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KMV77

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I've been on IV antibiotics for almost 3 weeks now. I feel 100% better. I had pneumonia. On my Right lower lobe the xray showed white, it has mucous down there. I can't seem to get it up. I have a hard time bringing mucous up as my body's not really producing any due to the antibiotics. My numbers are above where they were before I went in the hosp, and I am the same as I was in 2000 when I was doing well also. My airation on my R lower is decreased. I can't seem to get the mucous up thats down there. I'm using albuterol, atrovent, advair, and pulmozyme, along with Tobi inhaled, and the vest and accapella. I guess its possible that that area just will never clear? Anyone experience this. I'm just wondering how often that area will make me sick in the future. I've been fine ok carrying the kids up and down the steps, shoveling snow, back to work and everything. Just needed to vent as it worries me.
Thanks,
Kevin
 
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KMV77

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I've been on IV antibiotics for almost 3 weeks now. I feel 100% better. I had pneumonia. On my Right lower lobe the xray showed white, it has mucous down there. I can't seem to get it up. I have a hard time bringing mucous up as my body's not really producing any due to the antibiotics. My numbers are above where they were before I went in the hosp, and I am the same as I was in 2000 when I was doing well also. My airation on my R lower is decreased. I can't seem to get the mucous up thats down there. I'm using albuterol, atrovent, advair, and pulmozyme, along with Tobi inhaled, and the vest and accapella. I guess its possible that that area just will never clear? Anyone experience this. I'm just wondering how often that area will make me sick in the future. I've been fine ok carrying the kids up and down the steps, shoveling snow, back to work and everything. Just needed to vent as it worries me.
Thanks,
Kevin
 
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KMV77

New member
I've been on IV antibiotics for almost 3 weeks now. I feel 100% better. I had pneumonia. On my Right lower lobe the xray showed white, it has mucous down there. I can't seem to get it up. I have a hard time bringing mucous up as my body's not really producing any due to the antibiotics. My numbers are above where they were before I went in the hosp, and I am the same as I was in 2000 when I was doing well also. My airation on my R lower is decreased. I can't seem to get the mucous up thats down there. I'm using albuterol, atrovent, advair, and pulmozyme, along with Tobi inhaled, and the vest and accapella. I guess its possible that that area just will never clear? Anyone experience this. I'm just wondering how often that area will make me sick in the future. I've been fine ok carrying the kids up and down the steps, shoveling snow, back to work and everything. Just needed to vent as it worries me.
Thanks,
Kevin
 
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princessjdc

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Hey Kevin, I dont have that problem, but I do have problems with not getting mucous up, Ive always been like that, but have you ever tried hypertonic saline? Its a natural substance that is FDA approved and you inhale it two times a day, it will make you cough and help clear your lungs as well, so that might just help get that mucous up in that area of your lung. I have never coughed anything up when I started hypertonic saline, but since I have been on it for a whole year it has made my lungs clear and it doesnt make me cough anymore but maybe once in a blue moon. All it is, is salt and steril water, mine come already mixed but some on here have to mix their own stuff. I use 7% and some use 3% which isnt as strong. I hope this helps....also hypertonic saline will raise your pfts too!
 
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princessjdc

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Hey Kevin, I dont have that problem, but I do have problems with not getting mucous up, Ive always been like that, but have you ever tried hypertonic saline? Its a natural substance that is FDA approved and you inhale it two times a day, it will make you cough and help clear your lungs as well, so that might just help get that mucous up in that area of your lung. I have never coughed anything up when I started hypertonic saline, but since I have been on it for a whole year it has made my lungs clear and it doesnt make me cough anymore but maybe once in a blue moon. All it is, is salt and steril water, mine come already mixed but some on here have to mix their own stuff. I use 7% and some use 3% which isnt as strong. I hope this helps....also hypertonic saline will raise your pfts too!
 
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princessjdc

New member
Hey Kevin, I dont have that problem, but I do have problems with not getting mucous up, Ive always been like that, but have you ever tried hypertonic saline? Its a natural substance that is FDA approved and you inhale it two times a day, it will make you cough and help clear your lungs as well, so that might just help get that mucous up in that area of your lung. I have never coughed anything up when I started hypertonic saline, but since I have been on it for a whole year it has made my lungs clear and it doesnt make me cough anymore but maybe once in a blue moon. All it is, is salt and steril water, mine come already mixed but some on here have to mix their own stuff. I use 7% and some use 3% which isnt as strong. I hope this helps....also hypertonic saline will raise your pfts too!
 
