I just found out I have Asthma?!


Question: and please bare with me on this. My GP said it was COPD, I went to a Pulmonary Specialist and this doc said it's Asthma and gave me Advair and Pro-air(Albuterol). My question, can you have allergy Asthma? I noticed that when I am in my apartment it is really bad. We cleaned the place like crazy, however, I can still smell this musk-like smell. I have a cat. Is it possible that it could be the cat causing this? I'm fine if I'm outside. I swam all summer no problems and my cat is usually out on the balcony all summer so I didn't notice the smell. Also my nose runs and sometimes I get puffy eyes, chest is tight like a brick most of the day, even after I use my meds. I am a stay at home home, so I sit here most of the week. I just bought two humidifers and have no problems in the bedroom, it's the living room. I don't go back to the Pulmonary Specialist until Jan. 25th. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, except for get rid of the cat because I won't! I love her to much. Thanks to all


Answers: and please bare with me on this. My GP said it was COPD, I went to a Pulmonary Specialist and this doc said it's Asthma and gave me Advair and Pro-air(Albuterol). My question, can you have allergy Asthma? I noticed that when I am in my apartment it is really bad. We cleaned the place like crazy, however, I can still smell this musk-like smell. I have a cat. Is it possible that it could be the cat causing this? I'm fine if I'm outside. I swam all summer no problems and my cat is usually out on the balcony all summer so I didn't notice the smell. Also my nose runs and sometimes I get puffy eyes, chest is tight like a brick most of the day, even after I use my meds. I am a stay at home home, so I sit here most of the week. I just bought two humidifers and have no problems in the bedroom, it's the living room. I don't go back to the Pulmonary Specialist until Jan. 25th. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, except for get rid of the cat because I won't! I love her to much. Thanks to all

my son has been going thru much of the same thing for the last 2 years. My son has viral induced asthma, but there many different triggers that cause people's asthma. Allergies, asthma and excema go hand and hand. Have you ever had an allergy test done? There are skin tests and a simple blood draw one too. You may want to look into it. COPD is a chronic problem, it is different that asthma in that it is a permanent issue. The little airways in your lungs with COPD have become rigid and stiff and will never get better, with asthma, they just become inflamed from a trigger. I would say clean your furnace filter well, put covers on your mattresses, pillows and wash all bed linens at least 1ce a week in hot water. Dry in dryer on hottest setting as well. You have to find your triggers. Have you done any breathing tests. The pulmonologist should be able to tell by breathing test and a chest xray if it is asthma.

Allergies and asthma go hand in hand. If there are external irritants (such as mold,pollen,dander,dust) they can aggravate your asthma. I would suggest having a allergy test done and figuring out what is triggering your asthma.





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