Guest guest Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Yuck. I am being my normal hard headed self. At this point I think I am going to be able to get through until tomorrow to see my doc. I have several appointments over the next couple of days that will be very inconvenient to reschedule. Isn't that always when this stuff happens. Anyway, the flare seems to be better, but it has left my breathing very shallow and my chest very conjested. I am now back on my bipap. Having sinus drainage and all now as well. Guess we can eat chicken soup together. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 9:05:08 AMSubject: Madeline Too late -I came down with a cold yesterday.But, thank you.Alana>We can't have you going down. > > Madeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Ive been touchy this weekend too Madeline. Im coughing more but still holding ok. I hope you feel better tomorrow. I think its this weather system. Ann Madeline Too late - I came down with a cold yesterday. But, thank you. Alana > We can't have you going down. > > Madeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Wow, give yourself a pat on the back for all of that. I noticed lately that anything in a box mix gives me a rash all over me, from the powdered milk they use in the recipes. I have a milk allergy, and it is getting very hard to eat much of anything. I throw up for weeks at a time. I am going through one of these bouts right now. I have had my stomach looked at so many times, my colon. I have allergies to many foods, the milk allergy, sinusitis most of the time, and asthma, oh, don't forget the hiatal hernia, and only a partial stomach. Never, ever thought I would be living a life like this. I also suffer from depression, sometimes I just lie there and pray and ask God why did he even put me here on earth, to suffer so much. Sorry, just rambling there. At least I kept a little water and a few crackers down today. To: asthma Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 7:14:10 PMSubject: Re: Madeline <sigh> I hope it gets easier. You read labels of everything that isn't just a simple food item, like "chicken". You eat very, very plain food. Yesterday's dinner was the lovely chicken stock, with minced garlic and minced ginger, and diced chicken, simmered until tender, and I splurged with an apple for dessert. I had a couple of green olives (pitted but empty, pimentos are nightshades) for a snack, later. Breakfast today was cottage cheese. Plain, naked, boring. Lunch was a container of "Muscle Milk", which is fairly low carb, and reasonably high protein. I'll probably have another one for dinner, because I'm going to a beading class with my sister, and won't have time to cook anything, and eating out is just... impossible. And unfortunately, you can't ever stop reading the silly labels, because companies change their recipes from time to time, and they're not always considerate enough to put even "New And Improved!" on the labels. So we have to keep on reading. I know I need to add veggies, but without onions, all of my cool spice mixes are now evil, and veggies without them are sad. (I miss "Lemon Pepper", and "Bacon Salt", in particular!) I have to spend some time finding out the ways to make them taste good without onions, and I'm not really looking forward to the experiments. That is really interesting, but, how do you actually do it? That is a lot, I repeat a lot of work, to disect everything. I imagine it gets easier as you go? Maybe? To: asthma Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 3:25:10 PMSubject: Re: Madeline Wheat/gluten is annoying to avoid, but onions... those are REALLY hard to avoid! They're EVERYWHERE! I searched through four stores, including Trader Joe's and a local health food store with a HUGE gluten-free section, just looking for chicken broth that I could use. (Okay, it's a little harder for me because I also can't have corn or any nightshades, which includes potatoes. I also can't have eggs, but there aren't a lot of eggs in chicken broth, LOL.) Finally found ONE, Wolfgang Puck's organic chicken stock. I don't dare eat out, it seems like onions are in *everything*. When you combine this list, gluten, corn, nightshades, eggs, onions, and now add that I'm diabetic and can't eat more than about 30 grams of carbs per meal to keep my blood sugars from flipping out (so fruit is mostly out)... food isn't much fun any more. I agree with you and it is really hard at first. I had so many food allergies that I thought it was worth a try. I have found that there is a lot of things that you can have that does not have wheat. I eat a lot of fruits, melons, vesgestables, pork and beef. I have learned to read labels all the way through because some products that does not have wheat or tree nuts are processed in a place where wheat and nuts are also processed. I, too was eating a lot of chicken and I love onions. I think this diet was meant to include foods that do not have additives and etc Soon I will not be able to buy fresh melons and I will have to find other things that will work. I believe this is goind to work for me and I wanted to share it with our group. Lou Subject: Re: MikeTo: asthma Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:32 PM ROFL!!!! Preaching to the choir here. I feel hippocritical to say I don't want meds. I really don't. I refuse to take most meds, but I have found I will try any med that might help the breathing. Priorities. Priorities. I haven't had to bump my daily intake yet, but I have had an 80 mg and a 120 mg injection this last week. Gained 6 pounds. Hope this all settles back down soon as I really can't end up on those high doses again. