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do healthy people have sticky sputum too if they nebulize?

Posted by healthybon @healthybon, Oct 15, 2023

Is it normal for everyone to have clear, thick, sticky sputum? If anyone should nebulize with saline, would they also cough it up? I would really like to know. Tks. Bon

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scoop | @scoop | Oct 20, 2023
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@equanimous

I exercise 3 to 4x per week and feel it is partially responsible for the reduction of symptoms (i.e. coughing). I do not and have not taken the antibiotics. I will only consider them only IF my symptoms become unmanageable. Thus far, thank goodness, I am doing well with good energy level, appetite and I keep a very positive attitude. I fear antibiotic side effects, especially the hearing loss. Three people I know have lost part of their hearing from antibiotics and that is enough for me to shy away. I am a musician and hearing is extremely important to me. I too, received this diagnosis late in life. My moto: It is not what happens to you, it is how you handle it.
I am glad to hear you are exercising. It sounds like you are taking good care of yourself.

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@equanimous Arlo what kind of exercise do you do and when do you fit it in? After nebbing clearing I'm ready to eat and exercise moves to lower down the list of to do's. If the weather's cooperative I walk outside so I am getting some movement but not exercise per se.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 20, 2023
In reply to @scoop "@equanimous Arlo what kind of exercise do you do and when do you fit it in?..." + (show)
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@equanimous Arlo what kind of exercise do you do and when do you fit it in? After nebbing clearing I'm ready to eat and exercise moves to lower down the list of to do's. If the weather's cooperative I walk outside so I am getting some movement but not exercise per se.

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Not equanimous, but I do some of mine BEFORE airway clearance. It gets the mucus moving. I do stretching - both in bed and when I get up, a few balance exercises, and maybe a minute or three of stairs or a brisk walk in the yard. Alls of these help.

And, I try to make all of my housework and errands into exercise. Like - leave the yard waste bin on the patio and briskly carry the leaves and weed from yard and garden to bin. Sweep/vacuum/scrub vigorously. Or run the laundry up or down stairs a few pieces at a time to put in wash, or fold/put away. Park in the farthest spot at the grocer, you get the idea. Our ancestors stayed fit without "exercise" just by living. Sometimes I manage 10,000 steps without ever leaving the yard.
Sue

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maryjanechilds | @maryjanechilds | Oct 20, 2023
In reply to @lilianna "hi maryjane- aeroeclipse you can buy it on line without prescription- I purchased it last week..." + (show)
@lilianna

hi maryjane- aeroeclipse you can buy it on line without prescription- I purchased it last week and have been using it -it is really helpful. i use it with aerobica and i started getting out some cleat gooy stuff- i also looked at that vibrapep device and may be i will buy it. honestly i would try anything to get some sputum for my sputum samples. so far whatever i bring to the lab they say contaminated with (epithalium ?) cells which means saliva. So yes buy aeroeclipse- worth about 20 dollars with shipment fee.

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Did you buy it at Amazon?

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scoop | @scoop | Oct 20, 2023
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@maryjanechilds

Did you buy it at Amazon?

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You can buy many respiratory related items, including Aerobika and AeroEclipse, from Save Rite Medical without a prescription.
https://www.saveritemedical.com

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AZ | @equanimous | Oct 20, 2023
In reply to @scoop "@equanimous Arlo what kind of exercise do you do and when do you fit it in?..." + (show)
@scoop

@equanimous Arlo what kind of exercise do you do and when do you fit it in? After nebbing clearing I'm ready to eat and exercise moves to lower down the list of to do's. If the weather's cooperative I walk outside so I am getting some movement but not exercise per se.

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Hi Scoop! Monday and Weds I do water aerobics. I know some will take me to task about this but the pool is a really big, junior olympic sized outdoor pool. The maintenance man verified that he cleans the pool after each water aerobics class (I always see him waiting in the wings for us to finish). So, I feel pretty safe and it is an excellent form of exercise that is gentle on the joints. Aside from that, on Tuesdays and Fridays I do a "Silver Sneakers" aerobics class that includes bands, weights and aerobics exercises.
One thing I'd like to recommend is a film called "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. " It is available on Netflix and is truly amazing. As the film will show, exercise is a key element in physical/mental health and longevity. No matter the disability, if a person can do just one small thing a day, it will be beneficial.

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