Re: only slightly off topic

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Yes. And that is exactly the kind of pillow I have. I also suffer from GERD, so

the " wedge " helps with that, too.

________________________________

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

________________________________

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

I put the legs of my bed where my head is on top of cinder blocks to raise it.

They also sell plastic bed raisers. My doc says the wedge doesn't work well.

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From: K K <grneyyedlady@...>

Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:46:03

< >

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Yes. And that is exactly the kind of pillow I have. I also suffer from GERD, so

the " wedge " helps with that, too.

________________________________

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

We raised the head of our bed and I sleep on my side on two pillows.  We looked

at the wedge and the ones we looked at were so expensive.  Any ideas for getting

a more reasonably priced one?

 

I have GERD as well as asthma, too.

 

Thanks.

Gay

By the way, asthma has not bothered me in the middle of the night for a long

time--maybe 10 years except in the pre-xolair days when I would have a

respiratory infection and cough until I couldn't breathe.  Haven't had any of

that in the last three and a half years--since xolair!

From: K K <grneyyedlady@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 12:46 PM

 

Yes. And that is exactly the kind of pillow I have. I also suffer from GERD, so

the " wedge " helps with that, too.

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

I get the non-allergenic pillows and that has helped.  I also put them through

the dryer/air dry periodically...But I'm really not bothered by asthma at

night.  I'm fortunate because at one time I had it so bad that I was sleeping

propped up against three or four pillows...before I even knew there was a

" wedge. "   Hope you can find something that helps you get comfortable enough to

get some sleep.

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:58 PM

 

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

I told my doctor that I was sleeping on 4 pillows to breathe at night and he

panicked.  He told me that was not somethng caused by asthma but by possible

congestive heart failure.  After being referred to a cardiologist (and tons of

money later) I have been diagnosed with microvascular disorder.  My heart has

enlarged beyond the point where the ateries and other vessels can feed the

muscle.  The result is similar to having a clogged artery, but there is nothing

to bypass.  Anyway, letting my doc know may have saved my life.  It is worth

letting your doc know about it.

 Mike McBride

O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to

your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

________________________________

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Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:35:21 AM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

 

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

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Sorry Leigh, but my experience was just the opposit.  My ENT described my

sinuses as having gone thorugh 40 years of chronic infection.  I'd have

bronchitis at least 2x per year triggered from the sinus drainage once the dam

broke and allowing the cess pool to drain. Now having had a few windows put in

(OK, more like knocking out all the walls and ending up with one big sinus) I've

not had bronchitis for years.  I may get one infection a year now.  My

experience has been most positive.

 Mike McBride

O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to

your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

________________________________

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:58:15 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

 

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec..rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

i tried the wedge type thing, but would always slip off and end up sleeping

flat. i sleep with 2 pillows (although i always wake up on only one of them) we

put 2-3 " blocks under the head of the bed (linens and things/bedbathbeyond sells

bed risers). it helped a lot more. its pretty easy to adjust to sleeping on the

incline, and it helped a lot with the GERD....not so much the congestion. at

this point, i'm taking mucinex daily. i'm not sure if its really meant as a

daily drug, but, i'm making it such.

>

> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

>

[Guest guest]

They ran me through the nuclear stress test adn all

that stuff a couple of years ago. Thankfully, they

found nothing interesting. But that is very good

information, Mike! Thanks for posting.

Addy

>

> I told my doctor that I was sleeping on 4 pillows to breathe at night and he

panicked.  He told me that was not somethng caused by asthma but by possible

congestive heart failure.  After being referred to a cardiologist (and tons of

money later) I have been diagnosed with microvascular disorder.  My heart has

enlarged beyond the point where the ateries and other vessels can feed the

muscle.  The result is similar to having a clogged artery, but there is nothing

to bypass.  Anyway, letting my doc know may have saved my life.  It is worth

letting your doc know about it.

