Monkey did soccer again today with no inhalers. He had what he described as one pretty bad attack, but he was able to control it with the breathing exercises. He said it just took a little longer until he felt under control. He still feels good about the fact that he can control this himself.
We had a talk about the Spiriva. He’s in agreement with me that he’d rather not be on it unless it’s really necessary. So, we are going to try the inspiratory muscle training first. Then if he is still getting attacks every time, he can decide whether he wants to try it or not, depending on how troublesome the attacks are to him. Soccer season ends next week, and I’d rather not experiment while he’s away at camp (in August) so we probably wouldn’t try it until the fall (and if he doesn’t play soccer, he may not need anything anyhow, in which case we might not try it until next spring). But we go to the pulmonologist on Thursday, so we’ll see what he has to say about it.
