Hi Neo,
I too was diagnosed in my late teens and early 20's. By then alot of damage has been done to your lungs. They say that you eventually get used to the allergens when you've been exposed, but you would be hard pressed to convince me of that! lol
Here is some information to help you when you are speaking to your doctor about managing your health. While this site (and others like it) would never take the place of your physician's advice, it will help you with questions when you see your doctor. As a medical student, you probably know most of this, but it never hurts to look it over again.
Here is my sharepost about my adult diagnosed asthma.
First, I would start by reading the overview about asthma located here.
You can check your symptoms here and if you think you might be having some issues that are related to something other than Asthma, you might find that here. Also, there might be symptoms you had not considered.
You can check the medications you are taking here in the medicine's database. There might be treatments that would be good for you that you are not using now or might not even know about.
You can read up on treatments here. This information is great if you need help asking the right questions for your doctor.
Sloane Miller is a resident expert here on the asthma site. Not only is she a licensed psychotherapeutic social worker, she is an asthma sufferer herself. You can read more about Sloane here and read her shareposts here.
I hope you find this information helpful. Make sure you explore all treatments and options when you are speaking to your doctor. Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki M
Hi Neo,
I too was diagnosed in my late teens and early 20's. By then alot of damage has been done to your lungs. They say that you eventually get used to the allergens when you've been exposed, but you would be hard pressed to convince me of that! lol
Here is some information to help you when you are speaking to your doctor about managing your health. While this site (and others like it) would never take the place of your physician's advice, it will help you with questions when you see your doctor. As a medical student, you probably know most of this, but it never hurts to look it over again.
Here is my sharepost about my adult diagnosed asthma.
First, I would start by reading the overview about asthma located here.
You can check your symptoms here and if you think you might be having some issues that are related to something other than Asthma, you might find that here. Also, there might be symptoms you had not considered.
You can check the medications you are taking here in the medicine's database. There might be treatments that would be good for you that you are not using now or might not even know about.
You can read up on treatments here. This information is great if you need help asking the right questions for your doctor.
Sloane Miller is a resident expert here on the asthma site. Not only is she a licensed psychotherapeutic social worker, she is an asthma sufferer herself. You can read more about Sloane here and read her shareposts here.
I hope you find this information helpful. Make sure you explore all treatments and options when you are speaking to your doctor. Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki M