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Category: Asthma exacerbations

Self Service

On April 8, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Shortness of Breath

Just one of the advantages of being an asthmatic Respiratory Therapist, though the hospital staffRead More

9 responses

12 month Update

On November 8, 2012 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma and travel
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Dyspnea
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • Severe asthma
  • Shortness of Breath

It’s almost 2013 and I just realized I really haven’t posted a breathing status updateRead More

8 responses

So,what brings you here?

On March 26, 2012 By Breathinstephen
  • asthma awareness
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Hospital bills
  • Questions and Answers

Over the years Ive built up a pretty loyal following of friends who are interestedRead More

8 responses

Buried Alive

On June 26, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Intubation
  • intubation
  • People, Places and Events
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Severe asthma

The photo is from the movie “Awake”, but what happened to me last September wasRead More

22 responses

Do you know when it’s time to go in?

On May 12, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma care plan
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Severe asthma
  • Shortness of Breath

The idea for this post came to me during the middle a recent severe exacerbation.Read More

34 responses

104th trip to the slammer for Asthma

On May 7, 2011 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • intubation
  • Intubation
  • People, Places and Events
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Severe asthma
  • Ventilator

Greetings from the 14th floor isolation room a top the Moffitt building at UCSF medicalRead More

17 responses

I’m blessed

On December 18, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Fan mail
  • Friends/Bloggers
  • Inspiration
  • People, Places and Events
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Sally Wenzel

You know what? I might be cursed with crappy lungs, but I sure seem toRead More

17 responses

Trapped in the yellow zone

On November 8, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • FEV1
  • Peak Flows
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • Yellow Zone

We all know what it’s like to be in asthma purgatory for a few daysRead More

10 responses

It’s been a rough couple of months

On October 19, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • blogging
  • Boston Marathon
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Marathons
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack

October has traditionally been a bad month for my asthma (and I’m sure I’m notRead More

4 responses

No Cowbells for Stephen

On September 26, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Intubation
  • Marathon Training
  • Marathons
  • People, Places and Events
  • Recovering from severe asthma attack
  • Shortness of Breath
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • walking events

You train hard and wait months in anticipation to accomplish a goal you’ve been aimingRead More

14 responses

Running on empty

On September 13, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Exercise&Fitness
  • Fitness/Training Update
  • Italian Language
  • Peak Flows
  • People, Places and Events
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)
  • training progress
  • Walking
  • Yellow Zone

I actually had something else prepared for this weeks post, but since there’s a goodRead More

6 responses

Asthma guilt trip

On September 7, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Education
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Childhood Memories
  • People, Places and Events

How many times have you had a really bad asthma flare, but had serious trepidationsRead More

31 responses

Annual Asthma Report Card

On June 29, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma & Exercise
  • Asthma care plan
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma research
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • lung disease and exercise
  • Opiates
  • Shortness of Breath

It’s been almost a year since Ive updated my asthma status. Here’s the latest reportRead More

5 responses

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