<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Sakem</b></i>
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
I found myself in 2003 getting too lazy to do my Pulmozyme. I was working my 1st job, time was limited. I didn't see an immediate impact of not taking the med, so I stopped it all together for about 3 months. [/L]</end quote></div>
I think this is a common response for many young people as yourself. When things are going good, denial of CF can be convienient. </end quote></div>
For me it wasn't denial, it was just thinking hey, this drug doens't seem to do anything for me. I did all the rest of my nebs - my albuterol, TOBI and my Vest.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Doctors should educate their patients about the actions and importance of drugs they are prescribing, but the patient is ultimately the one responsible for reading the drug info and educating themselve why some things are important, even if they so not have an immediate onset of action.</end quote></div>
I agree 100%
The problem that I see in adult clinicis is that, especially at my clinic, when meds are initiated as a ped, meds aren't re-explained as an adult. I've been on this med since my early teens, so I doubt my doc though, "wow, she's been on the med for a decade, it's time to re-explain to her why this med is important." But that's just the ticket - the mind of a 22 year old is different than a 14 year old. So it's on the adult clinics to make sure patients understand meds, even if they've been on them for a long time.
Needless to say I've been compliant for the past 3 years. It's a great drug.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
I found myself in 2003 getting too lazy to do my Pulmozyme. I was working my 1st job, time was limited. I didn't see an immediate impact of not taking the med, so I stopped it all together for about 3 months. [/L]</end quote></div>
I think this is a common response for many young people as yourself. When things are going good, denial of CF can be convienient. </end quote></div>
For me it wasn't denial, it was just thinking hey, this drug doens't seem to do anything for me. I did all the rest of my nebs - my albuterol, TOBI and my Vest.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Doctors should educate their patients about the actions and importance of drugs they are prescribing, but the patient is ultimately the one responsible for reading the drug info and educating themselve why some things are important, even if they so not have an immediate onset of action.</end quote></div>
I agree 100%
The problem that I see in adult clinicis is that, especially at my clinic, when meds are initiated as a ped, meds aren't re-explained as an adult. I've been on this med since my early teens, so I doubt my doc though, "wow, she's been on the med for a decade, it's time to re-explain to her why this med is important." But that's just the ticket - the mind of a 22 year old is different than a 14 year old. So it's on the adult clinics to make sure patients understand meds, even if they've been on them for a long time.
Needless to say I've been compliant for the past 3 years. It's a great drug.