My Life as an Asthma Mom

  Have you ever been really spoiled by a good pharmacist?  We had a fantastic pharmacist and great pharmacy techs. The pharmacy was located inside a retail store, and the store wasn't very busy - which was why we chose it.  We felt like we had a personal connection to everyone at the pharmacy. They all knew me, my husband and all of our kids. In fact, if we came into the store, and then didn't go directly to the pharmacy, they would say "Where did you go? I got your meds ready for you!" 😂 When you have a chronic disease like allergies and asthma, you are at the pharmacy a LOT. Especially during flu season, when one (or all of us) gets bronchitis or pneumonia. Then in additional to getting allergy nose spray, our controller inhalers, and rescue inhalers, we are getting an antibiotic, albuterol for the nebulizer , or oral steroids.   But going to a place that wasn't very busy was the problem. They went out of business. I was so sad. I gave my number to the pharma...

This falls under the category of "Say it Isn't So!" Apparently, my kids actually listened to me when I have taught them about eczema, allergies, and asthma. Crazy, right?! How did I find this out? Well, one of my kids actually talked to me. You know - face to face. NOT through text. It can happen! Son #1 was training a new employee who had several asthma attacks her first week on the job. My son was concerned by how often she was using her rescue inhaler (quick relief inhaler.) He told her, "You know.....if you are using your rescue inhaler more than 2 times a week, that means your asthma is not controlled." I about fell off my chair when he told me that. He remembered!! Why can't you use your inhaler more than 2 times a week? Well, it's not that you CAN'T - but it's a clue that there is swelling in your lungs. And you need to talk to your doctor about starting a controller inhaler. A control inhaler will (wait for it....) control the swelling ...