tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post739828040194586..comments2024-01-02T06:46:03.449-05:00Comments on Nick's Bytes: Learning to Live as a LungerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-31938093805399875852009-09-22T15:38:58.183-04:002009-09-22T15:38:58.183-04:00Thank you, Sir, for writing about being a "Lu...Thank you, Sir, for writing about being a "Lunger." I have just begun to require oxygen therapy. You have answered some of the questions I have better than any article I have found on the Internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-3722225692880616002008-01-19T17:23:00.000-05:002008-01-19T17:23:00.000-05:00` !! Nick, being bound until I couldn't move and t...` !! Nick, being bound until I couldn't move and thrown into the water floating facedown with a crooked facemask (remember my near drowning experience?), I can relate to being so afraid you'll horribly die of suffocation.<BR/>` It must be so weird to go through that in normal daily life!!Spoony Quinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730057249256927206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-80496335855966461192008-01-17T20:17:00.000-05:002008-01-17T20:17:00.000-05:00I hope that you adapt quickly and that the oxygen ...I hope that you adapt quickly and that the oxygen makes you feel much better. Take care Nick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032596630769733762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-75057453813010264712008-01-16T20:50:00.000-05:002008-01-16T20:50:00.000-05:00Thank you! Get some rest...and please keep us pos...Thank you! Get some rest...and please keep us posted. I hope that the fatigue goes as your body gets used to the oxygen it's been missing.<BR/><BR/>((hugs)) and prayers!!Tughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603072260312513790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-1403693298679372362008-01-16T18:28:00.000-05:002008-01-16T18:28:00.000-05:00We don't have the small portables but other than t...We don't have the small portables but other than that it all looks familiar.<BR/><BR/>Ray had the nose bleeds when he was on oxygen 24/7. Post surgery, he can go for stretches without which is a blessing.<BR/><BR/>Hope the side effects clear up soon and you can have the benefits without the misery.<BR/><BR/>Hi to Alex.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-37420162622847932892008-01-16T16:29:00.000-05:002008-01-16T16:29:00.000-05:00TUG: Thanks for your advice and concern. I promise...TUG: Thanks for your advice and concern. I promised you earlier that I would check out the side effects and so I have checked them out with the respiratory therapist. He said both were probable, but the tiredness is not usual. Of course, I’ve felt exhausted for a long time. The bleeding nose is more usual and he suggests a nasal moisturizing solution spray that I can get at the drug store.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-26224366313167364262008-01-16T15:17:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:17:00.000-05:00I hope that you adjust,Nick.. I had no idea what a...I hope that you adjust,Nick.. I had no idea what all is involved with taking oxygen..God Bless you ..Mississippi Songbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907854032790118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-4995919685881537312008-01-16T13:26:00.000-05:002008-01-16T13:26:00.000-05:00My father has an oxygen tank and hardly uses it- e...My father has an oxygen tank and hardly uses it- even though he has low oxygen levels because of his emphysema, due from smoking. Lincare brings over one huge tank for him. He has to breathe out through his mouth too, because his nose doesn't intake air due to clogged allergies as well. Awful thing to go through. <BR/><BR/>Do you think that you've grown a tolerance to the oxygen? They say that too much oxygen isn't good, but I don't know about those who have a lack of it. <BR/><BR/>I hope you feel better...and I hope your breath gets easier and easier with each passing day.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986475569600734742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-12090652360207093812008-01-16T12:44:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:44:00.000-05:00Hello! I wandered over here from San's place. I ...Hello! I wandered over here from San's place. <BR/><BR/>I hope that your nose hose ends up being just the ticket to help you feel better. I do know that they dry out nostrils, so some kind of nose lubricant is called for - non petroleum-based!<BR/><BR/>I also checked out your humor post from the other day. It was great. <BR/><BR/>I think that I will be visiting more often.