Hi all,
Recently I have had a series of flare ups due to some sort of respiratory infection. I did get a flu shot this year but maybe it wasn't for the right strain or maybe this is just a cold on steroids...I don't know. Bottom line is that it has been/is giving me the blues. I saw my pulmonologist yesterday and was coughing so badly she had me take a breathing treatment in her office. She prescribed levaquin and prednisone. I am starting to feel much bettter now that I am on antibiotics and a prednisone taper. So much so that I was a bit more active today and found out that feeling better and being better are not exactly the same thing. As a result of pushing myself too hard too soon, I had a slight relapse and needed to use my nebulizer to get things back under control.
I will now chill out until my followup visit in 2 weeks. Lesson learned. I will behave despite how good the pred makes me feel. It will be hard though. Pred always makes me energetic and feelin bullet proof. I would advise everyone to follow their doc's advice no matter how well you feel. It's too easy to relapse.
Be well...and Be smarter than me,
Tom


Hi Tom!
Don't beat yourself up. When you've been feeling bad it can make you a little depressed and when you get treatment that makes you feel better, it's natural to want to get back to your life! We just need to take a little time to let our bodies heal before we jump back into life with both feet.
Have you had asthma all of your life or is it something that came on as an adult? I had childhood asthma that went undetected and untreated until I was in my late teens/early 20's. Been a tough thing to deal with over the years, but they now have treatments that are better than ever. We have alot to celebrate! I remember when the doctor didn't have the ability to give a breathing treatment in their office, you had to go to the hospital!
About the flu shot. I did hear that although people get the flu shot, it is a basic shot to cover the most common strains, but that there are strains that it is not meant to cover. It doesn't take much for a flu strain to mutate into something else.
I hope you are feeling better now and please stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!!
Vicki M