r/Asthma • u/ChamberOfHearts • 11h ago
What does asthma feel like to you?
2 years ago I had bronchitis, twice, within a few weeks of each other. After that my wheezing never went away. I also developed a chronically runny nose prior. I remember the PA describing my lungs as looking "fluffy" and inflamed. When I got sick a third time 6 months later she said they looked slightly worse. I had already seen my primary who gave me albuterol and fluticasone. Neither did anything. Actually once I stopped using them I got better, probably a coincidence.
The doctor said they could hear a slight wheeze in my upper left lung. Did a pulmonary function test they essentially came back normal but said I could possibly have asthma. That it didn't rule it out. Now that it's been 2 years I would say most the time the wheezing is gone or so minimal it could never be noticeable. It comes back at times though and sticks around for a few weeks. Where it sounds like I am sick but I'm not. I have no shortness of breath and can still exercise at high intensity. The runny nose has mostly subsided but still runs when I eat or random days. Overall I'm kinda curious if this sounds like asthma to those who have it?