Hello, my name is Victoria, but everyone calls me Vicki. I'm 34 years old. I've had eczema and allergies as long ago as I can remember; my first allergy was to cow's milk as a young child, although I was told that I "outgrew" it. As a preteen I developed more allergies, which caused really unpleasant late-summer symptoms mainly a constantly runny nose and very itchy, red, tearing eyes treated with an antihistamine. I pretty much "outgrew" that too, but in my early twenties I began to experience episodes of wheezing. My doctor diagnosed me with asthma and prescribed a rescue inhaler and inhaled steroids, which helped me. But these episodes occur more frequently now. Three months ago, I had to go to the ER for the first time in years because the wheezing wouldn't stop, which was scary. My breathing hasn’t improved much since, even though I have been on steroid pills and a new long-acting inhaler since that episode; I have wheezing almost every day now. I’m worried that I will have to be on steroids indefinitely, and I still haven’t been able to resume my normal activities.