About 3 weeks ago after my swim meet, I got home and thought I was having a heart attack. My chest was tight and I couldn't breathe. It finally stopped but I was sore the next day. Then the next time I swam it happened again, only not as severly this time.
So I did a little research and I think it might be exercise induced asthma. I bought an over counter inhailer (sp) and it seems to be helping. The only thing is that I never had problems with asthma as a kid or anytime, this is entirely new.
Has anybody else had problems with this? I'm gonna go the doc when I get back from school, but does anyone have ways to deal with it?
Thanks!!!
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Kyra:
Years ago, I was racing (running) for the Air Force (yes, I'm Army...long story), a lady on the team was a fabulous runner, but after a race sometimes hours would have the problems you described.
My wife, who has asthma, told her on the bus back that it sounded like asthma. She went to a doctor. She had Exercise Induced asthma (EIA). No one had ever heard of it, but she got a whiffer and her time improved by leaps and bounds.
As it turns out, if you have Exercise Induced Asthma it can happen by degrees. What she told me then (early 1990s) was that "modern" thought was that a lot of people a some degree of EIA, but don't know it. They just assume a hard effort.
After you see the doc, I predict huge improvements. :applaud:
Yes, there ARE time that drugs ARE beneficial. Yes, I just fell off my soap box. :dedhorse: :blah:
Kyra:
Years ago, I was racing (running) for the Air Force (yes, I'm Army...long story), a lady on the team was a fabulous runner, but after a race sometimes hours would have the problems you described.
My wife, who has asthma, told her on the bus back that it sounded like asthma. She went to a doctor. She had Exercise Induced asthma (EIA). No one had ever heard of it, but she got a whiffer and her time improved by leaps and bounds.
As it turns out, if you have Exercise Induced Asthma it can happen by degrees. What she told me then (early 1990s) was that "modern" thought was that a lot of people a some degree of EIA, but don't know it. They just assume a hard effort.
After you see the doc, I predict huge improvements. :applaud:
Yes, there ARE time that drugs ARE beneficial. Yes, I just fell off my soap box. :dedhorse: :blah:
