I live in the yellow zone
Always trying to figure out why my asthma is so difficult to control, I decidedRead More
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Can air quality apps help prevent asthma attacks?
As a person with life long asthma, my exacerbations usually develop slowly, sometimes over severalRead More
2 responsesPFTs Du Jour
For those interested, here are my latest spirometry results from last weeks SARP follow-up visitRead More
1 responseSelf Observations: FEV1 and Breathlessness
- Air-trapping
- Asthma
- Asthma Symptoms
- Dyspnea
- FEV1
- lung disease and exercise
- Peak Flows
- Pulmonary function tests
- Shortness of Breath
- Walking
Always curious about things, earlier this week I did a series of FEV1 measurements onRead More
3 responses15 months Intubation Free!
- 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 responsesTrapped in the yellow zone
- 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 responsesMy first Halloween Contest
- Asthma
- Asthma Medications
- Asthma treatments
- FEV1
- Friends/Bloggers
- Funny asthma stuff
- Peak Flows
- People, Places and Events
- Pulmonary function tests
The following is a perfect example of what prednisone can to an otherwise intelligent andRead More
22 responsesAsthma Breathing Zones
- Asthma
- Asthma Education
- Asthma Education
- Asthma medical tests
- Peak Flows
- Pulmonary function tests
- Yellow Zone
This is the 2nd installment of my “ Breathing, the mini series“. This one isRead More
18 responsesRunning on empty
- 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 responsesMy old yellow is my new green
Just a year ago I was routinely hitting 370- 380 on the peak flow meter,Read More
4 responsesHospital 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 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
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