Good morning Mr. Mullen. DoDMERB is requesting my prescription history after age 13. This is because I marked a history of activity induced bronchospasm in the medical questionnaire, and use of inhaler. This condition was never formally diagnosed by a doctor or confirmed by a respiratory test, it was simply my mom’s concerns about me getting really tired after soccer practice. I was very young and had started formally training and playing competitive soccer
Fast forward to year 2017, my pediatrician suspected that I had no such condition (activity induced bronchospasm) or that maybe I had outgrew it. My level of physical activity was already very high. I am training several times a week and playing club and school soccer, participating in volleyball, and running with my school’s cross country team a few times a week, with no respiratory issues at all.
My pediatrician then suggested for me to take a spirometry study and a PFT which I did in August 2017, just a few days after turning 13 Years old. The test was negative to bronchospasm and any other type of respiratory condition.
Up to that day I carried a Ventolin inhaler in my training gear bag, I felt safe knowing that I had it handy while working out and I used it sporadically before fitness sessions, but when the pulmonologist cleared me I felt confident that I needed no medicine and the concern of ever having an episode while training disappeared, so I just took it out of my soccer backpack and stopped carrying the inhaler around. My parents said that the Ventolin was in some type of automatic prescription refills every three months, so every time the pharmacy called with the reminder that the prescription was ready, my mom picked it up, 3 times in 2017 and 1 time in July 2018 before my 14 birthday, those never opened inhalers were in my bathroom drawer for a while until I decided to cleared some space and I gave them to my mom to dispose.
When I started the USNA application process I realized that a history of activity induced bronchospasm was a DQer so I wanted to see the pulmonologist again, to certify that I’m free of any respiratory issues. The doctor referred to me and on Oct 27th, 2021 I took a PFT, spirometry study and on November 1st, 2021 a methacholine test.
I passed all tests with even better results than in 2017 and negative to any kind of respiratory condition. The pulmonologist re-confirmed my 2017 clearance and wrote a statement in my records.
I’ll be sending as soon as possible my prescription records after age 13 as requested by DoDMERB. Is having a prescription filled viewed as using a medication, if it was only kept on hand as needed for emergency? Should I attach the results of the recent tests and the pulmonologist clearance?
Should I include a note with an explanation similar to what I wrote above? I feel
It’s important DoDMERB know truthful and complete details.
Thank you for your advice
Fast forward to year 2017, my pediatrician suspected that I had no such condition (activity induced bronchospasm) or that maybe I had outgrew it. My level of physical activity was already very high. I am training several times a week and playing club and school soccer, participating in volleyball, and running with my school’s cross country team a few times a week, with no respiratory issues at all.
My pediatrician then suggested for me to take a spirometry study and a PFT which I did in August 2017, just a few days after turning 13 Years old. The test was negative to bronchospasm and any other type of respiratory condition.
Up to that day I carried a Ventolin inhaler in my training gear bag, I felt safe knowing that I had it handy while working out and I used it sporadically before fitness sessions, but when the pulmonologist cleared me I felt confident that I needed no medicine and the concern of ever having an episode while training disappeared, so I just took it out of my soccer backpack and stopped carrying the inhaler around. My parents said that the Ventolin was in some type of automatic prescription refills every three months, so every time the pharmacy called with the reminder that the prescription was ready, my mom picked it up, 3 times in 2017 and 1 time in July 2018 before my 14 birthday, those never opened inhalers were in my bathroom drawer for a while until I decided to cleared some space and I gave them to my mom to dispose.
When I started the USNA application process I realized that a history of activity induced bronchospasm was a DQer so I wanted to see the pulmonologist again, to certify that I’m free of any respiratory issues. The doctor referred to me and on Oct 27th, 2021 I took a PFT, spirometry study and on November 1st, 2021 a methacholine test.
I passed all tests with even better results than in 2017 and negative to any kind of respiratory condition. The pulmonologist re-confirmed my 2017 clearance and wrote a statement in my records.
I’ll be sending as soon as possible my prescription records after age 13 as requested by DoDMERB. Is having a prescription filled viewed as using a medication, if it was only kept on hand as needed for emergency? Should I attach the results of the recent tests and the pulmonologist clearance?
Should I include a note with an explanation similar to what I wrote above? I feel
It’s important DoDMERB know truthful and complete details.
Thank you for your advice