Angel that sounds like asthma.. do u have asthma or have u ever been checked for it... Umm not to be gross but do u cough till u feel like u might barf? ROFLMAO .. sorry but thats the only way i can describe it for u..

I have asthma brought on by allergies and thats how i finally figured out what it was.. i thought i was getting bronchitis all the time, but the dr found out it was asthma.. any wheezing? dry cough? lol didnt know i was an MD did ya???


oh & PS: asthma usually flares up at night

well maybe I should have talked with you first before spending the co-pay!!!
Yes, thats it!!! but I should say that its nothing more than an irritating tickle cough/clearing of the throat by day, .....but at bedtime it is a relentless hacking cough that sometimes feels like I'm going to puke. It can last anywhere from 30 min to 2 hours of constant coughing. I went to the dr. and he ruled out any lung ailment, chest congestion, strep, etc etc.....he gave me samples of an antihistamine "clarinex" and a prescription for Claritin D. those aren't working.....I will make an appt for my allergy doctor (remember the one who told me to wear goggles and a mask while cleaning and doing yard work? lol) One thing that does seem to help although its a year old.....is an old prescription for a rubbitussin/coedine cough syrup. Let me tell you....2 tsp. of that and I'm out!!! hehe...no more coughing after that!!! Only trouble is that is old...and not much left.

I thought asthma was more wheezing and trying to catch your breathe after exertion? goes to show you what I know......thanks for the info Curly. I'll check it out.

Angel I had a dry cough a couple years ago and the doctor said I had acid reflux and prescribed Nexium. I stopped taking it after a couple months because I didn't think I had Acid Reflux.

My husband coughs all the time at night. I wonder if he has the same thing as you.

I had a good day today though I had a kinda bad weekend.

Sunday: 1756 calories, 638 deficit

there are different forms of asthma & severities.. there is "exercise induced asthma" & also allergy induced astma.. what is odd that i learned about it is that its not an issue with gettin air in.. its getting it back out your lungs make these lil plugs that stick in the bronchi in your lungs

during the day mine affects me with just throat clearing but sometimes at night before i got on meds i would do the cough till ya puke thing..

does your robitussin have Guaifinsin? thats an expectorant .. my family dr actually told me to have a spoon of the robitussin with guafinisin everyday in the summer when my allergies are actin up.. he says it keeps the gook thin in your lungs....

hahahaha anyhoo i would ask the allergy doc to test ya for asthma just in case

geez why am i awake at 335am????????????????????????????

well, second dr. appt today and she said I have an allergy induced case of bronchitis!!!! It would be asthma if I was wheezing, but since I'm not .....she says its the bronchitis version. I have 2 new inhalers, antibiotics and I'm also to take a Sudafed PE to get rid of the nasal drip. (nice huh?) The drip is also making me cough.....hard to keep all the meds straight in addition to the meds I already take in the morning. WWWAAAAAAAA.....

and Curly.....why are you awake SO EARLY???

i have been going thru an insomnia phase.. hmm maybe i should get some nyquil

Hey Ladies,



Curly~ ummmm or is it Dr. Curley hehehehehe... Amazing pics you have. I guess I didn't realize that was hurricaine country too! Glad you and your family are safe now .... hope you get some good sleep soon now.

Angel~ Here I am gf. I thank goodness I don't have allergies. I see so many people with them and they just always look so miserable... I hope you're feeling much better very soon!

Val~ How's it going? Lee does the cough thing at night too. LOL Between my snoring, and his coughing we're lucky to get a couple hours sleep between us hehehe.... his is due to his nasty smoking tho... bleaaahhhhh.

Nothing new to report here. I'm on the low side of my 2 lb seesaw battle today lol... Maybe this next week I can get into the TEENS! My resolve feels like it's getting stronger.
Today is my Friday, we have lots of yard work tomorrow. I hope the clouds come back tho... I hate it when it gets so blasted hot here. Last week we got some more huckleberry bushes pulled, and a couple of the bigger fir trees down. Man what a job it is cleaning them up. Only 15 more to go lmao!!!
My kittens are getting so much bigger. Sam the siamese finally started coming in the house.. tho he's still really skittish if you move to fast around him. Curly~ Do you still have lil ones under your porch???

So girls... Checkin in and checkin' out. I'll keep in touch. hugs and loves..... Dee~

OK I have to post this I had a very bad day yesterday. I worked in the day and immediatly after had a tutoring appointment. After that I was totally binging. I had cereal with PB and yougurt, 2 big bowls. And that was just the start. I was so down I didn't even exercise.

I'm back on target today but I do feel like I'm slipping back into old habits.

Monday: 3071 calories, 723 surplus, no exercise

(((((Val)))))))... just keep aware of those habits and hopefully you'll nip them in the bud. Something I found really helps me if it's not time for a meal but I'm hungry is a new drink called Lightfull. It's available thru Amazon . com. I tried the chocolate but didn't care for a funny aftertaste, but the strawberry one is yummmmmy. Only 90 calories and loaded with fiber and protein. You should check into it. Goooood Luck Hon!

It's freakin soooo hot here today. We got up and started doing some tree cleanup. Of course MY suggestion that we do the things in the shade, and move with it was met with a sneer.... then we argued cuz I AM A PERSON and don't treat me like an employee. (I take that back, I wouldn't talk to an employee like I got treated... grrrrrrrrrrrrr)... Anyways, we got a lot done then I showered, went to town, came home and found TOM has decided to grace me with it's presence.... so explaines my horrible mood swings the last few days lmao..... So peace is resolved back into my house and tomorrow I'm working in the shade so blah blah blah... lol.

Is there anyone else who's weight seems to be lighter when TOM is here?

: You all have a wonderful day/nite!!!!!

kittens... umm more like teen agers now.. eating me into the poor house...
I really need to give them up to the animal rescue... but i keep thinking that the more i can tame them down.. the better chance they will have at adoption.. or maybe i am just being selfish.. im not sure..

((Dee)) thanks for the encouragment. I figure at least I'm still keeping track of everything and haven't given that up. I think I might have been doing some emotional eating yesterday. Seeing all the 9/11 stuff was upsetting.

Curly the kitties are cute! If you do want to give them up the sooner the better. Most people don't want to adopt an older cat.

I still have my foster Simba the orange tabby. I'm very attached to him. I have a show this weekend and I'm hoping no one adopts him. Bad I know!

Tuesday: 1402 calories, 1164 deficit, 35 minutes Tae Bo

Hi Everyone,

I had a good day today. I am determined to post my calorie counts everyday to stay accountable! I hope everyone is well!

Wednesday: 1307 calories, 1372 deficit, 45 minutes curves

yes i need to get on your band wagon val, and start posting as well! seems like every day there is some reason i can go exercise.. hopefully tonite i can sleep without waking up every hour... cuz then i dont wanna get up in the AM ..BUT this must change!

I'm still trying to get back on track. I had a couple good days but today was another bad day.

My mother was back in the hospital again. She fell and broke her wrist into many bone pieces. I spent the day with her and she's scheduled for an operation on Monday. I will be busy taking her to the hospital for an apointment again tomorrow.

I was definetly doing some emotional eating today. I was somewhat out of control but not as bad as it could have been. I didn't get out to exercise becase I was just so tired from spending the day at the hospital.

Thursday: 2453, 105 surplus, no exercise

Val i will add your mom to my prayers.. hope she does well with her op and is soon on the road to feeling better!


Dee who is TOM? i just spend all my time with Fannie... lmao with fans blowing on me... hot ,, cold hot cold hot cold... i am starting to think maybe tom wasnt so bad! lol