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 11:37:40 AMSubject: Re: Mike Thanks Alana. It is a good drug in many ways. I am just one who would much prefer to live a drug free life, regardless of the drug. That said, I hope no one looks at the pharmacy in my medicine cabinet. Mike McBride Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. St. Ephraim the Syrian To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 3:22:07 AMSubject: Mike Mike, this is great news.AlanaOn the other hand, the > pred is knocking the asthma in it's backside and it is beginning to behave > itself again.> > Mike McBride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 , for the veg one, I quite often cook a veg bake, with onion, garlic, chilli, pepper, aubergine, courgette, tomatoes, potato and mushroom. Ingreduents can be removed or subsituted as necessarty. Cut all into cubes, mix together with olive oil and any herb / spice that you like and can eat. I like oregano and basil mixed. Then spread out on an oven tray and bake till lightly browned. It's quick and easy, can be adapted to dietry requirements, you get a good range of veg, and it's tasty. I tend to grate a bit of cheese over the top once it's on my plateJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me. Subject: Re: MikeTo: asthma Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:32 PM ROFL!!!! Preaching to the choir here. I feel hippocritical to say I don't want meds. I really don't. I refuse to take most meds, but I have found I will try any med that might help the breathing. Priorities. Priorities. I haven't had to bump my daily intake yet, but I have had an 80 mg and a 120 mg injection this last week. Gained 6 pounds. Hope this all settles back down soon as I really can't end up on those high doses again. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 11:37:40 AMSubject: Re: Mike Thanks Alana. It is a good drug in many ways. I am just one who would much prefer to live a drug free life, regardless of the drug. That said, I hope no one looks at the pharmacy in my medicine cabinet. Mike McBride Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. St. Ephraim the Syrian To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 3:22:07 AMSubject: Mike Mike, this is great news.Alana On the other hand, the > pred is knocking the asthma in it's backside and it is beginning to behave > itself again.> > Mike McBride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 That sounds delicious, Jenn, but... LOL, all that's left after you remove everything I'm allergic to is the courgette, garlic, and mushrooms, with olive oil and spices, and the grated cheese. I don't like zucchini *that* much! Chili, peppers, aubergines (eggplant, over here), tomatoes, and potatoes are all nightshades. , for the veg one, I quite often cook a veg bake, with onion, garlic, chilli, pepper, aubergine, courgette, tomatoes, potato and mushroom. Ingreduents can be removed or subsituted as necessarty. Cut all into cubes, mix together with olive oil and any herb / spice that you like and can eat. I like oregano and basil mixed. Then spread out on an oven tray and bake till lightly browned. It's quick and easy, can be adapted to dietry requirements, you get a good range of veg, and it's tasty. I tend to grate a bit of cheese over the top once it's on my plate JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me. Subject: Re: Mike To: asthma Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:32 PM ROFL!!!! Preaching to the choir here. I feel hippocritical to say I don't want meds. I really don't. I refuse to take most meds, but I have found I will try any med that might help the breathing. Priorities. Priorities. I haven't had to bump my daily intake yet, but I have had an 80 mg and a 120 mg injection this last week. Gained 6 pounds. Hope this all settles back down soon as I really can't end up on those high doses again. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 11:37:40 AMSubject: Re: Mike Thanks Alana. It is a good drug in many ways. I am just one who would much prefer to live a drug free life, regardless of the drug. That said, I hope no one looks at the pharmacy in my medicine cabinet. Mike McBride Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. St. Ephraim the Syrian To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 3:22:07 AMSubject: Mike Mike, this is great news.Alana On the other hand, the > pred is knocking the asthma in it's backside and it is beginning to behave > itself again.