Your humble RT Cave blogger is also a lifelong asthmatic.
I used to be a hardluck asthmatic. Thanks to modern asthma wisdom, better asthma medicine, and careful avoidance of asthma triggers, living a "relatively normal life with asthma" is now possible. However, as every asthmatics must never forget, asthma is a disease that pretends to go away, only to re-appear when least expected.
The Asthma Hospital:
In 1985 I was admitted to National Jewish Hospital/ National Asthma Center (Now National Jewish Health). Here are some of my medical records from this asthma hospital:
- Letters from my allergist to my pediatrician (1981-82)
- My acceptance to NJH/NAC
- A list of meds as of Jan 9, 1985
- I was on 7-Goodman from Jan. 9, 1985 to April 12, 1985
- I was on 2-May from April 12, 1985, to July 12, 1985 (Nah, I think I'll hold this one)
- Here are my pulmonary function tests (PFT 101 format)
- My Discharge from National Jewish
- Letter from from my doctor
My humble and, albeit, incomplete and pathetic attempt at telling my story
- Asthma Patients: I've been there, done that
- Ronald McDonald's Teacher
- A tough evening in a smoke filled room
- A long agonizing, miserable night with asthma
- Susphrine: The asthma wonder drug of old
- An unorthodox hospital experience for me
- My personal experience with RTs
- Asthma versus the bully
- The Asthma Beast struck me down
- My journey to the Asthma Hospital
- Pediatric Specialist Center
- Tons of new meds at the Asthma Hospital
- The flow of 7-Goodman
- The first field trip (coming soon)
- Mom's visit
- My Introduction to Albuterol
- The long walk of death
- Sneaking away from the asthma hospital (6/26/11)
- Group
- Dr. said: steroids will stunt your growth
- Looking forward to discharge
- Having fun in Denver
- Dad's visit
- The horror that was 2-May (part 1)
- The horror that was 2-May (part 2)
- The horror that was 2-may (part 3)
- The horror that was 2-May (part 4)
- The horror that was 2-May (part 5) or My drug addict room mate
- The horror that was 2-May (part 6)
- Julie
- The 2-May Pshchologist Jerk
- The counselors
- Warm weather means baseball
- Making the best of it
- Zane all alone
- The call to dad
- A bittersweet end
My hardluck asthma blog