I remember when I was in first grade, being in a hospital bed for a week or so with IVs in my arms and a mask over my face pumping oxygen into my lungs; reading cards from my class mates wishing me well and hoping I got better. I had a severe asthma attack and was fighting for my life. Flash foward to last night after a pretty fun night out with a few of my childhood friends I got home and realized that I had misplaced my inhaler. I don’t know about others with chronic asthma but whenever that occurs I immediately start to get anxiety which then proceeds to put me in a constant state of stress and worry. I combed through the house looking for the little puffer. Lucky enough I had a little bit to drink earlier so I was able to pass out.
I wake up to my lungs feeling like they went a few rounds with Tyson. Doing everything I could to stay calm and breathe normally while I waited for my moms to bring me a new inhaler that I ordered. As the time went by I got worse and was really worried to be honest. For those that don’t have this disease, imagine you are under water holding your breathe and your trying to beat your friends time or something and you stay under until your chest begins to cave in and your throat tightens, etc. Now take that moment in time and keep it going for a few hours except with each huge breathe you get a little bit of air to keep you going. I now have my puff puff never pass and have since been breathing better (although my chest is still sore from the strain). Not sure why I’m even typing all this. I guess it’s like I’ve felt we’ve got a little fam going on here and I should update you on my life at times. Especially when I haven’t posted anything since last night haha. I’ve had my shit under control for most of my life and it’s been one of my biggest worries with my little brother. Hoping that he doesn’t have it (so far we’re 10 years deep and he doesn’t). I’ve never confronted the people involved in me actually getting this and I’m not sure if I ever will. I don’t think me blaming them will help anything to be honest. I just wish they made better decisions while I was in the devoloping in the womb stage. Anyways ya’ll, I’m back so get ready for good music, etc. Shouts to Meka for holding it down.
thats deep shake
my wife has pretty wild seasonable asthma, if thats the right way to say it. shit is wild – i remember the first time we got busy and she caught an attack… we dont hit that position anymore.
*salutes
welcome back
yo shake,
as a type 1 diabetic i can relate to what you’re saying. there have been times where i havent been on my game and forgot my insulin or ran out or whatnot, its crazy how nothing else matters until you get your medicine. glad to hear you are doing ok, peace.
my asthma used to be pretty bad, not so much now, but 5-6 years ago, it was no fun…hope all is well shake
One love fam. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was younger, but now as I get older, I’m coming to find out that it’s not really asthma…it’s some rather long heart condition…maybe. But, anyways. I still play basketball & work in a fast-paced environment. I’m either worked up from basketball so much, that I can’t sleep or I’m groggy as fuck, like I had a hangover or something, or I’m sore. So, I can feel your pain somewhat.
But, stay up…some people actually do give a fuck (no Brokeback)
glad to hear your doing alright shake!
hope all is well shake, take it easy so u can get back on the grind and be in 2dope condition fo sho
Yeah I feel you on that Shake. I had a bad case of Bronchitis around 8th grade and it’s progressed to where I had a real bad attack my sophomore year of high school.
I had to spend a week in the hospital, and they had me taking all kinds of steriod inhalers way stronger than the normal breathalizer. I couldn’t eat right, and was shaking something serious.
It’s kind if died down from there. I’m going on 4 years removed from that but with these cold New England winters I almost always get bad chest colds which means back to the good ol’ inhaler. The only good part is when you get a girl to pat you on the back and give you a massage to loosen the phlegm up. It’s nasty spittin up in front of them tho. lol
glad to hear your aight man. my best friend has the same condition, every now and then it’ll keep him in bed for a few days! stay strong, and hide a few extra inhalers around the place!
Thanks for sharing that fam. A lot of my peoples got it bad too, I know that shit is raw.
that’s some real shit, but glad to hear everything is alright. my aunt passed last year of an asthma attack. its some serious shit. keep in good health shake.
Good post Shake. I understand what your going thru man. That reminds me of a situation I had in high school once during a football practice.
damn my dude…
thats some real shit!
be easy
Yeah i hear that i got asthma to, but have some what grown out of it (i hope) but i still watch my lil sis struggle all the time, even this week she missed the whole week of school. Shit can bring ya down sometimes… good to hear ya back on the grind tho.
shake been taken notes outta charles hamilton book..deep
i dont ahve asthma but i got my puff puff
aaahhh…so thats why we don’t smoke…stay up, your important, don’t know if Meka could do this all by himself
Good to hear that u better now don’t what i would do without my (2)dopeboyz keep ur head up
Glad all is well.
