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thp636

posted 06/11/2007, comments (0)

Breathing easier

I am counting down the final days of my career. My retirement begins on July 1st. In the meantime I'm working a reduced schedule at work. So far this is working out well. the weather is cooperating too because the temperature has been cool and there is no problem with poor air quality. As a result I haven't had any breathing problems in a... Read more Chevron

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OhMyGuard

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posted 06/08/2007, comments (3)

The scare of the century

One of my friends, Gavi, was missing for a while last night. I got a call from another friend, unable to help, which only made things worse for me. I went to bed around 11:30 and got up 10 minutes later, unable to sleep, but got back in bed 5 minutes after that, started crying my eyes out from the anxiety...and had an asthma attack a minute later.... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/06/2007, comments (0)

The most amazing news ever...

I finally know what's actually causing my asthma. It's an antibody called IgE. Whwenever I accidentally inhale-say-some pollen or dust, the antibody makes chemicals called mediators that make my bronchioles inflame. Since my freshman year, I've been wondering what was going on in there and what my doctor never told me. I finally know... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/06/2007, comments (0)

This is me...

Hello everyone! I'm OhMyGuard. I'm 16 years old and I am living with allergic asthma. And, as you might also be able to guess from my username, I am a member of my high school color guard and marching band. I'm hoping to make it on weapon line for this marching season. I practice most of the time, and I can now toss a quad with my... Read more Chevron

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thp636

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posted 05/10/2007, comments (3)

Retirement

I have to concede defeat to our common enemy, asthma. I have been diagnosed since Oct 31 (Halloween, how fitting) I work in a large jail with exposure to many harsh chemicals used for disease control among other things, not to mention stress. I have fought the good fight but after 3 trips to the ER ,all from my job site,I bow to the inevitable.... Read more Chevron

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