Hi, Daryl!  Recently you wrote in a message to ARDITH HINTON:

[WRT reposting a message which went missing in transit]
AH>  Go for it!  That will make it easier for me to reply
AH>  as well.  :-))

DS>  Thank goodness I can type this, instead of writing it
DS>  out...writers cramp is a bear. 


          Ah... you must have retyped the whole thing.  I was hoping you might
be able to copy the earlier message without retyping.  Thankyou....  :-)



DS>  And, my apologies in advance for the length of the
DS>  message.


          No problem.  That way I can break my reply into installments... thus
ensuring you know I'm still paying attention & creating more traffic.  I think
you've added some more recent information as well.

          My apologies for taking so long to answer....  :-)



DS>  First, in January, I had to go to the Emergency Room for
DS>  a bout of severe bronchitis. I took a nebulizer treatment,
DS>  similar to what asthmatics do on a daily basis,


          I know or have known a number of people with asthma, and it seems to
me that daily treatments including the ingredient which made you feel good are
less often used than they once were because we have other alternatives now.  I
understand what you mean, though.  The newer drugs don't work for everybody...
*and* they may have to accumulate in the body for awhile before taking effect.
Many asthmatics carry another puffer for emergency or short term use, and that
is what you'd be most likely to see when you're visiting with friends....  :-)



DS>  and they gave me strong antibiotics, which took care
DS>  of it, and I was better a week or so later.


          Thus lulling you into a false sense of security.  Been there.  ;-)



DS>  That bill was under $100. With that nebulizer, I felt
DS>  like I was "smoking an Indian Peace Pipe". 


          Uh-huh.  These remedies may contain epinephrine... i.e. another name
for adrenaline... or (more likely) a synthetic approximation.  According to my
BANTAM MEDICAL DICTIONARY it relaxes bronchial spasms & helps a person breathe
more deeply.  I hadn't heard of it being used for bronchitis until now.  But I
see how it might be helpful if there's a "pain/fear" cycle or whatever.

          Because tobacco stimulates the adrenal glands, thus increasing one's
own production of adrenaline, I think your analogy is a good one... [chuckle].




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