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KMV77

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I have 3% which isn't doing much, so I mix it with 10% now to get the 7%. I do it 2-3 times a day. My lungs are totally clear(well the left and upper middle right anyway). When I breathe in the air goes to the clear section, the easiest to get to(as my dr describer). I'm trying to get air to my lower right to get in back of my mucous to loosen it up. So I have been trying to hold my left arm on my left side so my lung can't expand on that side so the air/meds etc can get to the right more. I think I'm clearing up but still less airation down there. I wonder if it will clear up even after the iv is out.
Thanks for the reply,
Kevin

Good news is that in the hosp I put on 3 lbs (that was 5 days) and the week after that I put on 9lbs). So in the first 2 weeks I put 12 lbs on. Now I have about another 2-3.
 
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KMV77

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I have 3% which isn't doing much, so I mix it with 10% now to get the 7%. I do it 2-3 times a day. My lungs are totally clear(well the left and upper middle right anyway). When I breathe in the air goes to the clear section, the easiest to get to(as my dr describer). I'm trying to get air to my lower right to get in back of my mucous to loosen it up. So I have been trying to hold my left arm on my left side so my lung can't expand on that side so the air/meds etc can get to the right more. I think I'm clearing up but still less airation down there. I wonder if it will clear up even after the iv is out.
Thanks for the reply,
Kevin

Good news is that in the hosp I put on 3 lbs (that was 5 days) and the week after that I put on 9lbs). So in the first 2 weeks I put 12 lbs on. Now I have about another 2-3.
 
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KMV77

New member
I have 3% which isn't doing much, so I mix it with 10% now to get the 7%. I do it 2-3 times a day. My lungs are totally clear(well the left and upper middle right anyway). When I breathe in the air goes to the clear section, the easiest to get to(as my dr describer). I'm trying to get air to my lower right to get in back of my mucous to loosen it up. So I have been trying to hold my left arm on my left side so my lung can't expand on that side so the air/meds etc can get to the right more. I think I'm clearing up but still less airation down there. I wonder if it will clear up even after the iv is out.
Thanks for the reply,
Kevin

Good news is that in the hosp I put on 3 lbs (that was 5 days) and the week after that I put on 9lbs). So in the first 2 weeks I put 12 lbs on. Now I have about another 2-3.
 
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debs2girls

New member
Have you tried the huff coughing technique? I hear it works very well at getting up, hard to get up stuff.
Maybe Amy or someone more familiar with it, will kindly explain it to you.
Good luck.
 
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debs2girls

New member
Have you tried the huff coughing technique? I hear it works very well at getting up, hard to get up stuff.
Maybe Amy or someone more familiar with it, will kindly explain it to you.
Good luck.
 
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debs2girls

New member
Have you tried the huff coughing technique? I hear it works very well at getting up, hard to get up stuff.
Maybe Amy or someone more familiar with it, will kindly explain it to you.
Good luck.
 
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nicolaj

New member
that is what i do debbie. in England we dont really use the vest. so twice aday i doing breathing exercises, huff then cough.i dont always get much up,but the breating really helps my lungs.
KEV, have you ever tried Meropenem nebs?
 
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nicolaj

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that is what i do debbie. in England we dont really use the vest. so twice aday i doing breathing exercises, huff then cough.i dont always get much up,but the breating really helps my lungs.
KEV, have you ever tried Meropenem nebs?
 
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nicolaj

New member
that is what i do debbie. in England we dont really use the vest. so twice aday i doing breathing exercises, huff then cough.i dont always get much up,but the breating really helps my lungs.
KEV, have you ever tried Meropenem nebs?
 
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KMV77

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I have heard of the huff cough technique, haven't really done it much, as I'm not that familiar with it. I've been trying different things too. I'm definitely doing the deep breaths with the pulmozyme and saline. I've never tried meropenum nebs, but I am on meropenum IV right now.
Kevin
 
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KMV77

New member
I have heard of the huff cough technique, haven't really done it much, as I'm not that familiar with it. I've been trying different things too. I'm definitely doing the deep breaths with the pulmozyme and saline. I've never tried meropenum nebs, but I am on meropenum IV right now.
Kevin
 
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