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Mommafirst

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I took Alyssa to clinic this morning and the doc suspects that those dry little coughs post exercise are probably asthma, not CF. She is at the end of a round of abx and is looking, sounding, and feeling very healthy -- so asthma seems a more likely culprit.

I'm just curious how many others have CF and asthma and how the two might complicate one another.
 
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Mommafirst

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I took Alyssa to clinic this morning and the doc suspects that those dry little coughs post exercise are probably asthma, not CF. She is at the end of a round of abx and is looking, sounding, and feeling very healthy -- so asthma seems a more likely culprit.

I'm just curious how many others have CF and asthma and how the two might complicate one another.
 
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Mommafirst

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I took Alyssa to clinic this morning and the doc suspects that those dry little coughs post exercise are probably asthma, not CF. She is at the end of a round of abx and is looking, sounding, and feeling very healthy -- so asthma seems a more likely culprit.

I'm just curious how many others have CF and asthma and how the two might complicate one another.
 
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Mommafirst

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I took Alyssa to clinic this morning and the doc suspects that those dry little coughs post exercise are probably asthma, not CF. She is at the end of a round of abx and is looking, sounding, and feeling very healthy -- so asthma seems a more likely culprit.

I'm just curious how many others have CF and asthma and how the two might complicate one another.
 
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Mommafirst

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I took Alyssa to clinic this morning and the doc suspects that those dry little coughs post exercise are probably asthma, not CF. She is at the end of a round of abx and is looking, sounding, and feeling very healthy -- so asthma seems a more likely culprit.
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<br />I'm just curious how many others have CF and asthma and how the two might complicate one another.
 
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TonyaH

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Hi Heather,
There have been many times that our doctors have mentioned Andrew may have an asthma component to his CF. When he was younger,,5/6/7, he took advair. I ended up taking him off of that myself because I didn't really think it was doing anything. Personally, I think asthma components and allergies all affect CF the same way. Now that he has been diagnosed with ABPA I hear the term 'asthma component' much less frequently. I am sure that is because they are chalking up his airway constriction to the aspergillus.

The dry cough you described is one I hear often when Andrew is growing more aspergillus. Did the doctor put her on anything? We always start off with a prednisone burst and go from there.

I hope Alyssa's cough goes away soon! I know it is hard to hear, especially when she is trying to rest. Hang in there!
 
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TonyaH

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Hi Heather,
There have been many times that our doctors have mentioned Andrew may have an asthma component to his CF. When he was younger,,5/6/7, he took advair. I ended up taking him off of that myself because I didn't really think it was doing anything. Personally, I think asthma components and allergies all affect CF the same way. Now that he has been diagnosed with ABPA I hear the term 'asthma component' much less frequently. I am sure that is because they are chalking up his airway constriction to the aspergillus.

The dry cough you described is one I hear often when Andrew is growing more aspergillus. Did the doctor put her on anything? We always start off with a prednisone burst and go from there.

I hope Alyssa's cough goes away soon! I know it is hard to hear, especially when she is trying to rest. Hang in there!
 
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TonyaH

Guest
Hi Heather,
There have been many times that our doctors have mentioned Andrew may have an asthma component to his CF. When he was younger,,5/6/7, he took advair. I ended up taking him off of that myself because I didn't really think it was doing anything. Personally, I think asthma components and allergies all affect CF the same way. Now that he has been diagnosed with ABPA I hear the term 'asthma component' much less frequently. I am sure that is because they are chalking up his airway constriction to the aspergillus.

The dry cough you described is one I hear often when Andrew is growing more aspergillus. Did the doctor put her on anything? We always start off with a prednisone burst and go from there.

I hope Alyssa's cough goes away soon! I know it is hard to hear, especially when she is trying to rest. Hang in there!
 
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TonyaH

Guest
Hi Heather,
There have been many times that our doctors have mentioned Andrew may have an asthma component to his CF. When he was younger,,5/6/7, he took advair. I ended up taking him off of that myself because I didn't really think it was doing anything. Personally, I think asthma components and allergies all affect CF the same way. Now that he has been diagnosed with ABPA I hear the term 'asthma component' much less frequently. I am sure that is because they are chalking up his airway constriction to the aspergillus.

The dry cough you described is one I hear often when Andrew is growing more aspergillus. Did the doctor put her on anything? We always start off with a prednisone burst and go from there.

I hope Alyssa's cough goes away soon! I know it is hard to hear, especially when she is trying to rest. Hang in there!
 
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TonyaH

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Hi Heather,
<br />There have been many times that our doctors have mentioned Andrew may have an asthma component to his CF. When he was younger,,5/6/7, he took advair. I ended up taking him off of that myself because I didn't really think it was doing anything. Personally, I think asthma components and allergies all affect CF the same way. Now that he has been diagnosed with ABPA I hear the term 'asthma component' much less frequently. I am sure that is because they are chalking up his airway constriction to the aspergillus.
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<br />The dry cough you described is one I hear often when Andrew is growing more aspergillus. Did the doctor put her on anything? We always start off with a prednisone burst and go from there.
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<br />I hope Alyssa's cough goes away soon! I know it is hard to hear, especially when she is trying to rest. Hang in there!
 
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Mommafirst

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Tonya -- she's still on augmentin for her staph. But they did take a new culture today. Would ABPA show up on a throat culture?
 
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Mommafirst

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Tonya -- she's still on augmentin for her staph. But they did take a new culture today. Would ABPA show up on a throat culture?
 
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Mommafirst

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Tonya -- she's still on augmentin for her staph. But they did take a new culture today. Would ABPA show up on a throat culture?
 
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Mommafirst

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Tonya -- she's still on augmentin for her staph. But they did take a new culture today. Would ABPA show up on a throat culture?
 
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Mommafirst

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Tonya -- she's still on augmentin for her staph. But they did take a new culture today. Would ABPA show up on a throat culture?
 
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