Deb, the term infectious asthma was coined by Dr.Hahn,
and I don't think anyone else has ever heard of it.
It's possible, however, that even if you had asked
your doctor about asthma caused by bacteria, she might
not have heard about that either. It takes mainstream
doctors a long LONG time to learn about and accept
what researchers are finding. This is why you have to
be your own advocate.

Sign into the infectious asthma group, rather than
just your email, and you'll find a ton of studies
under Links and Files. Print them all up, including
the letter Dr. Hahn wrote to other doctors explaining
his treatment, and send them to your doctor with a
note telling her you'd like to try treatment, and then
follow up with her in a week. Go through the
documents that explain what arguments you might get,
and how you can respond, so you're well prepared. One
example is that doctors love to tell patients they
can't treat them using Dr. Hahn's protocol because
it's too dangerous to be on antibiotics for twelve
weeks, and you could form a resistance to the
antibiotic. The response to that is to remind them
they treat patients using antibiotics for much longer
periods for things as benign as acne, so taking an
antibiotic once a week for twelve weeks shouldn't be a
problem.

I was always short of breath, too, when I had asthma.
Some of the markers of having infectious asthma is
shortness of breath, fatigue, coughing, medication
that doesn't seem to work well in managing your
asthma, higher than average bouts of sickness per
year, and getting secondary infections when you get a
cold. I had all of those, my son just had exercise
induced asthma and got sick a few times a year, and
needed antibiotics at least once a year. Both of us
have been treated and have been asthma and asthma-med
free for more than three years now.

I also had a pain in my chest when I would lie on my
left side in bed at night. That, too, resolved once I
was treated.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Maureen





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