Re: It's beginning to look a lot like X-mas:Tis the season to be sne

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My jaw dropped when I read the posting about wearing a

scarf over one's mouth... are there people with

respiratory conditions that don't know to wear scarves

when it is cold? Forty years ago when I was twelve I

was wearing a foam mask - in recent years I have taken

up wearing hooded scarves and I have a box of surgical

masks to use if need be. For me, there is nothing

worse than having an asthma attack outside where I my

nebulizer is not available... I am always prepared so

I don't end up on the ground gasping for air.

Avoiding allergic and enviromental irritants and

protecting one's lungs from the cold are part of

managing a chronic illness... an inhaler is not a

bullet proof vest. After my last respiratory arrest I

no longer stay at bar-b-ques where they use lighter

fluid to ignite the coals - I try to plan ahead so I

don't end up intubated and on a ventilator again.

If your respiratory illness is a new development in

recent years, may I suggest you talk to your doctor

about referring you to a Pulmonary Rehab program that

will talk to you about sensible adaptations and

lifestyle changes so you can minimize the occurrences

of respiratory distress.

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[Guest guest]

I would like to add my agreement that anyone who has lung problems, and

especially those whose problems have recently developed, should urge their

pulmonologist to prescribe pulmonary rehab for them. I did about two years ago

and it was the best thing for me. Even though some of what was discussed I knew

from having a sister who had severe asthma, I learned so much about

diet/nutrition, exercises both physical and breathing, and how to manage my

asthma better. Medicare and my insurance took care of the entire cost for eight

weeks, three times a week! Worth every bit of time and effort on my part as

well as whatever the insurance paid for it!

And not only do I like to cover my nose and mouth in severe cold, I also like

to make sure my ears are covered!

Adah

Joy VanSleet <jclutterbuster@...> wrote:

My jaw dropped when I read the posting about wearing a

scarf over one's mouth... are there people with

respiratory conditions that don't know to wear scarves

when it is cold? Forty years ago when I was twelve I

was wearing a foam mask - in recent years I have taken

up wearing hooded scarves and I have a box of surgical

masks to use if need be. For me, there is nothing

worse than having an asthma attack outside where I my

nebulizer is not available... I am always prepared so

I don't end up on the ground gasping for air.

Avoiding allergic and enviromental irritants and

protecting one's lungs from the cold are part of

managing a chronic illness... an inhaler is not a

bullet proof vest. After my last respiratory arrest I

no longer stay at bar-b-ques where they use lighter

fluid to ignite the coals - I try to plan ahead so I

don't end up intubated and on a ventilator again.

If your respiratory illness is a new development in

recent years, may I suggest you talk to your doctor

about referring you to a Pulmonary Rehab program that

will talk to you about sensible adaptations and

lifestyle changes so you can minimize the occurrences

of respiratory distress.

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