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Lion's Roar

Lion's Roar

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About a week and a half ago, I had an unpleasant experience. I have adult onset asthma. I had problems as a child, then it disappeared and returned when I was around 31 yrs old, just 4 years ago. I was working out really hard lately, and more sore than usual. I took maximum dosage of Aleve for 2-3 days, which contains ibuprofen, which is a no-no for asthmatics.

Yes, I was kinda aware of that warning on the small print label about triggering asthma attacks but I wasn't taking it too seriously.. after all, I am in pretty decent shape.. right??? Umm.. rude awakening, that has nothing to do with asthma and meds.

Long story shortened- I was taken to Emory Hospital ER. I had little oxygen, and I was too dizzy to understand what was happening. Sent to triage, where the best comedic moment happened..the triage nurse put a stethescope to my back and said "breath deep...no, take a deep breath, no try harder you have to take a deep breath..." after that, I whispered to her why I was there (disregard that she already looked at my paper and knew), and then, admitting no ignorance, she said, "Yes, you are having an asthma attack, but some people can still breathe deep when they do..."
(Yes, lady, that's why they come to triage units.)

My asthma attack lasted over a hour. Scary as all hades. My lungs felt bruised after my body's reaction to the medication. Anyway, I am doing alright now. I am going to take this much more seriously, read labels, and try to remember that I'm not bulletproof.

I've missed the forums and have a bit of catching up to do.
 
Lion's Roar:

Now maybe you'll understand why I got a ccw after my last stay in the hospital.

Look up the American Iatrogenic Assn. The medical establishment kills 6 times the number of americans that drunk drivers did in their heyday. Or maybe it's 12 times, IIRC.

Glad you survived.
 
Rusty,

Thanks for telling us about the American Iatrogenic Assn. Their website is at http://iatrogenic.org/contents.html . There is a lot of good information on the site. I did not know of this organization before.


Many of our lives have been affected by avaricious, malevolent, and unethical physicians. I suspect that when a critical mass of aware victims is reached changes in many of our societal systems will occur.
 
Just so you know; Aleve contains Naproxen. But be carefull with other nonsteroidal antiinflamatory drugs. Naproxen might not be the only one that can cause this problem ( I know aspirin can give problems also).

Anthony Lasome
 
Uwinv Dawi you be careful, Hear? I sometimes think that any of the Adult Onset Diseases are worse than the Juvenile version, that is until I see or know little kids that are suffering from the disease. Sometimes, usually, the kids are braver than us adults.
 
Wow. Glad that you are feeling better now. Thanks for the warning and be well my friend. Mark
 
Thanks all.

I am going to look into the American Iatrogenic Assn. I believe it.
I've been through to much to let this condition run my life now, but I sure am going to be as sensitive as I can to it.

Yvsa, wado. I understand. My heart breaks whenever anything happens to a child. But, here I am giving my kids sweets more than they probably should be getting. Guess I gotta try and change that a little at a time.

I think my Grandfather was right, staying in balance is a full-time job nowadays.
 
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