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

Welcome to my world….. This scenario plays itself out pretty much on a monthly basis for me. The only thing that really […]

It’s too soon to tell if it’s helping, but 4 weeks ago I started on a trial of home Bipap. Essentially Im […]

The Hospital I go to when my asthma gets really bad, recently upgraded their electronic charting and patient care computer systems. They’re […]

Is it just me or are things changing? Being a frequently flyer in the ER asthma world, Ive noticed more and more […]

Gee I haven’t written about a good ole hospital admission for quite sometime. Since I just completed my 112th, maybe now’s a […]

It feels good to brag about something positive for a change. This week marks 15 whole months since Ive had to have […]

Just one of the advantages of being an asthmatic Respiratory Therapist, though the hospital staff might not be so thrilled. They get […]

Battle scars: 4 failed arterial line attempts and 12 failed IV attempts. I have no veins left and my radial arteries are […]

I always try to write a little something about each and every hospitalization Ive experienced, but this is one Id just as […]

…………..As in my 94th hospital admission for asthma. I had been feeling really crumby most of that weekend prior. My dyspnea was […]

Wednesday I was discharged from my 84 th incarceration for the crime of asthma. I hadn’t been breathing well for most of […]

I usually don’t post about my hospital experiences because its not a subject I like to re-live. Its an unwanted , terrifying […]