Late to the party, but I wanted to add my Wooo-Hooo to the Teacups and ltc (who I not so secretly hope you name Demi or Chip). I am so happy for you!!!

And wonderful news about baby H.

Separately, I'm headed to the doc today. Or actually her PA, who I have yet to meet but the earliest I could get in with my doc is the 20th...which, ummm, no. I'm doing just about all I can to deal with the asthma, but this thing is settled deep in my lungs and she always worries about pnumonia, so now I'm worried about that too. I have never actually had pnumonia, so I have no clue what it feels like, but mid-way through taking my predisone and the chest ick hasn't even started to let up.

Symbicort, Singulair, and Nasacort have been lifesavers for me in dealing with my asthma and allergies. Breathing, not overrated.

It still amazes me that I had asthma all my life and never got a diagnosis until I was almost 50.

Suzi, feel better.

I'm in my 12th week now and I'm suddenly starting to feel a little better wrt morning sickness. As long as I eat every few hours it hasnt been as bad. Mom brought a tomato sauce, meatballs and homemade gnocchi yesterday, and I'm really hoping I can eat that tonight.

It still amazes me that I had asthma all my life and never got a diagnosis until I was almost 50.

"Oh, you mean I'm supposed to be able to take deep breaths and not be winded after walking a block?"

Zen, I have my Advair (like Symbacort), albuteral inhalers, albuteral nebulizer meds, and prednisone. All working together and I still can't do much. Just getting to the doc is going to be a VERY slow process. But it is what it is and I'm trying to just keep plugging away at work, resting when I get overloaded.

I'm in my 12th week now and I'm suddenly starting to feel a little better wrt morning sickness

I often hear that this is the point where it turns around.

sj, that's lovely news. I'm so happy for you!

Zen, I have my Advair (like Symbacort), albuteral inhalers, albuteral nebulizer meds, and prednisone. All working together and I still can't do much.

I hear you. I still can't do as much as I'd like, either. I think, for me at least, that having been unable to really get in good cardiovascular/respiratory condition my whole life, it's going to take a few months of a committed exercise program (which I have yet to accomplish) to really get my insides to a "normal" state of fitness. And I may never be able to, you know, jog around the block. IOW, it's still hard to breathe sometimes, but I think it's because I haven't been.

I use the albuterol inhaler much less than I did when it was all I had, before I started on the Singulair/Symbicort. I guess that's progress, or else stubbornness. I'm so used to not being able to breathe well, it doesn't send me "danger - get the inhaler" signals until my lungs actually start making that wheezing/whistling sound.

Also, I'm refusing to take prednisone. I don't need to gain more weight, and on that I know I will.

Oh Zen, I understand the weight issue. Big time. But, for me, Prednisone is the ONLY thing that brings me back to any kind of normal. It make such a crazy difference that the trade off is worth it. As my doc says - if I can't breathe right, I can't do the cardio work I want to do. If I can't do the cardio work, I'll have a harder time gaining any level of fitness.

Back about 15 years, I was on Prednisone about every other month. I hated it and it wasn't until my doc got me taking Flovent daily that I was able to break out of the Prednisone cycle. Since then I resist as much as possible.

So the new-to-me NP at the new-to-me facility called yesterday to tell me my blood transfusion had been scheduled and she was sending the paperwork over. Today I go for type and cross and *you guessed it* they didn't have the paperwork. They putzed around for half an hour and then decided that since I'm a frequent flyer, they'd do it and assume the paperwork would come it. Let's hope it's there when I go in tomorrow for the transfusion.

At least the new infusion people seemed nice and, more importantly, competent.