Many of you know that I had bilateral vocal cord paralysis. The cords were in the closed position and required tracheostomy. I had the trach for about 5 months. When one vocal cord recovered, they took the trach out. So I have one paralyzed vocal cord and the other one spasms.
Lately, I've been having all kinds of breathing problems; but the worse is the laryngospasm! I had the longest one ever! I thought that my husband would have to call an ambulance. I ended up going to the ER. It felt like I was about to go into respiratory distress. It was hard for me to breathe, my heart rate was over 112 beats per minute, I had chest pain, and I had a sense of impending doom.
After I told the triage nurse what was going on, they took me back to see a doctor. I had brought my old trach and told the doctor that I wanted it back in! Although, my breathing was almost back to normal, I feared another attack. They put oxygen on me and then called my various doctors (pulmonologist, neck surgeon & ENT, and my Primary Care Physician). The doctor said that he was going to give me Solu-medrol IV(steroid) and Ativan IV (to relax my muscles and decrease the anxiety).
The doctor said that something was going around and it was really affecting babies and people with breathing related disorders. He decided to treat it like "croup". So, I have Prednisone and Ativan to take for about a week. I'm supposed to get in to see the Neck Surgeon to get his opinion during this time.
I think that I need a trach or trach button. It's terrifying when you can't get air into your lungs.
So me and Horriblelife will be dealing with the steroids. I don't feel the rush that she got. Well not yet. Maybe, the Ativan is helping to keep me calm. If I get grumpier, or sillier, or worse, it's the meds!
Maybe, I had an allergic reaction to the cat thread! 
I told my husband that he may have to put the trach back in!
We'll see!