Introduction Part 2

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This seems like a caring group.

Today a guy told me I should hold my albuterol and Symbicort about an

inch away from my mouth, compress the unit, and breathe in. He said

you get more of the medicine this way. What do yall think?

Last night an amazing thing happened.

When the temps are between 65 and 75, my house's internal temperature

hardly changes. It can hang somewhere for hours. So the fan doesn't

come on. I've learned that fan really helps circulate the air.

Last night I decided to open the window to hopefully get a little

circulation. It was softly raining here in Georgia and I didn't know

how it would affect me but figured I already felt bad enough so it

couldn't help. (Reading this group a little showed me I am in a very

lucky stage of the disease.) I woke up after four hours and I felt

great! It was the first time in a month I could breathe in and out

with no trouble. I could take a deep breath and let it out without

coughing. I as amazed. But it was very short lived. I got up to go

where you go in the middle of the night when you get up and was winded

after about five steps.

When I got back to the bed and laid down I immediately started having

trouble. Most of it this time was above my chin whereas I've

generally been more distressed below my chin since I got whatever I

got. My sinuses just clogged up. Everytime I'd sit up I'd feel

better. Lay back down and it's like my whole head is stuffed with

cotton. I never did get back to sleep.

Today turned out to be a rough day overall. It was great from about

3:00 - 3:10 this morning but that's all. I hate the come and go of

this disease.