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Category: Hospitals

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

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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

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2 days or 2 weeks in the hospital, you never know with asthma.

On June 1, 2019 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Hospitals

Welcome to my world….. This scenario plays itself out pretty much on a monthly basisRead More

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The Price tag for 2018

On December 11, 2018 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Hospitals

Need proof that asthma is an expensive disease? So far this year the medical billsRead More

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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

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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

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Aerogen Nebulizer Gets an A+

On March 21, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Hospitals
  • Nebulizer treatments

Last week I was in the hospital again for my asthma resulting in yet anotherRead More

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Those damn stickers

On March 19, 2017 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • Hospitals

Things get lost or disappear in a busy hospital,so I totally understand the need toRead More

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Paying my own way

On September 21, 2016 By Breathinstephen
  • Asthma
  • asthma advocacy
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Asthma medical tests
  • Asthma Medications
  • Hospitals

After 12 and half years of receiving free healthcare benefits from my partner’s employer, theRead 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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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

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Techno-Patient

On December 16, 2014 By Breathinstephen
  • Arterial Blood gases
  • Asthma
  • Hospitals
  • Other medical tests
  • Respiratory Therapist

The Hospital I go to when my asthma gets really bad, recently upgraded their electronicRead More

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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

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