Skip to content
 Breathinstephen

Breathinstephen

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

  • About
    • Me
    • My Asthma
    • Visuals
    • 4 String Therapy
    • Dollars and cents
    • Privacy Policy
  • Lung Links
    • Lung Links
    • Asthma Classifications
    • Asthma Action Plan
    • Asthma Lingo
  • Walking
    • Why I Walk
    • My Walking Style
    • Race Results
    • My Walking Routine
    • Walking Links
  • Media
    • Featured in these publications

Category: Asthma hospitalization

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

3 responses

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

5 responses

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

Leave a comment

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

3 responses

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

Leave a comment

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

4 responses

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

4 responses

No matter how well I take care of myself

On February 2, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Medications
  • Intubation
  • Severe asthma
  • Ventilator

Not sure what’s going on. Since 2003 when my asthma started to get really bad,Read More

8 responses

ICU delirium got a hold on me

On January 31, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Bipap
  • Dyspnea
  • Intubation
  • intubation
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • Ventilator

If you’ve suffered from asthma for any length of time and/or have been hospitalized forRead More

10 responses

What’s it like to be intubated for asthma?

On December 4, 2015 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • Intubation
  • Ventilator

The search term “Intubation” comes up fairly often on my blog’s traffic logs, so IRead More

29 responses

The wonderful side effects of frequent asthma flares

On January 1, 2015 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma treatments
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Secondary conditions
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

Think a severe asthma exacerbation only effects your lungs? Check out the photos below. EachRead More

Leave a comment

Im an A hole when Im sick

On December 11, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Hospitals
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Severe asthma
  • Shortness of Breath

Most people will tell you Im one of the sweetest, most caring people you’ll everRead More

10 responses

The impatient patient

On July 26, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Intubation
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathon walking
  • Portland Marathon
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • Ventilator

Oh goody, another post about asthma exacerbation recovery. After being discharged from the hospital onlyRead More

5 responses

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 7 Next

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Advocasy

Research

Accolades

Must-haves for Badassmatics

>


Use code "breathend"for 10% discount

Contact Me

Copyright © 2023 Breathinstephen All right reserved
Gutenbiz Created By Rise Themes