Being Diagnosed When I was diagnosed with emphysema I was pretty sure I was doomed, I was going to die, it would be soon and it was all my fault. I had smoked for 30 years. I didn’t think I could quit. I had even had Spontaneous Pneumothorax several times, a Plebectomy and still didn’t quit. To be fair the…
Trees of Mystery I was recently on vacation up to the Oregon coast. I had a blast. Not just in the things we did, but the drive is drop dead gorgeous once. The Redwood trees are amazing and quite awe-inspiring. I have been through the Avenue of the Giants before,but I always get the same feelings of reverence when I…
AUGUST 2019 How to think? Lately I have been a spate of articles and blog posts on overcoming physical barriers to health. These articles are usually focused on disease and are intended to give the person a new perspective on life despite their whatever issue is. There are lists ( one said blogging about your disease was bad), helpful hints,…
Even with emphysema, I run into folks who are on oxygen or need lung transplants or even have some of their lung removed. So yea it can always be worse.
Last month was rather eventful for me. I was invited to participate in a program to screen patients for lung cancers. I fit the criteria of being over 55 (just barely) and a former smoker. One had to be over 55 and either a former smoker within 15 years or currently smoking. You also had to have COPD. While I…
That sounds totally selfish and really it is. I mean smoking IS selfish so quitting smoking has to be doubly selfish.
I wanted to do my update in a video i uploaded to my newly created Vlog. It took me ALL day to put it together. I had to do the video, figure out how to put the two pieces together, upload, fix it it a bit and, walla, 9 hours later I can share it with you. It is very…
I just spent a week with my lovely granddaughter. I adore having her but she is five and has a lot of energy that I don’t have. It was a good test of my lung power though. We went swimming every day. Got in a good hour or so of exercise every day. Where I live has two pools, one…
Well, it has been two weeks since I quit taking the Dulera and the antibiotic. At first, to be honest I was a bit scared to quit taking the two drugs. I mean I have felt better in the last few months than I have in since I can’t remember. I was one who always got sinus infections, chest infections…
Time for an Emphysema Update. This last week has been a bear. My hubby had to have some cataracts removed and went into the surgery last Tuesday. Then we had to go back for the Post-Op at the crack of dawn the next day,I have been playing nurse for him until yesterday . I saw a cartoon that said women who…
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