>  Mike McBride

>

> O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according

to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

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>

> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:35:21 AM

> Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

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>  

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> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

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Addy,

Do you possiby have GERD or LPR?

I had LPR before my nissen fundoplication in May and now I have both GERD and

LPR. Nice huh?

A huge symptom of these is difficulty breathing when lying down but I know you

probably know this already.

Also I find that my sinuses really drain the thick stuff when I lie down and it

seems to be worsened if I lie on my right side.

And Mountain Cedar pollen decided to appear 2 months early here in TX while

Ragweed is still pollenating along with the grasses. I find using Sinus Rinse 3

to 4 times a day helps some....

Leigh

________________________________

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:42:28 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

They ran me through the nuclear stress test adn all

that stuff a couple of years ago. Thankfully, they

found nothing interesting. But that is very good

information, Mike! Thanks for posting.

Addy

--- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...>

wrote:

>

> I told my doctor that I was sleeping on 4 pillows to breathe at night and he

panicked. He told me that was not somethng caused by asthma but by possible

congestive heart failure. After being referred to a cardiologist (and tons of

money later) I have been diagnosed with microvascular disorder. My heart has

enlarged beyond the point where the ateries and other vessels can feed the

muscle. The result is similar to having a clogged artery, but there is nothing

to bypass. Anyway, letting my doc know may have saved my life. It is worth

letting your doc know about it.

> Mike McBride

>

> O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according

to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

>

>

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

> From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ...>

>

> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:35:21 AM

> Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

>

>

> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

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,

Do you know how may windows were placed and the position?

Thanks, Leigh

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From: McBride <mike.dmcbride@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 7:48:11 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Sorry Leigh, but my experience was just the opposit. My ENT described my

sinuses as having gone thorugh 40 years of chronic infection. I'd have

bronchitis at least 2x per year triggered from the sinus drainage once the dam

broke and allowing the cess pool to drain. Now having had a few windows put in

(OK, more like knocking out all the walls and ending up with one big sinus) I've

not had bronchitis for years. I may get one infection a year now. My

experience has been most positive.

Mike McBride

O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to

your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:58:15 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec..rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

Addy--I finally bought a hospital type of bed and can now adjust my head better.

Leigh

________________________________

From: Adah Voigt <asthmatic50@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 6:57:46 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

I get the non-allergenic pillows and that has helped. I also put them through

the dryer/air dry periodically. ..But I'm really not bothered by asthma at

night. I'm fortunate because at one time I had it so bad that I was sleeping

propped up against three or four pillows...before I even knew there was a

" wedge. " Hope you can find something that helps you get comfortable enough to

get some sleep.

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton>

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:58 PM

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

Adam,

For what it is worth, I have reflux and I am told not to eat or drink for FOUR

long hours before lying down and this is post nissen which was to have " saved me

and protected my lungs. " From now on, no more surgeries of any kind because

both sinus and nissen corrections made me worse.

Leigh

________________________________

From: Adah Voigt <asthmatic50@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 6:54:08 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

We raised the head of our bed and I sleep on my side on two pillows. We looked

at the wedge and the ones we looked at were so expensive. Any ideas for getting

a more reasonably priced one?

I have GERD as well as asthma, too.

Thanks.

Gay

By the way, asthma has not bothered me in the middle of the night for a long

time--maybe 10 years except in the pre-xolair days when I would have a

respiratory infection and cough until I couldn't breathe. Haven't had any of

that in the last three and a half years--since xolair!

From: K K <grneyyedlady>

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 12:46 PM

Yes. And that is exactly the kind of pillow I have. I also suffer from GERD, so

the " wedge " helps with that, too.

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

Sometimes I do postural drainage and lie with my head lower than my tummy and

this seems to clear out some of the crud.

Leigh

________________________________

From: K K <grneyyedlady@...>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:46:03 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Yes. And that is exactly the kind of pillow I have. I also suffer from GERD, so

the " wedge " helps with that, too.

