Take a breathe
I have recently covered the issues of commuting to work with asthma, in this blog I will explore the issues you face when you get to work. Most employers expect you arrive to work presenting yourself in a certain way; whether it be a dress code or a certain look. However these expectations can be … Continue reading Working with Asthma
Breathing patterns Planning Nasal breathing In the last month I have become more active, I have been travelling on the London Underground and therefore been walking a lot more than usual. I have manged it well, by these simple rules, planning and breathing patterns. Planning: We all make some planning when we leave the house, … Continue reading Two for Two
A descriptive encounter of a train journey with COPD Questions for you to think about Public transport is never my first choice of travel, however as I am attending the Brompton every 4 weeks to receive my reslizumab treatment I find myself using it more often. I was very wary on my last journey, I … Continue reading TfL – Treacherous for Lungs
I take my medicine when only when I need it! I don’t record my peak flows My inhaler is somewhere Friends and family will help We are all guilty of being set in our ways. Normally we create our own way of doing things to be more productive, however sometimes it can be counterproductive, this … Continue reading Mistakes and Misunderstanding
The 4th of February was World Cancer day, a young 38 year old man lost his fight to cancer; two very good reasons to cover the topic of cancer. Cancer effects approximately 360,000 people in the UK, 1 in 13 have lung cancer and out of that 79% were preventable. Lung cancer or lung carcinoma … Continue reading Cancer
This week is a shorter more specific blog, I wanted to get this information out as I felt due to the recent weather both here in the UK and in the USA it would benefit you all. Think about this for a moment… when was the last time you were taught how to breath? Very … Continue reading Nasal Breathing
What is Reslizumab What are the side effects? The cost What type of asthma can it treat? The aim of the treatment On Tuesday 22nd January I received my first dose of Reslizumab, it is the start of a 7 month trial, and if all goes well I will remain on this treatment for the … Continue reading Reslizumab / CINQAERO
A look at Asthma from 2600 BC to today Remedies from the past The word asthma, where it came from Spinets of information from around the world Whilst an inpatient in my most recent admission, I passed the time by reading through a book about the history of medicine; a very interesting and detailed account … Continue reading The Past, Present & Future
A common effect of COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is muscle waste, there are many factors which contribute to the ‘wasting away of muscles’ it normally occurs in the larger skeletal muscular systems. I will give you an example of how one can find themselves in a vicious cycle: Due to breathlessness from exertions one … Continue reading Move it…
Here we are in 2019, this is the first Weekly wheeze blog of the year. This year I wanted to try something different; with the addition of my own experiences I wanted to add some of our followers’ input, I felt it would be an effective way for everyone to get involved. I hope to … Continue reading By the reader: Number 1
