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Category: Bipap

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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Bipap trial

On January 30, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Bipap
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Sleep Apnea

It’s too soon to tell if it’s helping, but 4 weeks ago I started onRead More

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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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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

6 responses

23rd time’s a charm

On July 6, 2015 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Bipap
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • Shortness of Breath

No..not as in hospitalizations ( I’ve lost count of those,) I’m talking about my 23rdRead More

3 responses

For the 112th time

On October 23, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Hospitals
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • People, Places and Events
  • Severe asthma
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

Gee I haven’t written about a good ole hospital admission for quite sometime. Since IRead More

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15 months Intubation Free!

On July 17, 2013 By Breathinstephen
  • Alternative Asthma treatments
  • Asthma
  • Asthma care plan
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Intubation
  • intubation
  • Peak Flows
  • Severe asthma

It feels good to brag about something positive for a change. This week marks 15Read More

4 responses

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

6 responses

Hospital stay #97

On January 9, 2010 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Bipap
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Peak Flows
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Sally Wenzel
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Ventilator
  • Wheeze

Battle scars: 4 failed arterial line attempts and 12 failed IV attempts. I have noRead More

27 responses

Number 96

On October 10, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

Thanks everyone for all your kind emails while I was in the slammer. The hospitalRead More

9 responses

Number 94….a Bad One

On June 8, 2009 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Dyspnea
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Intubation
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • oxygen
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Ventilator
  • Wheeze

…………..As in my 94th hospital admission for asthma. I had been feeling really crumby mostRead More

12 responses

#84

On March 1, 2007 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Exacerbation Recovery
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

Wednesday I was discharged from my 84 th incarceration for the crime of asthma. IRead More

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Just another week in the life of a hardcore asthmatic

On May 20, 2006 By Breathinstephen
  • Air-trapping
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma hospitalization
  • Asthma Medications
  • Asthma Symptoms
  • Asthma treatments
  • Bipap
  • Nebulizer treatments
  • Peak Flows
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Steroids ( prednisone)

I usually don’t post about my hospital experiences because its not a subject I likeRead More

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