r/Pulmonology

I have asthma that’s been largely under control for about 8-9 months with rare if ever albuterol.
I take monthly Tezspire and daily trellegy and get allergy shots.
About 2 weeks ago, i started to notice i am tight, when around our dog. It goes away when I am not home for awhile.
I know she’s a trigger for me but hasn’t been in a long time.
Nothing has really changed.
Is this just a flare? Is it possible that this will pass and things will stabilize again? I can take prednisone, I haven’t needed it in over a year.
Feeling scared.

Tennessee, United States

I am just curious if someone can explain the legal stand point?

My asthma has been pretty unpredictable lately. I was on Advair for over 20 years, and it controlled my asthma really well until it stopped working a couple of years ago. I’m currently trying out different medications to see which one helps me the most.

Lately, I’ve been experiencing a lot of air hunger, so my pulmonologist had me do a breathing test and found that I’m having air trapping.

Does anyone else have this, and did it get better? I’m wondering if I’m screwed and if feeling like I can’t breathe all the time is my new normal. I don’t have any wheezing, just a tight chest, and there are days when I feel out of breath and like my lungs are sore.

Has anyone been able to reverse their air trapping and get better test results?

hi !
I’ve had this lingering cough for a few months and it triggers asthma throughout the day.
it started maybe 2 months ago when i got a cold, i got over the cold fine but fire season came in and i struggle with that typically. And whenever the seasons start to change i have flare ups. So i felt like it was thing after thing that just kept me not feeling better. I just had another short cold in september too.
Either way im hoping for cough suppressant methods or whatever you use when it lingers !