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[dolari]

Chronic Cough Update:

Went in today for a "metacholine" test to see if what I had was asthma or not. They give you increasing doses of metacholine to breathe, which is supposed to trigger asthma if you have it and affect your lung function, which they measure.

It happened and it happened. But apparently not enough for a formal diagnosis of asthma. I lost 17% of lmy lung function through the tests, and while that's a lot, it's not enough. So the doctor will look into something else that could be causing this.

I've decided I'm going to pursue this until the insurance runs out, and then "wait until somthing breaks and fix it then."

Comments

[dewline]

Not happy to read that "until the insurance runs out" part. I know it's part of the Way Things Still Are in the States - until something better gets further entrenched - and I still worry for you.

[dolari]

If you're in a country with universal healthcare or at least state-sponsored health insurance, never ever let them take that away from you.