Jennifer1981
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Nice Topic!
Humidity kills me. As a matter of fact, 3/4 of my admission have been in June or July!!! This is the worst time for me. I don't mind just the heat. It's the humidity. I too have what feels like a weight on my chest which starts in late-May to early September, usually. I literally have to "get use to it". I can cough all I want to no end and do nothing productive with it. Another interesting observation for me is that with this weather I am unable to cough up near the amount of secretions that I usually do on any given day. All of times of the year I might cough up 1/8 cup of mucus per treatment, which is a decent amount for me. I don't cough up much no matter how hard I try. Now with this weather, I might only cough something up 3 times, which I far short of 1/8 cup per treatment. I have such a hard time.
I live in air conditioning during the majority of summer due to the humidity. I live in Pennsylvania. I have even discussed moving but don't really want to leave my whole family. My poor electric bill has already been $300.00 for 1 month, thanks to the air conditioner.
It's a shame because I do like summer - swimming, cookouts, picinics, and so forth. It's the only time you can really swim or do much in the Northeast yet the humidity!!! I swear each year it is worse. I try to just "put up and shut up". "That's just the way it's gonna be so get use to it." Doesn't really help the lungs, though... My PFT's are usually down too during this time of the year.
OH, AND I AM MORE DEPENDENT ON MY TREATMENTS. I tend to need one more albuterol sometimes between the two treatments because the "weight on my chest" just gets unbearable!
I always minded the humidity. My sister who has CF doesn't mind it at all. Not to be morbid, but I swear that when I leave this planet, it will be during summer. I would place money on it!
Humidity kills me. As a matter of fact, 3/4 of my admission have been in June or July!!! This is the worst time for me. I don't mind just the heat. It's the humidity. I too have what feels like a weight on my chest which starts in late-May to early September, usually. I literally have to "get use to it". I can cough all I want to no end and do nothing productive with it. Another interesting observation for me is that with this weather I am unable to cough up near the amount of secretions that I usually do on any given day. All of times of the year I might cough up 1/8 cup of mucus per treatment, which is a decent amount for me. I don't cough up much no matter how hard I try. Now with this weather, I might only cough something up 3 times, which I far short of 1/8 cup per treatment. I have such a hard time.
I live in air conditioning during the majority of summer due to the humidity. I live in Pennsylvania. I have even discussed moving but don't really want to leave my whole family. My poor electric bill has already been $300.00 for 1 month, thanks to the air conditioner.
It's a shame because I do like summer - swimming, cookouts, picinics, and so forth. It's the only time you can really swim or do much in the Northeast yet the humidity!!! I swear each year it is worse. I try to just "put up and shut up". "That's just the way it's gonna be so get use to it." Doesn't really help the lungs, though... My PFT's are usually down too during this time of the year.
OH, AND I AM MORE DEPENDENT ON MY TREATMENTS. I tend to need one more albuterol sometimes between the two treatments because the "weight on my chest" just gets unbearable!
I always minded the humidity. My sister who has CF doesn't mind it at all. Not to be morbid, but I swear that when I leave this planet, it will be during summer. I would place money on it!