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Aerobika green valve blows out; common?
I nebulize with albuterol every morning and used to follow that with Aerobika and huff coughing. Earlier this year, I bought a newAerobika and the green valve in the back blew out with each exhale. I called Mognahan and she asked lot number. It ended in 65, she wasn’t surprised and sent me a new one. It did the same thing-lot was still in 60’s. I used part of old and part of new one to get a functioning one. That base cracked in summer, but I was walking a lot and counted that as airway clearance.
I ordered a new one to take on an international vacation in case I got sick. The trip was great, but I tested positive for Covid 3 days after my return. No shortness of breath. I’m at day 5 and on Paxlovid. I’m not up to walking hard, want to keep my lungs clear and this Aerobika is blowing out, too! I’m exhaling slowly and it’s on 5. Lot ends in 80’s. My old ones never did this. Anyone else have this happen?
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I think it was for me and I’d take it again for a few reasons.
First, I thought I was just feeling bad from jet lag and didn’t test until I had a fever. It started spiking and I quickly started feeling awful. Once I had a couple doses of Paxlovid in me, the fever was easier to control and I gradually started feeling better. It seemed to help.
I’ve also read a lot about Covid and Paxlovid and rebound in past few days. Paxlovid studies show it’s been very effective in decreasing hospital admissions and death. The average date of admission toICU for severe Covid is 8-12 days. My rebound was day 9 or 10. I have 3 risk factors for severe disease and despite rebound being discouraging and making me tired, it’s sure easier than fighting for air in ICU.
Lastly, I’m retired from health care and the stories from staff, overwhelmed with patients and with woefully inadequate resources during the early pandemic, have stayed with me. We lost a cousin and a friend of my brother died. I couldn’t help then, but I can take the immunizations and meds my competent pulmonologist recommends. I understand others may chose differently (and I could change my mind).
My son-in-law, with one risk factor for severe disease, declined Paxlovid his second time because of GI issues his first time on it. He did OK.
Thanks for this. It is helpful. I wonder about taking it if I got COVID due to bad GI issues and kidney issues also. Meanwhile I get all the vaccinations for COVID and pretty much avoid any possible contamination of it.
@irenea8 Last year or maybe the year before last I had a mild case of covid and doctor put me on paxlovid. Yes, I rebounded and the 2nd time was much worse than the first time. Then I regretted being on paxlovid but hindsight is 20/20 and the my PCP was trying to prevent severe symptoms, hospitalization etc. The problem is that if you are going to benefit from paxlovid you need to start it at the very beginning of a covid diagnosis.
I'm not sure what I might do this time around. On one hand twice a day air clearance is an excellent way to keep the airways open. On the other, respiratory symptoms can progress pretty quickly. Have you been on paxlovid?
thanks Scoop. No have never had COVID thankfully.
GI and kidney issues would make it a harder decision. I’m lucky to now have a pulmonologist who both listens to my concerns and gives issues careful thought. He’d told me before I took a trip to take tests and to seek Paxlovid if I test positive. Even their on call doc told me she’d call back after reviewing my meds and she stopped atorvastatin and Advair while on Paxlovid.
My PMD is nice, but I doubt she would have taken that time. Do you a pulmonologist or PMD who can help you decide ahead of time?