Stories

My second month on the Imatinib has been encouraging to say the least. Even though it isn't stopping attacks from happening, the Dupixent certainly isn't the commercial (helps prevent asthma...

I was adopted at about 15 months of age in the late 40s. My mother told me that the doctors shared with her and my dad that I had tuberculosis...

Hello. Having read other stories and experiences in the USA, I feel so blessed that I live in the UK. I hope you don't mind me sharing my story with...

At 20 I caught a virus which left me with a cough. My asthma was bad so I continued with my medications. I started to develop fevers and extreme fatigue...

I am 74. I have had asthma since I was 65. It took several years to have this type of asthma identified and treated. This means that those first few...

The following story submission is in response to John Bottrell's article, "Does Asthma Increase Your Sense of Smell?" If you walk into a building and don't smell your triggers I...

I'm new to this site. Hopefully I can receive some answers and maybe help another if possible. I'm almost 60 years old. I've had asthma and allergies since birth. Toradol...

Skip to the bottom if you strictly want to read about asthma. I have had a lot of health issues requiring off-the-book treatments. In 2007, I realised that I would...

In honor of Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, I would like to share my personal journey with asthma for 22 years. I was diagnosed when I was 10 years old...

I've had asthma intermittently my whole adult life. I'm now a 71-year-old fluffy grandma. I've had times when it was manageable with minimal meds and other times during the year...

I have had asthma since 2008. I got it because I did something really stupid: I tried to peel 20-year-old wallpaper from an old house. Without. A. mask. Big mistake...

Nearly all of us have similar doctor stories. Mine go like this. My first GP told me to try a variety of puffers. No improvement. "You must be stressed.... go...

Before I acquired asthma in 2014, I was fit and active. I swam regularly, hiked, did tai chi, and took regular walks with my dog. Since having asthma, I find...

Not everyone can afford to buy a house or flat to their own exact specifications; many people, like myself, have to rent. Depending on the area and the country, it...

I have severe neutrophilic asthma. That means it is hard to control. Good control for me means I take Symbicort RapiHaler preventer - two puffs three times, and, that I...

My name is Jenny and I am 42 years old. I am a single mama to an amazing 10-year-old daughter. I was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma many years ago, but...

I have heard that there are several types of asthma, but none seem to fit me. My eosinophil count is right on and while I have some allergies, they do...

When I was 13 years old my parents felt that I was old enough to start mowing the lawn at our house. I had done chores around the house and...

I did some research after investigating what can help with asthma. I am a chronic asthmatic, had two respiratory events, and am desperate for relief. I came across a case...

Until today I had no idea anyone else experienced the itchy chin. I experienced it for years when I laughed and started to wheeze because I had asthma as a...