Asthma, the disease that keeps on giving.
Once again Im way behind on my blogging, this time because I just haven’t been in the mood to write or talk […]
Category: Asthma exacerbations
That time I DIDNT get intubated
The last few weeks have been nuts. With a rash of wildfires throughout the area and other health issues to deal with, […]
The Price tag for 2018
Need proof that asthma is an expensive disease? So far this year the medical bills associated with treating my asthma totals $1,362,067.99. […]
Asthma party drugs
You’ll probably have to zoom in on these images, but do any of the drug labels on my IV pole look familiar […]
ICU angels
This is a blank notebook that they give ICU patients at the hospital I go to when my asthma gets really bad. […]
Sticker shock
I post my personal hospital bills from time to time to show how incredibly expensive an asthma exacerbation in the San Francisco […]
A common cold with not so common asthma
Didn’t I just blog about my 133rd hospitalization for asthma? Well make that 134 now. This is getting F’ing ridiculous. This latest […]
My 133rd hospitalization for asthma
My 133rd hospitalization occurred on 10-9-2017. The trigger wasn’t the usual environmental allergies or resp infection, this time it was smoke from […]
No transplant for me, but that’s OK.
If you’ve been following my medical journey, you might recall that last summer I began the evaluation process for lung transplant at […]
2 years, 2 million dollars
Need proof of just how expensive asthma can be? These are my hospital bills for the last two years, coming in at […]
Dupilumab
3 and half years ago I wrote about the exciting news regarding a game changing drug called Dupilumab. Dr Wenzel and others […]
In other news
And despite all the medical appointments, I still managed to learn a dozen new tunes. Related Posts:104th trip to the slammer for […]
Paying my own way
After 12 and half years of receiving free healthcare benefits from my partner’s employer, the ridiculously increasing costs to maintain those benefits […]