> > Mike McBride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 That does sound like a major challenge. :(I don't understand why some people have such a series of battles to face in this life, I can only believe that somehow, somewhere, there is a reward waiting for you, for surviving it with the grace that you clearly bring to this life. Wow, give yourself a pat on the back for all of that. I noticed lately that anything in a box mix gives me a rash all over me, from the powdered milk they use in the recipes. I have a milk allergy, and it is getting very hard to eat much of anything. I throw up for weeks at a time. I am going through one of these bouts right now. I have had my stomach looked at so many times, my colon. I have allergies to many foods, the milk allergy, sinusitis most of the time, and asthma, oh, don't forget the hiatal hernia, and only a partial stomach. Never, ever thought I would be living a life like this. I also suffer from depression, sometimes I just lie there and pray and ask God why did he even put me here on earth, to suffer so much. Sorry, just rambling there. At least I kept a little water and a few crackers down today. To: asthma Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 7:14:10 PMSubject: Re: Madeline <sigh> I hope it gets easier. You read labels of everything that isn't just a simple food item, like " chicken " . You eat very, very plain food. Yesterday's dinner was the lovely chicken stock, with minced garlic and minced ginger, and diced chicken, simmered until tender, and I splurged with an apple for dessert. I had a couple of green olives (pitted but empty, pimentos are nightshades) for a snack, later. Breakfast today was cottage cheese. Plain, naked, boring. Lunch was a container of " Muscle Milk " , which is fairly low carb, and reasonably high protein. I'll probably have another one for dinner, because I'm going to a beading class with my sister, and won't have time to cook anything, and eating out is just... impossible. And unfortunately, you can't ever stop reading the silly labels, because companies change their recipes from time to time, and they're not always considerate enough to put even " New And Improved! " on the labels. So we have to keep on reading. I know I need to add veggies, but without onions, all of my cool spice mixes are now evil, and veggies without them are sad. (I miss " Lemon Pepper " , and " Bacon Salt " , in particular!) I have to spend some time finding out the ways to make them taste good without onions, and I'm not really looking forward to the experiments. That is really interesting, but, how do you actually do it? That is a lot, I repeat a lot of work, to disect everything. I imagine it gets easier as you go? Maybe? To: asthma Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 3:25:10 PMSubject: Re: Madeline Wheat/gluten is annoying to avoid, but onions... those are REALLY hard to avoid! They're EVERYWHERE! I searched through four stores, including Trader Joe's and a local health food store with a HUGE gluten-free section, just looking for chicken broth that I could use. (Okay, it's a little harder for me because I also can't have corn or any nightshades, which includes potatoes. I also can't have eggs, but there aren't a lot of eggs in chicken broth, LOL.) Finally found ONE, Wolfgang Puck's organic chicken stock. I don't dare eat out, it seems like onions are in *everything*. When you combine this list, gluten, corn, nightshades, eggs, onions, and now add that I'm diabetic and can't eat more than about 30 grams of carbs per meal to keep my blood sugars from flipping out (so fruit is mostly out)... food isn't much fun any more. I agree with you and it is really hard at first. I had so many food allergies that I thought it was worth a try. I have found that there is a lot of things that you can have that does not have wheat. I eat a lot of fruits, melons, vesgestables, pork and beef. I have learned to read labels all the way through because some products that does not have wheat or tree nuts are processed in a place where wheat and nuts are also processed. I, too was eating a lot of chicken and I love onions. I think this diet was meant to include foods that do not have additives and etc Soon I will not be able to buy fresh melons and I will have to find other things that will work. I believe this is goind to work for me and I wanted to share it with our group. Lou Subject: Re: MikeTo: asthma Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 11:32 PM ROFL!!!! Preaching to the choir here. I feel hippocritical to say I don't want meds. I really don't. I refuse to take most meds, but I have found I will try any med that might help the breathing. Priorities. Priorities. I haven't had to bump my daily intake yet, but I have had an 80 mg and a 120 mg injection this last week. Gained 6 pounds. Hope this all settles back down soon as I really can't end up on those high doses again. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 11:37:40 AMSubject: Re: Mike Thanks Alana. It is a good drug in many ways. I am just one who would much prefer to live a drug free life, regardless of the drug. That said, I hope no one looks at the pharmacy in my medicine cabinet. Mike McBride Like the apple of Thine eye preserve me, O Lord God; defend me and beneath Thy wings shelter me from temptations. St. Ephraim the Syrian To: asthma Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 3:22:07 AMSubject: Mike Mike, this is great news.Alana On the other hand, the > pred is knocking the asthma in it's backside and it is beginning to behave > itself again.> > Mike McBride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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