Hey... What if your lectures are from the cashew gallery? Hmm?? I prefer cashews to peanuts anyday. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> I'm an idiot. Moving on...
As for skipping treatments... Pulmozyme I rarely ever skip. Once a month absolutely max, probably closer to a few times a year. This is mostly because I always immediately notice the next morning, if I've skipped the Pulmo. I feel congested and awful. I skip the saline every now and then because it really wears me out. I do not often have the energy for it. And when I do actually do my saline, I VERY rarely do the <b>whole</b> dose.
The only times I skip enzymes anymore are when I've left them at home, and I'm somewhere else (but even then, I keep a bottle in my purse). This is of course, because yes, you pay DEARLY for that, way not worth it. You know me, take the enzymes in front of the guy, who gives a d*mn? If you really need to hide it for your own mental well-being, take your purse to the bathroom and swallow them there. He won't know you're not just changing a tampon or something tasty like that.
You do need to try and do your treatments, but you know that. As for your doctor lecturing you, I'd really tell him to eff off. There's the thing, it's not like you're stupid enough to think not doing them will have NO effect. You know enough. So as an adult (good god, you're 30-something), if you choose to skip it for whatever reason, you're allowed that decision. If your doc tries lecturing you for it, you can always give him the "Well then you try it... for your whole life. Oh no, you're healthy? Okay, then shut up." I understand he's looking after you, and has a responsibility to try to talk you into doing your meds. So one or two lectures are okay. But after that, if you still skip a few at your own discretion, then he should shut up and deal with it. He is not in a position to lecture. The only people that really are.... are us. And generally, we won't. Hah! That should tell you something.
If you would like to get into that habit, make vest and neb time a certain time when you do something specific you like. For instance, tell yourself the ONLY time you can go on the forum and/or chat at night is during and after you've done your vest/nebs. If you haven't done your meds, you can't come on the forum. Don't know how well that tactic will work, but that type of thing is worth a try.
