My old yellow is my new green
Just a year ago I was routinely hitting 370- 380 on the peak flow meter,Read More
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Hospital stay #97
- 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 responsesQuestions for Sally
- Asthma
- Other Lung diseases
- Other medical problems
- People, Places and Events
- pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary function tests
- Sally Wenzel
- SARP
Last week after finding out just how damaged my lungs really are, the only thingRead More
6 responsesThe SARP experience
- Air-trapping
- Asthma
- Asthma medical tests
- Asthma research
- Inspiration
- People, Places and Events
- Pulmonary function tests
- Sally Wenzel
- SARP
- Shortness of Breath
- travel
Welcome to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the
22 responsesThe nights are the worse.
Ever notice the time stamp on many of my blog entries? I usually compose andRead More
17 responsesBrief race update.
- Asthma
- Asthma exacerbations
- Asthma Symptoms
- Asthma treatments
- Cough
- Marathons
- Peak Flows
- People, Places and Events
- Racewalking
- Shortness of Breath
- walking events
- Wheeze
Had a great time and a stronger than expected finish at yesterday race. My finalRead More
5 responsesIm going to Pennsylvania to be studied.
SARP for short), is a collaborative research effort involving 4 different Universities, each adding theirRead More
11 responses13 miles…. but at what price ?
- Air-trapping
- Asthma
- Asthma exacerbations
- Asthma hospitalization
- Asthma Symptoms
- Exercise&Fitness
- Fitness Walking
- Marathon Training
- Marathon walking
- Marathons
- Nebulizer treatments
- Peak Flows
- People, Places and Events
- San Francisco
- Shortness of Breath
OK, I’m starting to get a little frustrated. Ive been doing everything by the bookRead More
6 responsesA week of experimentation…..and more confused than ever
- Air-trapping
- Asthma
- Asthma exacerbations
- Asthma Symptoms
- Exacerbation Recovery
- Exercise&Fitness
- Fitness Walking
- Peak Flows
- Shortness of Breath
- Walking
- Wheeze
Since no one seems to know why Ive been getting so sick, so frequently latelyRead More
4 responsesRacewalking for Science
- Asthma
- Asthma medical tests
- Asthma research
- Other medical tests
- People, Places and Events
- Pulmonary function tests
- Racewalking
- Shortness of Breath
- Walking
As part of the Shortness of breath self-Management research study that I’m involved in overRead More
3 responsesAsthma Update 12-4-2006
- Asthma
- Asthma medical tests
- Asthma Medications
- Asthma Symptoms
- Asthma treatments
- Pulmonary function tests
- Racewalking
Last weeks Pulmonary Functions testcompared to Septembers Pulmonary Functions testI know most of my friendsRead More
Leave a commentJust another week in the life of a hardcore asthmatic
- 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
3 responsesThis month’s PFTs
My latest spirometry after taking Albuterol . This is why fitness walking and/or racewalking isRead More
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