Originally posted by K9soul
That's true, but I still think it is more common in men!
That's just 'cause you haven't met the women of my family. Me included. If Paul sees this thread, he might tell it, so I'll just admit to it.

I'm asthmatic.

P - "You're not breathing well."

K - "I'm fine."

P - "You're really not breathing well, why don't you go to the doctor."

K - "I'm fine, just a little wheezy."

(Repeat this scene several times.)

I finally relent, let him take me to the hospital, and they look at my oxygen sats and incarcerate me for days, after I spend time in the Emergency Department arguing with the medical professionals that I should go home, I'm just a little wheezy.