Re: breathing problems and arto

November 17, 2001

Hi Werner!

>Does anyone

> controll peak flow? I usually have 120 to 140 units (european scale),

normal

> without RP would for me 450. When I come down to 100 I get problems.

Higher

> Pred faciltates breathing (I explain it in this way that Pred reduces

> swelling in trachea and bronchies).

My readings are 80 - 120 (without mucus). If I blow as much as possible, the

reading is worse. I get these readings with " delayed half effect " . With full

effect, somewhere must be a collapse, but it hasn´t been detected when

making bronchoscopies.

>

> Halle Arto,

> how are you? You really have a trachea tube for 15 years? Is this a rigid

> tube to expand the trachea? How must I imagine this? Or is it a apiral or

> grid? Do you have side effects? My doc told me that the expansion by

stents

> in the trachea is not useful because the damage of the cartilage is going

> deep into the bronchies.

My trach is very narrow just under the vocal cords and the tube is under it.

It´s " traditional " , mine is of silver, fenestrated and with a speaking

valve. So it doesn´t expand anything, it´s only a " detour " .

>

> We have here in Germany a splendid weather, sun is shining, just yesteday

we

> had the first (little) frost.

> take care and many greetings to all

> Werner

We have got some snow 2-3 times, but it has melted off. November is not the

best month here.

I have been on Arava for 2 months and got CRP and the SED rate on the normal

level. That´s not normal for me.

Voikaa hyvin!

Arto

November 17, 2001