Struggling with my breathing - Finally an explanation.
Well to be precise, knowing I was fit, yet struggling with my breathing when I played footy with the kids or walked fast or just kinda sprinted when playing chasing games, that kinda thing. At the same time being able to run or cycle with none of those effects.
Finally, after much nagging, I went to the docs: Diagnosis, Adult Onset Asthma. It explains a lot, my breathing, my bad sleeping, why colds and bugs settle on my chest and take ages to go (been off the bike two weeks now). I also know why both sons are allergic to various things, seems I'm the bad gene carrier but it's just taken a while to come out in me.
The good news is the inhalers make a huge difference and my Sporometry scores were excellent for lung capacity but poor on my small airways. I just have to adjust to the shortness of breath on some activities and use my reliever pre-sports. I also have to resign myself to having small colds hang around for longer.
In the great scale of things, it's not too bad. I just wanted to tell someone really as I'm both glad to be diagnosed and miffed that I've got it
Well to be precise, knowing I was fit, yet struggling with my breathing when I played footy with the kids or walked fast or just kinda sprinted when playing chasing games, that kinda thing. At the same time being able to run or cycle with none of those effects.
Finally, after much nagging, I went to the docs: Diagnosis, Adult Onset Asthma. It explains a lot, my breathing, my bad sleeping, why colds and bugs settle on my chest and take ages to go (been off the bike two weeks now). I also know why both sons are allergic to various things, seems I'm the bad gene carrier but it's just taken a while to come out in me.
The good news is the inhalers make a huge difference and my Sporometry scores were excellent for lung capacity but poor on my small airways. I just have to adjust to the shortness of breath on some activities and use my reliever pre-sports. I also have to resign myself to having small colds hang around for longer.
In the great scale of things, it's not too bad. I just wanted to tell someone really as I'm both glad to be diagnosed and miffed that I've got it