<BR/><BR/>Hopes for Peace & Oxygenated LungsCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996426286997454518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-78800395059543561062008-01-16T12:41:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:41:00.000-05:00Hola Padre! I certainly hope that your not sneaki...Hola Padre! I certainly hope that your not sneaking cigarettes/pipes/cigars while near all that O2. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you'll quickly adjust to the new arrangements (and I hope Alex does as well).<BR/><BR/>If you need me, I'll be here longing for a nap.Rimshothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704736086427919860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-7711721764895187982008-01-16T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-16T09:51:00.000-05:00Cats are like empaths,aren't they? I got that word...Cats are like empaths,aren't they? I got that word from "Star-something" (as I say to my husband the SciFi fan.)<BR/>Really though, you say Alex has been sleeping with you, by your side through it all. Cats know. I can remember once having the stomach flu when I was a teen and our cat Atocha followed me back and forth from my bed to the toilet each time I was sick. He was a great comfort, as I'm sure Alex is for you.<BR/>Be well, Nick. I'll add you to my prayers.<BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-69637248454001779122008-01-16T08:38:00.000-05:002008-01-16T08:38:00.000-05:00I hope this gives you more freedom and a better ti...I hope this gives you more freedom and a better time Nick. Cheers!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-80508911709215871942008-01-16T07:03:00.000-05:002008-01-16T07:03:00.000-05:00PHISH EZ: You are so right: I don’t look well, nor...PHISH EZ: You are so right: I don’t look well, nor do I feel well. It’s as if I’ve aged 20 years in the last year.<BR/><BR/>SWEETASS: I was reflecting earlier this morning on how long I’ve had breathing problems with no treatment for them. Between when I returned to Louisville in the fall of 1997 and 2004, I was hospitalized three times with pneumonia and once with chronic bronchitis. That was the beginning and I’ve not improved since. Ouch!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-7247166451022771722008-01-16T05:17:00.001-05:002008-01-16T05:17:00.001-05:00hmmm... thank God for small mercies like oxygen......hmmm... thank God for small mercies like oxygen... keep smiling!Sweetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362438172459556642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-54818577074716213202008-01-16T05:17:00.000-05:002008-01-16T05:17:00.000-05:00Nick you truly do not look well. I don't think thi...Nick you truly do not look well. I don't think this covers how worried I am about you, but I hope you get better.phishezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328265950758191175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-81299441854890543902008-01-15T23:22:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:22:00.000-05:00TUG: OK, I'll post something as soon as I find out...TUG: OK, I'll post something as soon as I find out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-509380715275384242008-01-15T23:21:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:21:00.000-05:00You are a silly human and your nose-hose makes you...You are a silly human and your nose-hose makes you sillier. I wrote about your silly hose and how you don’t want me to play with it in my blog today. <BR/><BR/>Now, please stop playing with your computer and let’s go to be ‘cause I am cold and I want you to snuggle me under the blanket. OK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-50425309220262059172008-01-15T23:20:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:20:00.000-05:00:-)I hope they reassure you that your body is just...:-)<BR/><BR/>I hope they reassure you that your body is just LOVING the oxygen, and all is well. Will look for an update!Tughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603072260312513790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-33933799920282019802008-01-15T23:16:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:16:00.000-05:00Thank you, Tug. Tomorrow I’ll call the respiratory...Thank you, Tug. Tomorrow I’ll call the respiratory therapist with the company that’s supplying the oxygen for VA and ask him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-44183669699673716462008-01-15T23:06:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:06:00.000-05:00Please just make sure that the 'side effects' are ...Please just make sure that the 'side effects' are normal, as are your reactions. Everyone's different...and eternally curious had some very good points - just please make sure.