Asthma

[Skye]

I know a lot of you have an asthma component to your CF. How do you make decisions about when to do IV's based on your FEV1. I am kind of new to the whole IV process. My FEV1 seems to fluctuate by about 5-8% points in both directions. For example, a few weeks ago I was down about 8% and wanted to immediately start IV's or something; but, doc wanted to watch them cuz he was not too sure that they wouldn't be back up. Sure enough in a couple of weeks they were back up. Last time I went to the docs office.....down again and accompanied with a bit of a wheeze. I have no other symptoms when this happens (extra sputum, fever, crackling in chest). I guess my question is at what point do you attribute a decline to blowing technique, weather, asthma symptoms. I am fine with doing IV's......I just want to do them at the right time. I have a clinic appt. on Monday. Maybe my best way to monitor FEV1 is looking at a consistant trend down for a couple of visits. Thanks for any help<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

I know a lot of you have an asthma component to your CF. How do you make decisions about when to do IV's based on your FEV1. I am kind of new to the whole IV process. My FEV1 seems to fluctuate by about 5-8% points in both directions. For example, a few weeks ago I was down about 8% and wanted to immediately start IV's or something; but, doc wanted to watch them cuz he was not too sure that they wouldn't be back up. Sure enough in a couple of weeks they were back up. Last time I went to the docs office.....down again and accompanied with a bit of a wheeze. I have no other symptoms when this happens (extra sputum, fever, crackling in chest). I guess my question is at what point do you attribute a decline to blowing technique, weather, asthma symptoms. I am fine with doing IV's......I just want to do them at the right time. I have a clinic appt. on Monday. Maybe my best way to monitor FEV1 is looking at a consistant trend down for a couple of visits. Thanks for any help<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

I know a lot of you have an asthma component to your CF. How do you make decisions about when to do IV's based on your FEV1. I am kind of new to the whole IV process. My FEV1 seems to fluctuate by about 5-8% points in both directions. For example, a few weeks ago I was down about 8% and wanted to immediately start IV's or something; but, doc wanted to watch them cuz he was not too sure that they wouldn't be back up. Sure enough in a couple of weeks they were back up. Last time I went to the docs office.....down again and accompanied with a bit of a wheeze. I have no other symptoms when this happens (extra sputum, fever, crackling in chest). I guess my question is at what point do you attribute a decline to blowing technique, weather, asthma symptoms. I am fine with doing IV's......I just want to do them at the right time. I have a clinic appt. on Monday. Maybe my best way to monitor FEV1 is looking at a consistant trend down for a couple of visits. Thanks for any help<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

I know a lot of you have an asthma component to your CF. How do you make decisions about when to do IV's based on your FEV1. I am kind of new to the whole IV process. My FEV1 seems to fluctuate by about 5-8% points in both directions. For example, a few weeks ago I was down about 8% and wanted to immediately start IV's or something; but, doc wanted to watch them cuz he was not too sure that they wouldn't be back up. Sure enough in a couple of weeks they were back up. Last time I went to the docs office.....down again and accompanied with a bit of a wheeze. I have no other symptoms when this happens (extra sputum, fever, crackling in chest). I guess my question is at what point do you attribute a decline to blowing technique, weather, asthma symptoms. I am fine with doing IV's......I just want to do them at the right time. I have a clinic appt. on Monday. Maybe my best way to monitor FEV1 is looking at a consistant trend down for a couple of visits. Thanks for any help<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

I know a lot of you have an asthma component to your CF. How do you make decisions about when to do IV's based on your FEV1. I am kind of new to the whole IV process. My FEV1 seems to fluctuate by about 5-8% points in both directions. For example, a few weeks ago I was down about 8% and wanted to immediately start IV's or something; but, doc wanted to watch them cuz he was not too sure that they wouldn't be back up. Sure enough in a couple of weeks they were back up. Last time I went to the docs office.....down again and accompanied with a bit of a wheeze. I have no other symptoms when this happens (extra sputum, fever, crackling in chest). I guess my question is at what point do you attribute a decline to blowing technique, weather, asthma symptoms. I am fine with doing IV's......I just want to do them at the right time. I have a clinic appt. on Monday. Maybe my best way to monitor FEV1 is looking at a consistant trend down for a couple of visits. Thanks for any help<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Aspiemom]

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.

