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Category: Asthma exacerbations

Asthma, the disease that keeps on giving.

On December 1, 2020 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Biologic asthma drugs
  • Hospitals
  • ICU Dilireum
  • intubation
  • Severe asthma

Once again Im way behind on my blogging, this time because I just haven’t beenRead More

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That time I DIDNT get intubated

On November 11, 2019 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans
  • bronchiolitis Obliterons
  • Hospitals
  • Intubation

The last few weeks have been nuts. With a rash of wildfires throughout the areaRead More

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The Price tag for 2018

On December 11, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Hospitals

Need proof that asthma is an expensive disease? So far this year the medical billsRead More

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Asthma party drugs

On November 23, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma treatments

You’ll probably have to zoom in on these images, but do any of the drugRead More

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ICU angels

On June 28, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization

This is a blank notebook that they give ICU patients at the hospital I goRead More

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Sticker shock

On April 13, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Hospitals

I post my personal hospital bills from time to time to show how incredibly expensiveRead More

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A common cold with not so common asthma

On January 2, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • intubation

Didn’t I just blog about my 133rd hospitalization for asthma? Well make that 134 now.Read More

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My 133rd hospitalization for asthma

On October 17, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Bipap
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans
  • Intubation
  • Other medical problems
  • Secondary conditions
  • Severe asthma
  • Ventilator

My 133rd hospitalization occurred on 10-9-2017. The trigger wasn’t the usual environmental allergies or respRead More

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No transplant for me, but that’s OK.

On April 9, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Lung Transplant

If you’ve been following my medical journey, you might recall that last summer I beganRead More

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2 years, 2 million dollars

On February 5, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Hospital bills
  • Severe asthma

Need proof of just how expensive asthma can be? These are my hospital bills forRead More

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Dupilumab

On October 3, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Alternative Asthma treatments
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma treatments
  • Sally Wenzel

3 and half years ago I wrote about the exciting news regarding a game changingRead More

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In other news

On September 25, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Funny asthma stuff
  • Intubation
  • intubation
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Lung Transplant
  • Other medical tests
  • Ventilator

And despite all the medical appointments, I still managed to learn a dozen new tunes.Read More

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Paying my own way

On September 21, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma advocacy
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Hospitals

After 12 and half years of receiving free healthcare benefits from my partner’s employer, theRead More

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