Bronchospasm

[jognlope]

I thought I just had a chest cold with wheezing, but doc at the ER said I had bronchospasm. Can this come during a cold, then leave after the cold? Worried.

[BillW]

Originally Posted by jognlope

I thought I just had a chest cold with wheezing, but doc at the ER said I had bronchospasm. Can this come during a cold, then leave after the cold? Worried.

Please talk to your Doctor - you don't want to get medical advice from some bozo playing a doctor on the internet.

[jognlope]

I'm crying, I can't take this.

[witchdoctor]

Bronchospasm is what happens when you have an attack of asthma and causes wheeezing. Often people without asthma can get bronchospasm with bronchitis. Usually easily treated with bonchodilaters (albuterol and atrovent)and corticosteroids. Often after the bronchitis clears, you may not have another attack of bronchospasm. That said, severe bronchospasm can be life threatening. If the doctor sent you home, he probably does not think that it is severe. You should probably have follow up in 2-3 weeks to make sure that it has cleared.

I am not a Bozo and am currently a cardiologist in Oklahoma.


Rick

[jognlope]

I knew there was a real doc out there among the cigar chewers!!

Well my brother John in Richmond got me through the day with lots of phone conversation. I cried quite a bit to him and to myself, just because bronchospasm is not something I've ever had or want to keep.

The nurse practtioner called me back from my doc's office and said we could do the allergy testing to include dander this week.

I think the decadron has kicked in . I managed to cough without the wheeze sound, though still producing a lot of phlegm (clear).

I did find several stores in bronchospasm/asthma symptoms with air fresheners, which I have used 3 voluminously in a small apartment to rid of the odor from my ktities who are still combating UTI syptoms (their sneezes actually stink). I threm them all away.

Thanks for your post!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1012080132.htm

[jognlope]

Oh yeah, you miight like this, there's a horse out there currently racing named "Ejection Fraction" owned by an M.D. (cardio?)

[46zilzal]

You have to find out what the triggers are. Usual asthma (now called obstructive airway disease) has repetitive triggers that set it off: dust, emotional distress, known allergens, weather and/or humidity changes etc.

Typically, find the triggers and guard against them.

[jognlope]

Except ER doc wrote for Combivent puffer, which costs just under $100!!. No way, I'm going to albuterol or something like that, is that as good?

[jognlope]

thanks zilzal

[phatbastard]

i use combivent, and if your getting it for under a 100 your getting a bargain... chronic bronchitis is where i started....now COPD...do whatever it takes to correct your problem

[jognlope]

Okay, will talk to doc about the "cost of saving money" for my health! I hope you are doing well with that.

[46zilzal]

Find a med that has been OUT on the market for 15-20 years has a good generic equivalent (and you know there are no significant side effects after that long on the market) and you will be fine and it will cost significantly less.

Problems with long term corticosteriod treatment are axis depression (makes the feedback to pituitary responses sluggish), dependence, thinning of the mucous membranes in the nose, rebound symptoms. Steroids also increase the chances of secondary bacterial infections. Dose related side effects include water retention, weight gain and changes like Moon facies. Cuts take longer to heal.

We used to have a drug rep showing us how nicely a betamethasome cream went into the tissues by rubbing it on the SAME spot with every demonstration. You would think the guy would understand that it thinned the skin and caused capillary fragility, but he didn't realize it until one could see blood vessels through the skin.

[jognlope]

I'm a little wary of that!! What I'd give to have my Pa around, whose "prescription" for angina was a swig of whiskey. God bless him. What I'd give just to have him around!!

[JustMissed]

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Mike, If you want to cover your ass you might want to:

1. Close this thread
2. Remove the responses
3. Ban the responding doctors
4. Consult an attorney

JM

p.s. I have forwarded these post to the AMA for inquiry. I'm sure it is illegal to pretended to be a medical doctor and am almost positive that it is a violation of the Code of Ethics for a physcians to give medical advice or to prescribe medication(written or verbally) without at least some basic questioning of the patient(poster).

[Steve 'StatMan']

Well, on the bright side, the Albuterol will probably help you improve your Speed Figure by at least 10 lengths.

Get well soon!