't know what to do! Any REALISTIC ideas? I thought about nominating them for extreme homemakeover because that is what it is going to take, tearing the house DOWN!

2007-12-20 15:05:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't handle this snoring anymore. I have a two story house and even with his bedroom door closed and tv on I hear him thru the house. We haven't sleep together in 5 years as the snoring is sooo loud. I know about sleep testing and seeing an ENT dr.. He was told he had large adenoids as a child and they should be removed, They never were but if he has it done now - would that help? I hope that is the problem . Anyone have experience with them being out and being a quieter sleeper?

2007-12-20 14:34:15 · 12 answers · asked by J & R Sequin 3

I am getting a little annoyed with my coworkers. I cannot wear perfume, have a candle, use air fresheners, use can of air to clean my keyboard, use spray cleaner on my desk, etc to accommodate my asthmatic coworkers for fear of a potential "life threatening" attack yet THEY SMOKE! They are outside the building puffing up a storm every 20 mins and I have to breathe that in. Don't they have asthmatic attacks from smoke? Why does perfume and chemicals bother them but not smoke?

2007-12-20 13:55:05 · 25 answers · asked by I_Luv_Jamiroquai 2

After just 3 laps around the track, my asthma gets out of control and I don't know what to do. Can my lungs just adjust or am I stuck stopping, using my inhaler, and running another lap before having to use my inhaler again?

2007-12-20 12:47:28 · 12 answers · asked by zztopspin 3

Prednisone only helps for like two weeks. I have had two polypectomys within months of each other, polyps return after only a month or two. Also I had Image Guided Sinus Surgery, which that was done in march and polyps are already back. I get allergy shots, take singulair, nasonex, astelin, zyrtec, and gentamicin nasal irrigation. I do not want to go under another surgery. What else can I do?

2007-12-20 09:26:55 · 4 answers · asked by bigbizzil 2

doctor says you have mold in your blood.What does it mean and what to do about it.

2007-12-20 08:19:58 · 3 answers · asked by justlcp 1

I quit smoking 2 1/2 months ago cold turkey after being smoker for 27yrs . sisnce them I had the worst withdrawals, my sleep was very disturb now is better , I still feel bit anxious ,nervous, tired and sometimes sad . when to doctor and he told me - nothing wrong with me is only the withdrawals - he told me 27yrs smoking cant be erase in 2 months - anyone here had same situation?

2007-12-20 07:30:24 · 7 answers · asked by JR 1

am 23 yr old boy,for the past 8 years am having nasal block and continious sneezing,am taking OTRIVIN(nasal drops)to get temp relif,but i want to be a normal person like othersand i dont need any preventing measures for this.so plz tell me some permenent solution (without side effects) to cure this.......THANKS IN ADVANCE

2007-12-20 01:34:22 · 3 answers · asked by eennav 1

Hi all!

I have given up smoking, i hate it, but every now and again i get such an urge.

If you could, please write anything here that will put me off the idea of lighting up, or if anyone knows any good websites?

The tip(s) that put me off the most will get 10 points :D

Thanks!

x x x

2007-12-20 00:52:18 · 14 answers · asked by ~ blondie ~ 3

I JUST WENT TO THE DOCTOR TODAY HE LISTENED TO MY CHEST SAYING I HAD A LITTLE WHEEZING BUT DIDN'T SAY IT WAS ANYTHING SERIOUS I HAVE A REALLY BAD COLD (STUFFY NOSE And SNEEZING) But EveryTime I Start Dancing My Chest Really Hurts Bad I Mean I Have To Keep Taking Deep Breaths He Said I Am At A Perfect Weight Not Fat Not Too Skinny But The Things Is That I Keep Feeling Like I Gotta Burp And Theres Liquid But I Can't Anything to Help Me Please Do Im Very Very Frightened!??????

2007-12-19 15:41:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is sick and I took him to the pediatrician and he said he had broncholitist. A couple days later he developed a fever of 102.8 so Irushed him to the hospital. They did a chest X-ray and told me he had RSV. They put him in the hospital and started him on Rocephin, steroids, and oxygen. I am worried because he is only 6 months old. He is on oxygen because his O2 keeps dropping to the 80's. I am just wondering is RSV and bronchiolitist the same thing or are we facing two different infections? And is there anything more they can be doing for my baby?

2007-12-19 15:28:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-19 14:16:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok.
im 15 year old and a boy.

I was just wondering if i had an anxiety attack..this is what happened.

i was really affraid of something at first but didnt know what and i was quiet..then tears came and never stopped..my chest tightened up and i was hyperventalating..and just couldnt swallow and it was hard to breath. It was scarry. I was like terrified..but for no paticular reason...i mean alots happened in the last few weeks..but i couldnt determine what made me feel that way..it was like out of no where.

2007-12-19 12:00:00 · 4 answers · asked by zsnow_92 1

At first it wasn't bad at all..But now it's spiraled out of control..the back of my throat is full of like phlem and i can't get it out..i can hardly breathe because both my nose and throat are clogged...what should i use...what should i do?! please help

2007-12-19 11:52:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-19 11:00:10 · 3 answers · asked by Jonathan 2

okay. i wasn't really feeling well for the past week. then a few days ago, my chest started to hurt like i had bronchitis. so i went to the doctors today. but before that, i took an inhaler only because i really truly couldn't breathe. well she didn't say i had bronchitis and that my lungs sounded fine. could the inhaler done something for her to not hear that i maybe had bronchitis? she just said i had a cold. so why is my chest hurting then?

2007-12-19 10:56:23 · 2 answers · asked by x0x0unpredictablex0x0 2

I usually catch only 1 or 2, but I've had 8, yes 8, colds this year. Why have I caught so many in comparison to previous years, any ideas? I've not changed jobs or habits or anything. Thanks

2007-12-19 10:01:37 · 7 answers · asked by disco_stoo_1 2

They both go to the lungs and brain and they both stink and they both imbed their smell in furniture and yellow the walls right??

2007-12-19 09:54:08 · 45 answers · asked by HELP 1

He recently got in a fight, and has since complained of a significant amount of pain just underneath his armpit around his ribs. He also finds it hard to breath, and has been coughing up specs of blood, not copious amounts but enough to be worried about. Could anyone give me a brief explanation on what this may be and how i can help him? I will be taking him to A & E this evening but am at work right now.

2007-12-19 08:26:56 · 5 answers · asked by Christina 3