Question regarding symptoms

Hi @ jenblablock, could be allergies or bronchieactasis, the ibuprofen is anti inflammatory so would help inflamation in lungs caused by allergies/asthma or bronchiectasis I guess(Im no Dr). Do you have any other allergy symptoms?

Hi @heathert Thanks. I don't have any other allergy symptoms but I used to get hay fever in the Fall. So maybe it is just that. Crossing fingers!

@jenblalock Hello Jen. @heathert Heather is right, ibuprophen helps to alleviate inflammation. Inflammation of the lungs is a common occurence for us. Some factors besides just having a disease are air quality issues. Some things that can cause inflammation are things in the air like scented candles, scented laundry detergent, deoderants, etc. There are 'silent' pollutants too; especially at this time of year. Be wary of shopping malls. They are overloaded with fresh merchandise that off-gass all kinds of chemicals that were applied overseas, along with many perfume samples being sprayed. I don't know how many of you have experienced burning eyes and asthma like symptoms while X-mas shopping. My point being, be cautious to airborne triggers, especially around this holiday.

@windwalker
Good info on the air pollutants. I can not be exposed to candles, they have toxic ingredients. The parrifin is petroleum based very toxic, then of coarse the perfumes are problematic.
I did find some natural candles the other day that don't both me. They are made from beeswax leadfree wick and natural lavender scent not artificial or you can get scent free. I cannot handle any perfumes scents in anything detegent soap, candles, room deordoizers ect. But I have many natural herbal ones that don't bother me in at all lavender, orange, lemon.
Shari

@pfists, Shari, same here on not tolerating fragrances. It was funny, when I first starting my husband, I would cough violently whenever we got close to one another. He used to joke that I was allergic to him. We figured it out that it was his Tide laundry detergent, Downey softener, and his strong men's deoderant. We got rid of all of those and eliminated the problem.

@pfists , Shari, have you gone for a bronchiscopy wash yet? I always pray for you and @tutti, Lisa in your fight against abscessus.

@windwalker
Thanks Terri its seems to be working!
Had the wash in Sept and I have been doing well since. I have tested neg since last May. Suppose to do a sputum again in January the last was the bronchoscope one in Sept which was neg also.
Keeping my fingers crossed and keeping on doing what i have been doing.
Turned up water heater
Hand shower set on drizzle no spay
Saline nebs 2 x a day
Air clearaance vest 2 times a day
Many herbal and vitamin supplements
Hoping and paying your doing well also!
Shari

@windwalker I diddnt even think on the perfumes being sprayed in the shops, I always felt my hubbys deoderant spray was a problem, now I know, he leans out the window to spray it but i can smell it on him always, got to go! Thanks Terri 🙂

@windwalker and @heathert Thank you for your responses. I will keep this in mind. I do almost all my shopping online so no worries there. We use unscented laundry detergent and no dryer sheets so good there. Amazing all that I have to consider these days. Mainly, though, I am in the house or outside so it could be something in the outside air. It's sort of our Fall here (southern US) so lots of vegetation is dying.

The doctor called in some prednisone for me to try to just knock this out. I've only been on it one day but I think my lungs feel better. Could be placebo effect. We'll see. I think I really need to get off my butt, start working out, and get out of this 'sick mode'. So easy to fall into it when not feeling great.

Thanks again for your input. I appreciate it.

@jenblalock Prednisone is great stuff, hope you are better soon!