 

[Aspiemom]

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.

 

[Aspiemom]

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.

 

[Aspiemom]

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.

 

[Aspiemom]

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.

 

[Skye]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.</end quote></div>

Great information....thanks for sharing.....sounds more reasonable than IV's at every change of the FEV1 with no other symptoms. It would actually be easier if there was a certain downward trend but that is never the case. That is a good thing though<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.</end quote></div>

Great information....thanks for sharing.....sounds more reasonable than IV's at every change of the FEV1 with no other symptoms. It would actually be easier if there was a certain downward trend but that is never the case. That is a good thing though<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.</end quote></div>

Great information....thanks for sharing.....sounds more reasonable than IV's at every change of the FEV1 with no other symptoms. It would actually be easier if there was a certain downward trend but that is never the case. That is a good thing though<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>

I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.</end quote>

Great information....thanks for sharing.....sounds more reasonable than IV's at every change of the FEV1 with no other symptoms. It would actually be easier if there was a certain downward trend but that is never the case. That is a good thing though<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[Skye]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Aspiemom</b></i>
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<br />I have a strong asthma component. Vandy requires that you always use your albuterol just before doing PFT's (some centers do the opposite) and then they do IV's when they are consistently lower and also look at other symptoms. Am I coughing a lot more, am I bringing up more dark junk and feeling more junky..things like that. So far they haven't done IV's just based on the PFT's. I have bad allergies and get weekly shots for them and the drs know that during a bad allergy time of year that my PFT's will be slightly lower. Mine range from 32-40%.</end quote>
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<br />Great information....thanks for sharing.....sounds more reasonable than IV's at every change of the FEV1 with no other symptoms. It would actually be easier if there was a certain downward trend but that is never the case. That is a good thing though<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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[Hermit]

I also have a bad asthma component to my CF, and I know when I start feeling tight, and wheezy, that it could be an infection brewing (as well as the usual other signs, blood, more sputum etc.). In fact, I'd say it's the asthmatic coughing attacks (major bronchospasmic ones) that usually make me go "uh huh. It's that time". I usually just try to go by how I feel, mostly.

 

[Hermit]

I also have a bad asthma component to my CF, and I know when I start feeling tight, and wheezy, that it could be an infection brewing (as well as the usual other signs, blood, more sputum etc.). In fact, I'd say it's the asthmatic coughing attacks (major bronchospasmic ones) that usually make me go "uh huh. It's that time". I usually just try to go by how I feel, mostly.

 

[Hermit]

I also have a bad asthma component to my CF, and I know when I start feeling tight, and wheezy, that it could be an infection brewing (as well as the usual other signs, blood, more sputum etc.). In fact, I'd say it's the asthmatic coughing attacks (major bronchospasmic ones) that usually make me go "uh huh. It's that time". I usually just try to go by how I feel, mostly.

 

[Hermit]

I also have a bad asthma component to my CF, and I know when I start feeling tight, and wheezy, that it could be an infection brewing (as well as the usual other signs, blood, more sputum etc.). In fact, I'd say it's the asthmatic coughing attacks (major bronchospasmic ones) that usually make me go "uh huh. It's that time". I usually just try to go by how I feel, mostly.

 

[Hermit]

I also have a bad asthma component to my CF, and I know when I start feeling tight, and wheezy, that it could be an infection brewing (as well as the usual other signs, blood, more sputum etc.). In fact, I'd say it's the asthmatic coughing attacks (major bronchospasmic ones) that usually make me go "uh huh. It's that time". I usually just try to go by how I feel, mostly.