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How do accountants with asthma cope? Are you a highly unstable asthmatic?
I have asthma. At one point I was so unstable and stuck in status astmaticus that I required intubation & ventilator assist x5.5 days. Threatened with a trach for day 6/7.
I'm still here. I follow my pulmonologist's recommendations & take care of myself.
I have asthma and have been a nurse for almost 17 years. The only times I've had issues were when the hospital was using a particular chemical to clean the carpet that went straight to my airways and caused me to go downstairs to the ER for breathing treatments. They wound up having to change their cleaning chemicals. Other than that, nursing itself has never created any asthma problems for me.
It does sound like you need better medical management, however. Please see your primary care provider ASAP.
hanabishi
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My dream is to become a nurse, but i have asthma. Any thought would highly be appreciated.