by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
In the late 80’s I developed a lung condition that would just not go away, every other day or so I would get this horrible lung irritation and something would be “fluttering” in my lungs when I would breathe. It cause my to practically cough my guts...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
My history with Aspergillosis begins about ten years ago in 2000, when I was living out in the Diablo Valley in Contra Costa, California. I began experiencing seasonal allergies to tree pollen.I can’t explain why these allergic spells began, when I had lived in...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
Hi my name is Greg and have recently gone through the experience of having a aspergilloma .The good news is my story is a success story . Im a 38 year old Australian male 10 years ago while working in PNG I picked up TB , I was treated in Australia in the QLD health...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
I was diagnosed with asthma over 30 years and have taken inhaled steroids since the ’80s. In the spring of 2004, I started having more frequent asthma attacks coupled with longer recovery periods, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, and pleuritic chest pain. Having...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
So how does one cope when discovering they have an unwanted guest residing in their air ways or nasal passages, or any where for that matter?My own experiences most likely mirror those of many ABPA sufferers but I thought I might mention them so any newcomers to our...
by GAtherton | Jan 29, 2019 | Living with Aspergillosis, Patient stories
Well then, This is a bright shining light in a VERY dark tunnel ….. Bit of Background first I suppose …. I met my wife on our first day of school (we were 5 years old!!) She has always had Asthma & a “bad chest” over the intervening 51...