Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Bob - Sure nice to hear from you. Sorry you're not feeling to good, but you do have the right attitude. Hugs, It's just my imagination, running away with me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 ---kathy, my good peak flows will be over 350. Usually after leaving the hospital it will go up to 600 and then slowly slide to 300. The Nebulizer puts it to 450 - 500 and begins to slide in an hour. I do 6 Nebs a day. If i don't move to fast or exert to much i breathe well enough; otherwise i get into trouble quickly. If the breathing combines with dizziness I know I'm dropping in Oxygen content levels. i know on my other group that's related to the illness one is on oxygen because of the lung involvement. Can't help but wonder if I'm headed there also. I guess the odd thing is is that I think I feel pretty good most of the time. i suppose it's the brains way of coping with reduced functions. Bob In autoimmune-ills , " Kathy " <klo5@c...> wrote: > Bob--What is your normal peak flow? > I had mine up to abut 450 for awhile and it stayed between 400- 450. Then we went to the southwest on vacation and the pine pollen at Bryce canyon set me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Yeah, the brain does funny things. Last week when my pain was so bad I was sobbing to my husband that I was going downhill and he was surprised that I was just noticing it. I mean, I have pain everyday, sometimes worse than others , and I know that what I would have considered a 10 about a year ago now would be maybe a 7 , but since I continue to push myself to do the exercise, yoga, meditation, etc and can push myself through special times (like vacations--mostly) I think I'm doing OK. But then I hit the payback times--like recovery from vacations--and it's worse than ever. I guess I just continually adjust what I consider OK. Last night we had storms and today it's raining and I couodn't sleep at all last night and today the pain is horrible. Last night I was doing the fluctuating between sweaty and uncomfortably hot and sticky , and freezing. Today my skin hurts. Kathy Re: How's Bob ---kathy,my good peak flows will be over 350. Usually after leaving the hospital it will go up to 600 and then slowly slide to 300. The Nebulizer puts it to 450 - 500 and begins to slide in an hour. I do 6 Nebs a day. If i don't move to fast or exert to much i breathe well enough; otherwise i get into trouble quickly. If the breathing combines with dizziness I know I'm dropping in Oxygen content levels.i know on my other group that's related to the illness one is on oxygen because of the lung involvement. Can't help but wonder if I'm headed there also.I guess the odd thing is is that I think I feel pretty good most of the time. i suppose it's the brains way of coping with reduced functions. BobIn autoimmune-ills , "Kathy" <klo5@c...> wrote:> Bob--What is your normal peak flow?> I had mine up to abut 450 for awhile and it stayed between 400-450. Then we went to the southwest on vacation and the pine pollen at Bryce canyon set me off. Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I've missed your humor Bob! I'm glad you went to the ER. The pollen count been high in your area and making your asthma worse? I think that's going on a lot around here. Sorry about the hernia. Glad you keep the supper plate at 18 lbs....lol Shirleybob ford wrote: Hi there, I'm not to bad I think. Monday my health Insurance called me about a new program they thought I might be interested in. While talking to the nurse rep she asked if I was having a problem with any of my health issues. I said a little problem with the asthma mostly. I thought she asked if I wanted to be connected to someone who deals with asthma info. I said Why not. I get connected to another nurse somewhere in Texas I think. this one asked my name and said she can hear me breathing. I said good now I know I'm still alive. Started asking me how I was feeling etc. I took a peak flow meter test and it came up at 250. Said to hang up and call 911 immediately. I old her I was to busy to do that. Boy did she get exited. made me promise I would call right away. so I promised and hung up. I called my Pulmy but it was after 5 so I went and did the 911 call. a short time later my friends from the local police dept and ambulance service came and visited. Got the ride to the local Med center and after 1 1/2 hours and two double Nebulizers ( my 6th & 7th of the day. I went home with directions to increase my prednisone to 60 for 3 days and a slow drop. my peak flow increased to 550 until 9 o'clock then dropped slowly to 300. I'm still doing 6 nebs a day but I'm not increasing that stinking Pred. unless absolutely necessary. wife and son are gone until Monday. I guess the solitude was to much. I think I'm doing ok in general. I get around and finally recognize most of my limitations. A new wrinkle to the mess is I've been Dx'd with a Ventral Hernia. Best guess is it's from the effect of such a rapid (massive) weight gain and loss over the past couple of years mixed with the Pred. Just can't lift over 20 pounds. My supper never gets that heavy. I always stop at 18 pounds. LOL Life is still good. BobPlease visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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