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"I explained that the difference in being sick and being healthy is having to make choices or to consciously think about things when the rest of the world doesn't have to. The healthy have the luxury of a life without choices, a gift most people take for granted."
"I need to think about the weather, my temperature that day, and the whole day's plans before I can attack any one given thing. When other people can simply do things, I have to attack it and make a plan like I am strategizing a war. It is in that lifestyle, the difference between being sick and healthy. It is the beautiful ability to not think and just do. I miss that freedom."
So very, very true. Thank you for sharing this with us.
May you and others on this board never run out of spoons.
JudyView Thread

A dry powder inhaler may deposit powder on your vocal cords, causing hoarseness and coughing. This can happen even if you are very good about rinsing your mouth after using your inhaler.
If you are taking a dry powder inhaler and experience hoarseness and/or coughing, discuss it with your asthma doctor and ask whether you could try a similar type of inhaler that is not dry powder. The link above from one of the professional allergists' associations lists different types of asthma inhalers.
Also, it's important to know that some of these dry powder inhalers (e.g., Asmanex, Foradil) contain lactose, a milk product, so if you or your child are allergic to milk, you should avoid those.View Thread

http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/sinusitis/rinse.stmView Thread


I hope that the link helps you, too. Take care & good luck. JudyView Thread
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