from 20 september to 1 october i only worked two days. the rest of the days i was on sick leave. my fever was not subsiding. it came and it went. my lungs made some noise when i breathe. my general practitioner referred me to a specialist as she suspected me to suffer from pneumonia or tuberculosis.

so i went to see a chest specialist. i had to take an x-ray of my lungs; did a blood, urine, and spitum test. the results were negative. to my relieve, i am free of pneumonia or tuberculosis. neither am i diabetic.

so what has been my ailment? to my disbelief, the doctor told me that i have an adult onset asthma.

i was given a lot of pills to swallow and an inhaler.

i called up my gp and told her that i was happy about the discovery, that it's not pneumonia or tuberculosis but asthma. she hesitated, and responded with "errr ... emm ... well, yes, of course we are relieved."

i detected something in her tone of voice and asked her what she really thought about it. she said that pneumonia and tuberculosis can be cured but adult onset asthma can only be managed.

it means that asthma is something that i have to live with.


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