Sport Induced Asthma

[Miranda]

Hi Caroline

OK, however this journey takes you, don't give up hope. As my docs have told me "the disease should not define you".

There are many options of meds, tx plans, etc. you can do. If you don't like one doc, med, whatever... try again.

I have asthma/allergies, and a bunch of other junk. So does everyone in my fm. DD literally almost died from her asthma. And... with that, she is the best 'sweeper' on her soccer team... sprinting hard in fresh cut grass fields sucking rag weed/golden rod pollen flying like mad. My docs told me that when DD survived the hospital I would "become her asthma expert". I am. And for me. I road cycle, mtb, and teach spinning... can sprint with the best of em. Plus, I'm an old broad too.

I've got a boat load of meds for me and the household. Does that sux sometimes? Yea. But hey... at the end of the day you "do what you gotta do". So, chin up sista... good Karma thoughts coming your way.

[bmccasland]

So what did the Doc say Caroline? Get you on some meds? Set you up for a breathing stress test? We want you to breathe and ride at the same time!

[Caroline]

Hi all

So I went to see the doc this morning and she prescribed me a sabutamol spray to take twice a day plus before I ride and in case of emergengy. I also have to go to the hospitakl to get further tests done in a few weeks. And I got some blood sample taken and sent to the lab. Irish health services are quite slow, so i am not really sure when I am getting sceduled for the breathing tests.
The doc said it looked like sports induced asthma.

[Kalidurga]

If that's the case, that's good as it's definitely treatable. I hope you see a big difference with the sabutamol.

[Photoflygirl]

I just went to the doctor for this last week. I could breathe fine during the ride, but when my heart rate got too high, I felt bad after the ride. My chest would feel kind of tingly really deep inside, I couldn't sleep on either side at night and it wasn't much better on my back. I never felt chest tightning or short of breath, just knew a weird feeling in my chest. Oh yes, and I would be extremely tired, which I thought was due to the new cycling routine. The doc did a breathing test and a chest x-ray, both of which turned out negative. She gave me Proventil and told me to take 2 puffs 20 minutes before cycling. She didn't say specifically I had EIA, but when I read the Proventil insert, I figured it out. Many, many athletes have this condition, and it is treatable with the right medication. I feel just fine after three rides since the dr. visit. I have never had asthma in my life, but my father and his sister had asthma. I have plenty of allergies. Hope this helps someone else out there!