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Just a guy with ridiculously bad lungs who walks marathons for fun

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Category: Air-trapping

Treatment overload

On April 11, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Alternative Asthma treatments
  • Asthma
  • Asthma care plan
  • Asthma Co-Morbidities
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Bipap
  • Hospitals
  • Intubation
  • Lung Transplant
  • Other medical problems
  • Other medical tests
  • pre lung transplant
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • Ventilator

Yes, another update about treatment options. Things seem to be changing at a lightening paceRead More

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I feel your pain

On March 25, 2015 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • asthma advocacy
  • Asthma Support Group
  • blogging
  • COPD Awareness
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Wheeze

Feeling like shit right now? Is your asthma, COPD or other breathing disorder flaring upRead More

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Self Observations: FEV1 and Breathlessness

On May 14, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Dyspnea
  • FEV1
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Peak Flows
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Walking

Always curious about things, earlier this week I did a series of FEV1 measurements onRead More

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Plan B

On May 6, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Achievements
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Boston Marathon
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • Portland Marathon
  • San Francisco Marathon/Half marathon
  • Severe asthma
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

Yesterday I completed my final “test” walk in a series of trial walks that startedRead More

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3 Good Weeks

On March 16, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma research
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of Breath
  • triggers

For the life of me I can’t figure out why my breathing was so goodRead More

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Air-Trapping

On June 8, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of Breath

Ive written about this before, but this is such an important an misunderstood topic; oneRead More

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Bloated

On February 21, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Diet
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Other medical problems
  • Other medical tests
  • Shortness of Breath

Everyone experiences a little indigestion and bloating from time to time. Did you know thatRead More

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Double Whammy Asthma

On July 15, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • lung anatomy
  • Lung physiology
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • Shortness of Breath

I often find it frustrating that here I am, a life long asthmatic, a RespiratoryRead More

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Is too much of a good thing, bad?

On June 10, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Dyspnea
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness Walking
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Other Lung diseases
  • Shortness of Breath

For 5 years now, I’ve been heralding the benefits of daily exercise in people whoRead More

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Opiates and Lung disease

On December 18, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Medications
  • COPD
  • Dyspnea
  • Opiates
  • Shortness of Breath

No longer just reserved for severe pain control or to relieve end of life suffering,Read More

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The SARP experience

On November 22, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma research
  • Inspiration
  • People, Places and Events
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Sally Wenzel
  • SARP
  • Shortness of Breath
  • travel

Welcome to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the

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Darn Dyspnea Dilemma

On November 14, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • COPD
  • Shortness of Breath

……………….Try saying that 5 times really fast. Before reading this post, you might find itRead More

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The nights are the worse.

On November 5, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Peak Flows
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Wheeze

Ever notice the time stamp on many of my blog entries? I usually compose andRead More

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