Hello All,

I found out today that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and that I have bad asthma. I go in for a test in six weeks for lung function but my allergist believes that I do have asthma. I am also allergic to damn near everything that grows judging by the prick test they did on my back.

I am more than likely going to need some sort of assistance, possible an oxygen concentrator. I have been noticing the past few months that I was getting unusually winded but I attributed that to medication I am already on.

I'm being given an inhaler and an additional nasal spray (I take Flonase already) to help with allergies and my breathing. I may wind up using a nebulizer also.

I reported this to my Social Security lawyer that is going to report this to Social Security directly.

I'm glad I found out what was going on but now it's something else I have to worry about. :(

-- Sean

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SEAN DENNIS wrote to ALL <=-

Hello All,

I found out today that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and that
I have bad asthma. I go in for a test in six weeks for lung function
but my allergist believes that I do have asthma. I am also allergic to damn near everything that grows judging by the prick test they did on
my back.

Ugh, sorry to hear that. I've had mild COPD for 10 or so years now. I
do my best to exercise my lungs as much as possible. Walking and of
course playing the trombone helps a lot too. I do take a heck of a lot
more breaths than my fellow players.

I also had that allergy prick test 10+ years ago and had a lot of
things show up on it. I didn't feel it was very accurate though. I
continued to have allergys even after a lengthy dosage of shots.
Finally the best thing that works for me is taking Levocetrizi (Zyzal)
nightly. The majority of my allergies were sinus related and I haven't
had a serious episode since.

I'm glad I found out what was going on but now it's something else I
have to worry about. :(

Sadly we are getting to that age. I am recovering myself from a ESWL
procedure yesterday, they blasted a kidney stone with sound waves.
Pretty cool tech and no incision, but I am still sore and have some
pain. They also put a stent in my ureter which doesn't feel great, but
not as bad as I thought it would be. I'll get it taken out on 22nd.

Kev

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|03Quoting message from |11Sean Dennis |03to |11All
|03on |1110 Mar 22 17:22:17|03.

Hello All,

I found out today that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and that I h bad asthma. I go in for a test in six weeks for lung function but my allergist believes that I do have asthma. I am also allergic to damn near everything that grows judging by the prick test they did on my back.

maybe it would be easier to just say what you DON'T have.

do you have to do that blow test? i fucking hate that test.

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Ugh, sorry to hear that. I've had mild COPD for 10 or so years now. I
do my best to exercise my lungs as much as possible. Walking and of
course playing the trombone helps a lot too. I do take a heck of a lot
more breaths than my fellow players.

maybe that's what i have. can they detect that in an x-ray?

i've had xrays and they say my lungs are fine but my lung compacity sucks.
i never notice any problem.

i'm not super athletic but i'm never winded going up several flights of
stairs. i'm also a very shallow breather.

when i take physicals i do that blow test and i have a horrible time.

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To: Kevin Nunn
Re: Re: Ugh.
By: Kevin Nunn to Sean Dennis on Fri Mar 11 2022 04:33 pm

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_CHAT

SEAN DENNIS wrote to ALL <=-

Hello All,

I found out today that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and that I have bad asthma. I go in for a test in six weeks for lung function but my allergist believes that I do have asthma. I am also allergic to damn near everything that grows judging by the prick test they did on my back.

Ugh, sorry to hear that. I've had mild COPD for 10 or so years now. I
do my best to exercise my lungs as much as possible. Walking and of
course playing the trombone helps a lot too. I do take a heck of a lot
more breaths than my fellow players.

I also had that allergy prick test 10+ years ago and had a lot of
things show up on it. I didn't feel it was very accurate though. I
continued to have allergys even after a lengthy dosage of shots.
Finally the best thing that works for me is taking Levocetrizi (Zyzal) nightly. The majority of my allergies were sinus related and I haven't
had a serious episode since.

I'm glad I found out what was going on but now it's something else I have to worry about. :(

Sadly we are getting to that age. I am recovering myself from a ESWL procedure yesterday, they blasted a kidney stone with sound waves.
Pretty cool tech and no incision, but I am still sore and have some
pain. They also put a stent in my ureter which doesn't feel great, but
not as bad as I thought it would be. I'll get it taken out on 22nd.

Kev

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are you replying to a real old msg.
or is this just an old msg being put up by razor's domain?
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Hello Jas,

11 Mar 22 19:39, you wrote to me:

do you have to do that blow test? i fucking hate that test.

Yes, that was the first test. On the 24th, I am scheduled to have a methacholine challenge test at the local hospital (not the VA).

"It can help your doctor evaluate symptoms suggestive of asthma, such as cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and help diagnose whether or not you have asthma. During the test, you will be asked to inhale doses of methacholine, a drug that can cause narrowing of the airways. A breathing test will be repeated after each dose of methacholine to measure the degree of narrowing or constriction of the airways.

The test starts with a very small dose of methacholine and, depending on your response, the doses will be increased until either you experience 20 percent drop in breathing ability, or you reach a maximum dose with no change in your lung function."

My allergist is pretty sure I have asthma. This test will prove it.