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

I'd have to look up the reoprts.... I don't know if we are getting off topic so

I'll try to get back off-line.  I moved about 6 weeks ago so it may take a bit

to find the reports.

 Mike McBride

O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to

your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

________________________________

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 7:53:47 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

 

,

Do you know how may windows were placed and the position?

Thanks, Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: McBride <mike.dmcbride>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 7:48:11 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Sorry Leigh, but my experience was just the opposit. My ENT described my sinuses

as having gone thorugh 40 years of chronic infection. I'd have bronchitis at

least 2x per year triggered from the sinus drainage once the dam broke and

allowing the cess pool to drain. Now having had a few windows put in (OK, more

like knocking out all the walls and ending up with one big sinus) I've not had

bronchitis for years. I may get one infection a year now. My experience has been

most positive.

Mike McBride

O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to

your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:58:15 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest and

throw them out every couple months.

Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge will

drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec..rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

[Guest guest]

We haven't had any of that in South Texas yet, but I guess it will begin to show

up, although it usually doesn't get bad until December/January.  I live

southeast of the Mountain Cedar belt.....I have to say that xolair has really

helped in that regard...the mountain cedar, the ragweed, etc.

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:44 AM

 

Addy,

Do you possiby have GERD or LPR?

I had LPR before my nissen fundoplication in May and now I have both GERD and

LPR. Nice huh?

A huge symptom of these is difficulty breathing when lying down but I know you

probably know this already.

Also I find that my sinuses really drain the thick stuff when I lie down and it

seems to be worsened if I lie on my right side.

And Mountain Cedar pollen decided to appear 2 months early here in TX while

Ragweed is still pollenating along with the grasses. I find using Sinus Rinse 3

to 4 times a day helps some....

Leigh

____________ _________ _________ __

From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:42:28 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

They ran me through the nuclear stress test adn all

that stuff a couple of years ago. Thankfully, they

found nothing interesting. But that is very good

information, Mike! Thanks for posting.

Addy

--- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...>

wrote:

>

> I told my doctor that I was sleeping on 4 pillows to breathe at night and he

panicked. He told me that was not somethng caused by asthma but by possible

congestive heart failure. After being referred to a cardiologist (and tons of

money later) I have been diagnosed with microvascular disorder. My heart has

enlarged beyond the point where the ateries and other vessels can feed the

muscle. The result is similar to having a clogged artery, but there is nothing

to bypass. Anyway, letting my doc know may have saved my life. It is worth

letting your doc know about it.

> Mike McBride

>

> O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according

to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius

>

>

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

> From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ...>

>

> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:35:21 AM

> Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

>

>

> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

>

>

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Addy,

I am told that Dallas sits on several allergy belts and I believe it. As soon

as we were within 100 miles north of Dallas on Saturday afternoon, I started

feeling the pollution and the pollens.

My housekeeper turned the thermostats to 80 while I was away--we had left them

on 71 so the AC would mostly run-- as it turned out nothing much ran and I had

to open the windows not knowing cedar was here...so between all that I just came

home from the ER. I am thinking I need a Xolair booster or else take it every

12 days or so. Or else move to Denver, etc. It was a pretty scary bronchospasm

I had this afternoon.

Leigh

________________________________

From: Adah Voigt <asthmatic50@...>

Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 8:52:18 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

We haven't had any of that in South Texas yet, but I guess it will begin to show

up, although it usually doesn't get bad until December/January. I live

southeast of the Mountain Cedar belt.....I have to say that xolair has really

helped in that regard...the mountain cedar, the ragweed, etc.

From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton>

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:44 AM

Addy,

Do you possiby have GERD or LPR?

I had LPR before my nissen fundoplication in May and now I have both GERD and

LPR. Nice huh?

A huge symptom of these is difficulty breathing when lying down but I know you

probably know this already.

Also I find that my sinuses really drain the thick stuff when I lie down and it

seems to be worsened if I lie on my right side.

