How much of a threat is asthma to a thirteen year old boy?
April 17th, 2006 by admin
Josh asked:
My son has just got an asthma attack which means that the asthma that the docter believed was gone forever has come back. Should i be worried?
My son has just got an asthma attack which means that the asthma that the docter believed was gone forever has come back. Should i be worried?
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April 20th, 2006 at 4:02 am
Yes, I have asthma and it needs to be monitored on a daily basis. It is a deadly disease.
April 22nd, 2006 at 11:54 am
No, just make sure you keep an eye on his asthma at all times and if it gets bad again run, do not walk, to the doctor. Asthma can be very serious if not taken care of.
April 24th, 2006 at 6:41 am
It’s a big concern. Remember people die all the time from asthma attacks, young and old. Their throats close up and can’t breathe. Something must have triggered it, dust, pollen, animals etc. Do you live in an area where there is a lot of agriculture, farms, ranches or a lot of foliage and plants. My mom gets asthma attacks from certain blankets and fabrics. You need to look into it in detail. I’m sure your doctor told you the same thing.
April 25th, 2006 at 11:41 am
the child needs follow up with the pediatrician and pulmonologist - not Yahoo. take a CPR class and contact the American Lung Association.
April 26th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Chances are your doctor thought your son had juvenille asthma, which is very common. Your lungs continue to produce new tissue from birth to about age 6 or 7. That’s how kids will sometimes “grow out of asthma”. If he had an attack at age 13, it could be 2 things. 1) He has been recently introduced to a trigger that he didn’t have before that time and is sensetive to that specific trigger, or 2) He is beginning to develop chronic asthma. Definitely go to the doctor. You should probably insist on having him/her prescribe a Proventil inhaler, at least for starters, until they decide on a further course of action.
April 28th, 2006 at 11:45 pm
Yes I would be worried. I would probably take him to a different doctor. Asthma can be easily treated with the right medication.
May 1st, 2006 at 2:34 pm
How much of a threat? Fatal. Asthma has to be managed daily, not just when it happens or after it happens. Yes, you should be so worried that you should contact your local Lung Association or Asthma Society and update YOUR education. & knowledge about asthma.