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Anyone feel tense throughout their body after the morning BE session?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 24 8:14pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
Sue - Yes it is a good afternoon, the sun is shining and I, we, have our Mayo Clinic friends here with us.
My mind flashed and was talking to me as I wrote the post and it was saying to me much of what you have said. Somewhat common sense but it takes time to realize and figure it out what to do and not do, as you know.
I hope I am not a lost cause because I have constantly allowed myself to clear almost all day long. I hope I can retrain the system. It has to change....I allowed it, caused it, to "take over your (my} life." Going to work on changing that.
Yes, I did decide after writing the post that it might be best to do the walking after nebulizing and a short breathing/huff cough cycle and then go from there.
Good advice given to you by the RN and thanks for passing it on. Retirement is taking away our most experienced and knowledgeable medical people.
Yes NEVER going to clear it all out but that feeling of a lump in the throat gets to me.....and the reason for my constant wanting to clear.
You do a wonderful job of keeping up with us.
Thanks for your long thoughtful response.
Barbara
P.S. Your trip for you is just around the corner. Do you take pictures of your equipment on your phone in case of a language problem overseas if you needed something from a pharmacy while on your trip?
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No, I have not taken pictures of equipment, but I do take pictures of all my prescriptions, carry hard copies as long as the pix. Also a copy of the doctor's letter about where all the metal is in my body. This applies whether we are traveling in the US, Canada, Mexico or abroad. We have not had issues, but are quite a bit older this time, with all the fun that includes!
Our Europe trip is postponed to autumn as our hosts in Slovenia are preparing for their daughter's wedding and some "doctoring" and PT need to be done here so we can travel comfortably. We have not had an issue with language as I can get along in Spanish and my husband in German, both common alternative languages in Italy, Austria and Slovenia where we will travel, We look forward to using Google translate as well - it was in its infancy last time we were in Europe. I also think it will be a better time for Italy - when we were last there in August, daily temps often approached 100F and many buildings, including the pensions where we like to stay, do not have AC.
We will also be going back to Quebec to visit in September, so I am ramping up my French study - my grandmother spoke it almost exclusively in her last years, and my ear picks it up again - at least the most common terms and directions. Interestingly, English is less common there than in Europe, although the schools now require it again.
Back to lungs...whenever you get that "lump" in your throat, perhaps you could try a few sips of water or tea - warm or cold, to see if it helps you to bring it up? Do you use Mucinex or NAC to help thin your mucus?