But probably in a day way…
So in the summer of 2020, my basement apartment flooded and I had a hard time breathing because I am allergic to mould and my whole room just smelled like mould. I went to my doctor and they gave me a puffer, which my landlord reimbursed me for immediately. Which was nice.
I’ve had that puffer ever since. I used it that summer, and then this winter the cold air just hit my lungs like never before! I was walking to the bus stop during the first really cold snap morning and by the time I got there (a 10 minute walk in snow) I was coughing and hacking and oh my goodness it hurt so much. I took my puffer, it relieved by airways and it was all good.
But lately, I’ve been feeling that restriction in my airways a bit more. And especially this last week. My puffer expired in September 2021, so almost a year ago, but two puffs and it used to be ok. Until a few weeks ago. I’ve needed a dose maybe once every 2-3 weeks lately. Except this week I’ve needed puffs at least 3 different days.
On Thursday, I had a student go home because of his severe asthma. Humidity was at 99%, it felt like breathing water, and our temp increase by 13 degrees over the actual temperature outside. I did two puffs at like 9:30 in the morning. Our health and safety officer saw me and asked if I was ok, and I nodded (because I was holding in the puff) and then said yes I just was coughing a lot. I took two puffs but it didn’t really offer that immediate release I was looking for. About an hour later my lungs started to relax a bit.
Last night, around 2am I woke up in a coughing fit. I did my normal things but nothing worked so I got my puffer. I did 3 puffs. That took about 10 minutes to kick in and then I was relaxed enough to go to sleep.
This morning, I got up and went to the walk in clinic. It was only open from 10am-12pm, so I got there at 9:15. I was 4th in line. I was in a waiting room before 10am and was seen very quickly. The doctor renewed my blue puffer, and then also gave me an orange one. He says if I need the blue one a lot, I need to see a specialist to get tested for asthma properly. I need to take the orange one twice a day, every day now. And the blue one just whenever I need it. It’s 2 puffs at a time, 4-6 hours apart. If it gets to me needing 6 puffs in one week, that’s when I need to be seen by the specialist.
So I might be developing asthma? LOL who knows!
I also got him to give me a referral to a gynegologist because I want to switch my birth control from a pill to an IUD or an implant lol but he said they will call me in a few months….so hopefully that happens sooner rather than later. My current pill I just started in Februrary so I have refills until next February, but still. I don’t really like how it’s affected my body in the few short months I’ve been on it. And I’d rather a more permanent type, and one I don’t have to remember to take every day lol.
Anyways, that was my Saturday morning! I got home and had been coughing a lot, and hard, since about 10am. I took one single puff of that new blue puffer and BAM instant relief. I love it.
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You can absolutely develop asthma as an adult! I did after moving to the UK. Now I have a pink inhaler to take twice a day like you and I almost never need my blue one. I only take it as a preventative before hikes/runs/horse riding lessons. This time of year is rough though, with the humidity and high pollen count… Loratadine has been a life-saver! 😂
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Ugh this makes sense but also sucks haha so I guess then I’m stuck with the puffers. I took a blue puff before the gym last night haha then had a nice workout
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I’ve been asthmatic my whole life. You deal with it. It could still be an allergy trigger, so hopefully it will settle, or not be significant so they don’t diagnose asthma. Hugs xx
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I take the orange puffer twice a day and things are a lot better! On high humidity days its worse
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