jpgetty
04-10-2007, 03:11 PM
Over the past several months I've experienced wheeziness and shortness of breath. After research on the internet I believe I might have mild intermittent asthma.
When I went to the doctor I told him what my symtoms were but he didn't seem very interested in particulars. He said I should come back to him when I was actually experiencing symtoms. I found this very strange. Surely, this isn't the correct way of diagnosing asthma, is it?
(He did check my lungs with a stethescope and with a peak flow meter. They were fine.)
When I went to the doctor I told him what my symtoms were but he didn't seem very interested in particulars. He said I should come back to him when I was actually experiencing symtoms. I found this very strange. Surely, this isn't the correct way of diagnosing asthma, is it?
(He did check my lungs with a stethescope and with a peak flow meter. They were fine.)
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claflamme
04-10-2007, 04:21 PM
A methocholine challenge is the way to diagnose asthma. It doesn't matter if you are having symptoms at the time or not. I would ask to have this ordered. It is easy and not very time consuming.
hope your dr listens to you and hopefully you find out.
hope your dr listens to you and hopefully you find out.
Titchou
04-10-2007, 11:23 PM
Did you go to a pulmonologist? That's who you should see.