Like other people on here I’ve sorta grown out of my asthma. I had one attack when I was younger but nothing major after that. Still every now and then I use an inhaler when I play basketball or go running just to make it easier on my lungs.
Remember, after 12-31-08, you won’t be able to get a regular albuterol inhaler anymore. They’re all being pulled off the market and being replaced with HFA variants. From one pharmacist to another…. Peace
I have the same thing.
hope your bro never gets it, stay safe Shake
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XV - Ricky Vaughn f. Fresh Daily (Night 4) « 2dopeboyz said this on September 18th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Dam shake i had that happen to me and imma rapper lol so you know i was on stage like WTF!!! LOL but you described it to a T. Fucking Jordan sparks bitch dont know what NO AIR feels like lol…
i appreciate all the comments, i really do. thanks ya’ll.
I too suffer from chronic asthma just like you since I was little. At times in my life I would go a year with no signs of it and I thought it was gone but it always comes back. I’m not sure what inhaler your doctor has you on but it sounds like you are using a rescue inhaler (albuterol/proventil?) Anywho I’m not a doctor or anything but when I tried out a steroid inhaler (flovent) I never got attacks anymore. The thing that sucks about steroid inhalers are that you have to take everyday which is inconvenient and expensive. I just thought I would share my experience. BTW I try to keep extra Bronkaid pills in my cabinet too for when I can’t find my inhaler.
Well since your sharing, and we all are fam, I just wanted to stop by and wish you well Shake. I don’t suffer from asthma, but I do suffer from extreme panic and axiety disorder which makes me hyperventilate and gasping for breath at times. It just goes to show what can happen when people don’t make right choices while your “in the womb”. Mom loved Coke and didn’t stop when I was building my brain. My doc’s attribute it to a chemical imbalance, I don’t blame her, but I’m sure it didn’t help. Hope everything is good fam. Easy…
dam thats a rough story thanks for sharin.. i dont know much about asthma but do you think you shouldve called 911 once u realized u were missin ur inhaler?
the worst is having to sit in the living room with a loud ass breathing treatment while the sixers were playing. its been 11 years and i’ve gotten better, but still have an episode every now and then. sometimes vegas wind can be a bitch too. No feeling like not being able to breath.
Stay up shake
i kno wht you goin through shake…i have asthma but its not a server a what it used to be when i was a child. The best thing for you to do when you miss place it or run out and your down to your last option is to drink an entire full glass of coca cola. It works everytime bruh.
but good to say you alive man.
Damn shake…glad you got better…things happen to everyone and you just gotta fight threw hard times and what not…I don’t got asthma but i can only imagin what its like…stay up fam…
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XV - Ricky Vaughn f. Fresh Daily (Night 4) - mp3REUP.com - Your Mixtape and Hip Hop Music Headquarters said this on September 18th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
yo shake this is sum crazy shit man… i actually had an asthma attack just last night too and i was tryin to explain to ppl how bad it really is… cuz they lookin at me tryin to get me to ball and shit but think im jus pussin out, so i had to let them know its honestly like everytime u take a breath sumone is squeezing yur lungs and preventing them from expanding to full capacity… but damn, im glad u got through it, i got my inhaler and it took me all fuckin night for it to finally subside all the way… the shit is a nasty condition tho
that sucks, feel better my dude, stay up, peace
Glad you’re fine Shake. Take it easy for us.
Good 2 Know U 100…I Had Asthma Once & Had 2 Tumors…I know a thing or two about hospitals and it’s never a good feeling to be stuck in one…Stay alive fam
best wishes, stay fly
Hope you are OK! Best wishes, be good! You’re the man!
My bro’s had it his whole life, so I def had to watch him when he either misplaced it or ran out…shit is not fun. I was suppose to have it but I never developed it…I guess my Lungs were lucky…but yeah asthma isnt some funny weird nerdy joke that gets so wrongly shown in dumb movies…the nerdy kid with glasses starts breathing hard almost in a panic/anxiety attack and then the fake use of the inhaler…shits wack.
Peace to you Shake…stay strong bro.
Feel better Shake
damn the way you post i thought u were superman, guess we all got problems though, sorry to hear u had to and still have to go through that. But glad to hear ur okay, and I hope ur lil bro doesnt get it too
I need to hear what you have to say….Good, bad, straight from your heart….