Mr 1A: I am in the same boat as you, and I think a lot of people are in the same boat with us as well, LOL! I'm just waiting for the okay to do the medicals, and then hopefully, take off for AUH next month or July.
I agree with DivingDiva about your asthma. I believe that when you do your medicals, they basically want to make sure you're in good health, and that you don't have anything infectious or contagious, like TB, STD's, etc. You dont want to infect the rest of the crew.
See you in AUH!