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Eos still high??

I have been struggling for a long time with my breathing.  I had 2 months that I had amazing breathing... went down to 20mg of medrol(was on 500mg a day)Things were really looking up.  My Doc said I had just been over treating with steroids(destroyed my body)I vowed to never on high does of it again!  My doctor insisted that because for 2 monthes I had no eosiniphils in my lungs and blood that I just had normal asthma, but was being over treating because I also have VCD.  I went back this week really bad, and my eos were 32%my highest has been39% One doc dx me with eosiniphilic bronchitus.Now that I have high eos again.. I dont know whats going to happen.  is that too high for an asthmatic?Im so sick with dealing with so many different opinions Another doc thinks I have hypereosiniphilic syndrom...Im really confused
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251132 tn?1198078822
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It is easy to understand your confusion and frustration.  This is a very complicated issue and needs a thorough evaluation by someone in an academic medical center. You need to have someone who has considerable experience with these types of problems evaluate you and your medical records.  If no such facility exists in your area, I would suggest a consultation here at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver.
Please read our Vocal Cord Dysfunction MedFact at http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/vocal.html for more information.  It is possible to have VCD with or without asthma.
If you are not helped locally and would like to discuss a possible evaluation here at National Jewish Medical and Research Center please call LUNG LINE
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I am a medical technologist, but do not currently work in hematology. Normal eosinophil percentage is usually around 5%. I did find these links on google. You may want to check them out:

http://tinyurl.com/6b6b5

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001101/2053.html  (scroll down for table)

http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/path_handbook/upcmd/01026/

Have you been in the military recently? If so, this article might be of interest:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5236a1.htm

You could always choose to be evaluated by a doctor who specializes in hematology.  Good luck.
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