Royal Navy, asthma and inhaler?
Hey
Here's the story I'm planning on joining the royal navy I hope to start my process at 15 years and 9 months in January and join when I am 16 but there is one problem apparently I had asthma when I was younger and apparently it left after I lost weight anyway it was later proved my asthma was actually weight I had some kind of minor attack when I was 1 and nothing since. I have talked to my doctor and he says he would be happy to help me get in the Royal Navy he says he would write letters etc explaining how I don't have asthma cos I haven't had it since I was about 7 or 8 although I've always had inhalers not for asthma though I have got inhaler up til the age of 14 and 5 months now I know you have to have not been prescribed in 4 years but my doctor said he would appeal for me to get in even though I still got inhalers and my parents said that they would sign consent for me to join because they know I don't have asthma. So would this help any at all.
I have also been told by the local AFCO to lie when I do join and go for my medical he told me to lie about it and say I haven't been prescribed since I was 9 should I do this at all?
thanks
Update:Actually inhalers can be prescribed for more than asthma that's not what I got it for I got it when I had the swine flu
Comments
How foolish. The RN ask to see all your medical notes from your Doctor. So why did you have an inhaler at 14 if it was not for asthma. Why would a Doctor prescribe it for you. What else can you do with it.
UK
EDIT Athsma is when your tubes tighten up, either with an infection or asthma. Inhallers are used to open the airways.
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Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.
If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.
The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.
Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).
You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.
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Why the hell d'you want to join so young!?!
Go live a little.