Pulmonology Visit

Well, didn't get a lot of answers at my visit today but I did get a lot of "it is not this." We ruled out big, bad things. I will have an asthma assessment. Dr told me to only use Xoponex as needed, not every four hours. I thought about what he said and that helped ME put the pieces together and come up with my own explanation of what is going on. I do this every day and the pieces of this puzzle started to fall into place for me.
In a nutshell, I think my upper airway and esophagus is inflamed and swollen from the steroids and Xoponex. I think I have mild angioedema. My vocal cords are swollen and I am hoarse. I think my back and chest pain is because my esophagus if on fire from the these drugs and I am having some degree of referred pain. The nausea and other problems are also likely drug related. I told the doctor my breathing is worse now than it was when I had pneumonia.
So to turn this around, only using Xoponex if I am having breathing problems in the lower chest, I am starting Zyrtec or Benedryl to see if the upper airway quiets down and Prevacid to treat my angry GI tract.
We will see if I am right.