And Mountain Cedar pollen decided to appear 2 months early here in TX while

Ragweed is still pollenating along with the grasses. I find using Sinus Rinse 3

to 4 times a day helps some....

Leigh

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From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:42:28 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: only slightly off topic

They ran me through the nuclear stress test adn all

that stuff a couple of years ago. Thankfully, they

found nothing interesting. But that is very good

information, Mike! Thanks for posting.

Addy

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> I told my doctor that I was sleeping on 4 pillows to breathe at night and he

panicked. He told me that was not somethng caused by asthma but by possible

congestive heart failure. After being referred to a cardiologist (and tons of

money later) I have been diagnosed with microvascular disorder. My heart has

enlarged beyond the point where the ateries and other vessels can feed the

muscle. The result is similar to having a clogged artery, but there is nothing

to bypass. Anyway, letting my doc know may have saved my life. It is worth

letting your doc know about it.

> Mike McBride

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> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 9:35:21 AM

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> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

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> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

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> My sinuses are at war with me today.

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[Guest guest]

Addy - I don't use big pillow, but instead, tilt the bed the thickness of a

brick (for reflux purposes). That helps. Take Zyrtec generic plus Foradil,

Pulmicort, Nasacort (all imported) and a maintenance dose of 7.5 mg of pred.,

and the Xolair, of course.

I also use guaifenesin - a 400 mg tab in the morning and the liquid (tussin) in

the evening - both el cheapo from Wal-mart. And, of course, I flush sinuses

twice a day with my home made saline solution.

My pulmo dude feels my mucus problems are all in my airways and not so much in

my lungs, which are inflamed but do not have any signs of pneumonia. After much

arguing, I've finally come round to agreeing. I used to wake up all night

coughing on the mucus, but now I just take the guaifenesin before going to bed

and cough up as much mucus as I can. Then I can sleep all night without

interruption.

All of that keeps everything under control. However, I learned the evil of

using too much guaifenesin - it was thinning the mucus out too much so that I

couldn't hock up a good lunger. It was a bitch to get everything in balance and

working right - antibiotics were often involved - but on my last trip to Duke

about three weeks ago, good old Doc Scher shoved his doowackadoo about two feet

up my nose and pronounced my sinuses clear, except for a " little green stuff, "

which didn't seem to bother him.

Generally speaking, I seem to have some degree of sinus infection and lung

infection nearly all of the time. The main thing is keeping it all under

control, and the daily saline flushes are key for doing that. If there's a

flareup, I get some antibiotics and pump up the pred, and things seem to get

back under control - well except for the case of flu I had in May.

I've finally come to the realization that I'll probably never be cured of the

asthma and the sinus and lung infections, and even if I am, I'll probably become

reinfected soon (my body seems to be a magnet for pseudomonas and fungus).

Control of the symptoms are all I think I (and a lot of us) really can look for

- which is a whole lot better than what I went through for years.

Ohldepharte

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From: pyle456

Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:35 PM

Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

encasing, but I don't know.

My sinuses are at war with me today.

Addy

Group co-owner

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> From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...>

> Subject: Re: [ ] only slightly off topic

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> Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 4:58 PM

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> Addy--I have to keep my pillow encased in plastic. I get Walmart's cheapest

and throw them out every couple months.

> Whatever you do, do not get windows put in your sinuses as then that sludge

will drain all the time. Worst thing I ever did. My lungs can not handle it.

> Leigh

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> From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@ ec.rr.com>

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> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 12:35:21 PM

> Subject: [ ] only slightly off topic

>

> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

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>

[Guest guest]

My ENT recommended that I use a water pic with the nasal adapter. I clean my

nose out with salt water when I have difficulty with my sinuses.

>

> Are any of you sleeping propped upright on pillows to

> help you keep from waking up choking on your own congestion?

>

> If so, what pillows are you using, how is it working, etc?

>

> Currently I'm thinking of getting a wedge with a mite-proof

> encasing, but I don't know.

>

> My sinuses are at war with me today.

>

> Addy

> Group co-owner

>