<BR/><BR/>Many ((hugs)) and prayers to you...Tughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603072260312513790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-18152365316353898952008-01-15T23:00:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:00:00.000-05:00TUG: Yes, the VA moved quickly after I finally got...TUG: Yes, the VA moved quickly after I finally got the appointment with the right clinic. They are to schedule an appointment for my at the clinic in about 3 months, The VA is also responding to my need for sight and audio testing. I have those appointments this month. I hope the wait at those clinics isn’t too long—I don’t want to run out of oxygen while I’m waiting!<BR/><BR/>ETERNALLY CURIOUS: I’m so sorry that your son had to put up with a nose-hose so early in life. I, too, at time feel the desire to swat at mine, so I know an infant would. Thank you for the suggestion that the fatigue I’m feeling may be from my oxygen starved tissues now receiving oxygen. That makes sense and is a real positive explanation.<BR/><BR/>THAILANDCHANI: Thanks for the question. It’s the oxygen concentrator, the machine in the second photo down, that requires electricity. That’s what I use most of the time and to which the 50’ nose-hose is attached. I’ve had a similar machine attached to my CPAP for about twenty years. Whenever there was a power failure, I couldn’t sleep. Now if there is one, without backup I may not be able to live.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-57466120172558663852008-01-15T22:44:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:44:00.000-05:00LIZ: Thank you. I hope to keep breathing. It is ra...LIZ: Thank you. I hope to keep breathing. It is rather nice to now turn off the CPAP and be able to move around without the crisis of being unable to take in air.<BR/><BR/>MR. EDDIE: Yes, I agree. Growing older and having disabilities (or whatever) is something I accept. I learned that from an observation that Joseph Campbell made a few years before his death. <BR/><BR/>SAN: Thank you. That’s an excellent philosophical observation. I went looking for a picture of “air.” I was considering using a blue sky with fluffy clouds until I came upon that one. I glad you like it. The walls of my home are painted unique colors. Years ago I decided I was sick of the rather uniform color affects of most of the homes I visited. The green, which is in my study, is my favorite.<BR/><BR/>JEAM-MARC: I, too, thank God I am again breathing!<BR/><BR/>ANGUS: Thank you, my old friend. You really should become a blogger.<BR/><BR/>MONDAY MORNING POWER: Yes, positive attitude is the only way I can be. Angus, who I’ve known since 1964, has a Celtic way with words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-33286599779065078392008-01-15T22:27:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:27:00.000-05:00SILVER NEUROTIC: Thank you. Perhaps after all of t...SILVER NEUROTIC: Thank you. Perhaps after all of the years of my life I may learn to take care of myself. I really don’t know.<BR/><BR/>PENELOPE ANNE: Oxygen to my brain is really good! Alex playing with the nose-hose isn’t. I really don’t mind him chasing and batting it, it’s the clawing and chewing it that concern me. I fear he may cut the hose.<BR/><BR/>ALELAMALU: Thank you for your concern. I have only been “out” once since I got the oxygen. I’d had hoped to visit my mother, who is some 50 miles away, but I need to implement my idea of installing one of the larger tanks in my car first.<BR/><BR/>THOMAS: I may find a way to color coordinate my nose-hose. So far as I know, my only alternatives are clear and blue. Of course, since like your uncle, I’m rather nutty, too, I may be able to come up with something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939152657551690867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-30833085280708535172008-01-15T21:37:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:37:00.000-05:00Very interesting! I didn't see anything in the pic...Very interesting! I didn't see anything in the pictures that indicates being dependent on electricity to work. Do the tanks work, regardless? I suppose this comes to mind as we've been having so many power outages lately.thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12709723.post-28497178993097765442008-01-15T20:59:00.000-05:002008-01-15T20:59:00.000-05:00Our son was on oxygen for several months when he w...Our son was on oxygen for several months when he was first born. The damn hoses and tanks drove me flippin nuts! Him too! He became his own Alex - swatting away at his nose hose! Sometimes I'd join him! <BR/><BR/>I suspect the extreme fatigue is because of oxygen starved tissues suddenly being flooded with oxygen: they've been fighting for 'air' for so long that now they finally have it - all every cell in your body wants to do is sleep and rest a bit! Don't fight it Nick - just sleep, and rest up!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435819346686981766noreply@blogger.com