Shortness of breath in asthma
Breathlessness, shortness of breath, dyspnea, air hunger, whatever you want to call it, when you can’t breath, it can “feel” like you’re […]
Tag: dyspnea
Exercise like your life depends on it
Everyone knows how important daily exercise is for maintaining good health, but I believe this is even more true when you suffer […]
I feel your pain
Feeling like shit right now? Is your asthma, COPD or other breathing disorder flaring up or bothering you more than usual? Were […]
Self Observations: FEV1 and Breathlessness
Always curious about things, earlier this week I did a series of FEV1 measurements on myself. I wanted to see if my […]
The “A” word
Im talking about the other A word…. ANXIETY As a Respiratory Therapist and a lifelong asthmatic, I know all too well that […]
Duke …aka snuggle bug
When it rains it pours. Our hearts have never been so broken for so long. Why does this keep happening to the […]
12 month Update
It’s almost 2013 and I just realized I really haven’t posted a breathing status update in almost a year. Probably the biggest […]
Getting that Monkey off my Back
I haven’t blogged about this experience until now, because frankly, I been too sick to sit in front of the computer for […]
It’s been a rough couple of months
October has traditionally been a bad month for my asthma (and I’m sure I’m not alone on that), but this is the […]
Annual Asthma Report Card
It’s been almost a year since Ive updated my asthma status. Here’s the latest report card. For the year, I give myself […]
A physicians perspective on dysnea and opiates
The Happy Hospitalist must have read the last post I published regarding dyspnea and opiates, because he just wrote an article about […]
Opiates and Lung disease
No longer just reserved for severe pain control or to relieve end of life suffering, today a growing number of people with […]
Darn Dyspnea Dilemma
……………….Try saying that 5 times really fast. Before reading this post, you might find it useful to read the first two of […]