3 years old- Moderate

[RachelVaughn]

So I went back to the doctor today and they finally diagnosed my 3 year old with moderate asthma. She will need daily breathing treatments. Im concerned to say the very least. He thinks she will not grow out of it. So asthma is deadly and im scared. Shes only 3 and to be on daily treatments..that cant be healthy. Do people with asthma their whole life not live as long? Am I going to have to be paranoid about her breathing 24/7? I have never met anyone iwith this circumstance...any advice??

[Tammy2009]

It can take months for the cat dander to leave the environment so if may slowly get better.  Also for me, the dust mites bother my asthma 10 times worse than the cat dander (have 2 cats) even though my skin ***** reaction was higher on cats than dust mites.

[RachelVaughn]

Yes she has had allergy testing- she is allergic to cats, dogs and dust mites. Her cat allergy is very severe. We got a kitten and thats when this all came into play. We got rid of the cat 2 weeks ago and I have bought all the allergy/asthma things. Air purifier, bedding things etc.. I thought this would all go away once the cat was gone but I guess not. We have an appointment 1 time every 3 months for the next year. Although i am glad shes on "controlling" meds it just makes me sad that it even has to be this way.

PS- my husbands best friend just died at the age of 22 from asthma- thats where my anxiety comes in.

[Victoireh]

Hi, anybody that has asthma that is well controlled should be able to live a long and healthy life. However uncontrolled asthma can create a really low quality of life. And yes on rare occasion can cause death.

The best thing you can do for your child is to educate yourself on asthma, and work closely with your family doctor. Your daughter will start on a higher dose, in order to control the asthma. Once her asthma is in control, your doctor will find the lowest dose necessary to control her symptoms. There are many ways you can help to control her symptoms is by removing any environmental triggers she may have. Has she had allergy testing yet?

Let us know how it goes with her treatment.