http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/ Asthma - Infectious Asthma Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:42:33 GMT Gururaja Rao http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/140 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/140 This is interesting. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-fishy-business-millions-flock-to-hyd-for-mira cle-cure/66818-17.html Guru Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:59:58 GMT Maureen B http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/139 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/139 Melanie, that's great! Please post your update to our new blog, and send your friend there instead of here, too. The address again is: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:50:55 GMT Melanie D http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/138 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/138 Thanks Maureen! I haven't used my Symbicort or any inhaler for 2 months now. I still do continue to get a small amount of wheezing, an allergic reaction I Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:49:13 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/137 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/137 Please join us at our new home - a blog I just created which will make it easier for me to manage. Post all questions there. Thanks for all of your patience Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:16:16 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/136 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/136 Barry, yes, I remember having really great days followed by not so great days. You do have your ups and downs as you go through treatment and even during the Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:14:40 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/135 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/135 Melanie, that was me. So used to being sick four to six times a year that it didn't even phase me anymore, it was just my way of life. So glad you're doing Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:10:25 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/134 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/134 Melanie, I've talked to Dr. Hahn about silent carriers and he said that while he's not sure, it's an interesting and possible concept. He even treated one Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:07:59 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/133 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/133 Gina, it does sound like your asthma is either worst because of bacteria, or caused by bacteria. I've been in contact with many doctors in the U.K. who are not Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:02:41 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/132 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/132 ... Nora, if you log into the group, rather than just reading the messages through email, you'll find on the left side of the page Files and Links. All the Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:57:41 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/131 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/131 I'm going to answer some questions here, but before I do, I wanted to once again apologize for not being here. I finally figured out that I find this Yahoo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:33:33 GMT barrymossman2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/130 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/130 Been on Zithro for 8 weeks. First 6 weeks no change. Last week,marked improvement in breathing for 3 days mid-week then back to the same ol' shortness.Same Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:48:32 GMT Gina Spence http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/129 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/129 Glad you are doing so well. I have been on azythromicine now for about 3 months but had a patch of not being on it as I could not get hold of the antibiotic. I Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:31:48 GMT princessinthengtower http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/128 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/128 Been doing really good this past spring and summer. I got laid off from my job last spring. I decided to take time off until the Fall. I am taking courses to Fri, 25 May 2007 14:21:44 GMT maureenb1955 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/127 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/127 ... but for 11 weeks or more if you didn't feel good Actually, it's different in every person, and some people may find little difference after twelve weeks of Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:22:31 GMT Melanie D http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/126 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/infectious_asthma/message/126 Oh yah, I think you are ordering from where I got mine. You buy 4 and get one free. On the website it says they are expiring soon, but when I got my packages,