As I do that, I am notic­ing that some­thing just doesn’t feel right.  I have com­plained writ­ten about my asthma a few times now.  Basi­cally, I have been on an inhaler for 7 months.  I still notices symp­toms dur­ing the day even sit­ting and relax­ing.  I have symp­toms dur­ing exer­cise.  I also cough uncon­trol­lably when I get sick.  Albuterol doesn’t help in either inhaler or neb­u­lizer form.  Is there a sec­ondary issue?  Do I have aller­gies?  Is this not really asthma?  Is the asthma stub­born or more severe than I/we ini­tially thought?

It is frus­trat­ing.  Right now, I am itch­ing to get out and get run­ning again, but I don’t do it, because it is such a frus­trat­ing expe­ri­ence.  We are mov­ing in July, and after we get set­tled, we plan to join the YMCA in town.  I am both look­ing for­ward to this (hav­ing access to the equip­ment and other activ­i­ties) and dread­ing the frus­tra­tion that comes with try­ing to increase my run­ning dis­tance and endurance.

I may start the couch to 5K plan again and give myself 2 weeks for each week of the plan.  I may also visit the doc­tor again to see if she has any insights.  I am not sure.