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1580703 tn?1651904887

asthma, prednisone question

I've been having breathing problems and chronic fatigue with asthma even after taking Symbicort and singulair regularly.  I was prescribed 30mg prednisone for a week.  is this high dose ok?  
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1580703 tn?1651904887
I'm so sorry to hear that.  is your mom ok?  what is alpha one antitripson?
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U might coupd have alpha one antitripson my mom couldnt not breath shortness of breath went to sevral doctores they keep sayen its not your breathen its you so after two years. She went to shands hospital in gainsville wich they specialies in lung and she had to get two lung transplants and was diganosed with alpha one antitripsonddddiganosed with
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1580703 tn?1651904887
are my test results very bad?  will they improve with time and medication?
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1580703 tn?1651904887
On my PFT test I had:
FEV 1   3.76(pred) 81%(predicted %)
FEV3    4.11          75%
SR eff(cmH2o) 7.44, 62%
DLCOSB 24.20  68%
FRC-HE 2.82 76%
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1580703 tn?1651904887
I have cortisol levels of 2.4.  Can this be caused by long term symbicort/albuterol?  Does asthma mean that my lungs are damaged or only inflamed?
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