I have suspected I have had asthma since I was a boy but it's only become serious these past few years.

It's just another challenge to overcome, that's all.

-- Sean

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Hello Jas,

11 Mar 22 20:16, you wrote to Kevin Nunn:

or is this just an old msg being put up by razor's domain?

Not sure why you're saying this as I posted the original message on Thursday:

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Hello All,

I found out today that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and that I have bad asthma. I go in for a test in six weeks for lung function but my allergist
believes that I do have asthma. I am also allergic to damn near everything that grows judging by the prick test they did on my back.

I am more than likely going to need some sort of assistance, possible an oxygen
concentrator. I have been noticing the past few months that I was getting unusually winded but I attributed that to medication I am already on.

I'm being given an inhaler and an additional nasal spray (I take Flonase already) to help with allergies and my breathing. I may wind up using a nebulizer also.

I reported this to my Social Security lawyer that is going to report this to Social Security directly.

I'm glad I found out what was going on but now it's something else I have to worry about. :(

-- Sean

... "I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun." - Schwarzenegger -+- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
+ Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)

=== Cut ===

-- Sean

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To: Sean Dennis
Re: Ugh.
By: Sean Dennis to Jas Hud on Sat Mar 12 2022 12:54 am

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_CHAT

Hello Jas,

11 Mar 22 20:16, you wrote to Kevin Nunn:

or is this just an old msg being put up by razor's domain?

Not sure why you're saying this as I posted the original message on Thursday:

i was missing the original message here. so i followed back by subject and it went back to 2013 with you complaining about your health and nancy backus replied to you.
https://i.imgur.com/7MFly16.png

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JAS HUD wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-

maybe that's what i have. can they detect that in an x-ray?

Possibly? I am not sure. I smoked for 30 years or so and that was what
did me in probably. But I have not seen a pulmonologist in a good
while. I had an insurance change and the one I was seeing was not in
network and I haven't bothered to find a new one since I have been
doing ok.

i'm not super athletic but i'm never winded going up several flights of stairs. i'm also a very shallow breather.

Well that is doing pretty good LOL. I don't have big issues, but
hauling groceries up a flight of stairs can make be breath harder or
sometimes even taking a shower. But it's manageable.,

Kev

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JAS HUD wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-

are you replying to a real old msg.
or is this just an old msg being put up by razor's domain?

I didn't realize it was old. It was in my QWK, so I replied. On my
system it shows as being from 20220310, so not that old :P

Kev

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SEAN DENNIS wrote to JAS HUD <=-

I have suspected I have had asthma since I was a boy but it's only
become serious these past few years.

I had allergy related asthma when I was a child, but apparently it went
away.

It's just another challenge to overcome, that's all.

Yup, life is full of them sadly.

Kev


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Kevin Nunn wrote to Jas Hud <=-

I didn't realize it was old. It was in my QWK, so I replied. On my
system it shows as being from 20220310, so not that old :P

It's not old. Jas' system had a message with the same title in it so it automatically assumed it was the same thread even though it wasn't.

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i'm not super athletic but i'm never winded going up several flights stairs. i'm also a very shallow breather.

Well that is doing pretty good LOL. I don't have big issues, but
hauling groceries up a flight of stairs can make be breath harder or sometimes even taking a shower. But it's manageable.,

Kev

i can take multiple trips of cat litter that amount to like 100-120lbs per
trip of a bunch of stairs. just makes me feel like i'm gonna have a heart attack.

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|03Quoting message from |11Kevin Nunn |03to |11Jas Hud
|03on |1112 Mar 22 11:13:18|03.

JAS HUD wrote to KEVIN NUNN <=-

are you replying to a real old msg.
or is this just an old msg being put up by razor's domain?

I didn't realize it was old. It was in my QWK, so I replied. On my
system it shows as being from 20220310, so not that old :P

Kev

maybe he just used the same subject

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|03Quoting message from |11Kevin Nunn |03to |11Sean Dennis
|03on |1112 Mar 22 11:15:18|03.

SEAN DENNIS wrote to JAS HUD <=-

I have suspected I have had asthma since I was a boy but it's only become serious these past few years.

I had allergy related asthma when I was a child, but apparently it went away.

It's just another challenge to overcome, that's all.

Yup, life is full of them sadly.

Kev

my biggest fear is getting something where i cant breathe and dying.
my whole childhood my mom smoked around me and at night it was like someone
was standing on my chest. i used to wheeze and cough. it was pure hell.
just last night i had a dream that i couldnt cough and i had something
blocking my airway. i was probably trying to eat my pillow. but seriously i woke up and walked around and i was coughing to make sure i could.

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|03Quoting message from |11Digimaus |03to |11Kevin Nunn
|03on |1112 Mar 22 11:40:32|03.

Kevin Nunn wrote to Jas Hud <=-

I didn't realize it was old. It was in my QWK, so I replied. On my system it shows as being from 20220310, so not that old :P

It's not old. Jas' system had a message with the same title in it so it automatically assumed it was the same thread even though it wasn't.

well it went by thread name. so it wasnt automatic, it was from me going back by subject name.

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