Care for some Albuterol? (Hey…..how did the primatine mist get in there?) I sometimes jokingly claim that Ive
Full Story »RT/Asthmatic/Patient
All this buzz about inhalers ,nebulizers and hospitals , got me to thinking of various situations, in which Ive been involved. Not always practicing what I preach. As I’m sureHeliox . As is pretty typical, they kept me on the continuous neb for about 96 hours. That’s’ around 736 Albuterol treatments in just a 4 [...]
Full Story »That’s a lot of ABGs
Can you believe I’ve had 118 arterial blood gases radial artery. If that were the case , my wrist would have fallen off by now. Some of those samples actually came from arterial catheters that were placed in my artery during different hospitalizations. I estimate that about 50 of the 118 ABG samples sent to [...]
Full Story »The first few days are the worst
First of all , thank you everyone! for all the nice comments. They mean a lot to me. My apologizes for the self pity thing in the previous post. I guess even us butch super hero types carry a bit of the drama queen gene. I don’t care how many times I go through this, [...]
Full Story »Time to renew
Yes, there’s actually more to my life than asthma attacks and marathon walks… I’m also a Respiratory Care Practitioner . In order to legally practice Respiratory care in the State of California, you have to be licensed by the state , and in order to maintain your license , you have to renew it every [...]
Full Story »Asthma Update
OK .. I admit it, I’m getting a little discouraged. Not so much about my ability as an endurance walker, but more so about the way I’ve been feeling when I’m NOT walking. Since the middle of September, I’ve had a tough time climbing out of my yellow zone and I don’t really know why. [...]
Full Story »Day 2
48 hours out of the joint and the prednisone withdrawal process is in full swing.Instead of starting my day at 6:30 am , it now starts at 3:30 am. This sleepless pattern usually lasts a week or two depending on the steroid dosage at the time of discharge from the hospital. This is the part [...]
Full Story »The red zone
Yesterday I was in the green and walked 6 miles. Today I’m tittering on the red and I’m unable to do much of anything . I usually don’t post when I’m in the red zone because even typing is a chore , but I wanted to document just how fast things can change when you [...]
Full Story »The Healthcare field, my second choice
Actually, I was going to save this topic for another day when I could spend a lot of time writing it but, for some reason I feel the urge to crank out a few words now.While I was walking in Golden Gate park today , I was thinking back on my 25+ years as a [...]
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