So Richard is in right now and he was on Pulmozyme which he has been on for the last several months along with Tobi every 28 daysalong with his albuterol and Oh I can't think of the name that purple disk puffer thing. Anyways he developed a bleed last Friday night so they took him off the Pulmozyme. But as of yesterday they have started him on the super sonic saline. And I was wondering if any of you guys are on or have been on this and what is the good and the bad of it. Need some Info please. Thanks so much!
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Super Sonic Saline?
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So Richard is in right now and he was on Pulmozyme which he has been on for the last several months along with Tobi every 28 daysalong with his albuterol and Oh I can't think of the name that purple disk puffer thing. Anyways he developed a bleed last Friday night so they took him off the Pulmozyme. But as of yesterday they have started him on the super sonic saline. And I was wondering if any of you guys are on or have been on this and what is the good and the bad of it. Need some Info please. Thanks so much!
So Richard is in right now and he was on Pulmozyme which he has been on for the last several months along with Tobi every 28 daysalong with his albuterol and Oh I can't think of the name that purple disk puffer thing. Anyways he developed a bleed last Friday night so they took him off the Pulmozyme. But as of yesterday they have started him on the super sonic saline. And I was wondering if any of you guys are on or have been on this and what is the good and the bad of it. Need some Info please. Thanks so much!
So Richard is in right now and he was on Pulmozyme which he has been on for the last several months along with Tobi every 28 daysalong with his albuterol and Oh I can't think of the name that purple disk puffer thing. Anyways he developed a bleed last Friday night so they took him off the Pulmozyme. But as of yesterday they have started him on the super sonic saline. And I was wondering if any of you guys are on or have been on this and what is the good and the bad of it. Need some Info please. Thanks so much!
So Richard is in right now and he was on Pulmozyme which he has been on for the last several months along with Tobi every 28 daysalong with his albuterol and Oh I can't think of the name that purple disk puffer thing. Anyways he developed a bleed last Friday night so they took him off the Pulmozyme. But as of yesterday they have started him on the super sonic saline. And I was wondering if any of you guys are on or have been on this and what is the good and the bad of it. Need some Info please. Thanks so much!
The purple thing is Advair I believe.
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
The purple thing is Advair I believe.
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
The purple thing is Advair I believe.
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
The purple thing is Advair I believe.
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
~Juliet
The purple thing is Advair I believe.
<br />
<br />Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
<br />
<br />~Juliet
<br />
<br />Your name Super Sonic Saline has me cracking up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I do a lot of work in supersonics, sonic boom minimization and all that (aerospace / acoustical engineering). <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />My docs advised me that it can be irritating especially at first, so they suggested that I take a puff from my Xopenex inhaler (not the nebs) before I start the hypertonic Saline.
<br />
<br />~Juliet
The hypertonic saline (super sonic- that's about right - I love this stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is usually inhaled in a 3% or 7% solution, 4 ml at a time (I use the 7% in the am, and the 3% in the pm). If the 7% is too strong to start out, ask for the 3% <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It is supposed to help draw water up to the surface of your lungs, and thereby helping the cilia to move the mucus out. I believe the effect is also supposed to last for several hours, though I (and a lot of people from what I've read) usually cough up a lot while doing the neb. After my HS, I usually can breathe soooo much better- I hate, hate to miss it, and I think I've only missed it twice since I started it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
The hypertonic saline (super sonic- that's about right - I love this stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is usually inhaled in a 3% or 7% solution, 4 ml at a time (I use the 7% in the am, and the 3% in the pm). If the 7% is too strong to start out, ask for the 3% <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It is supposed to help draw water up to the surface of your lungs, and thereby helping the cilia to move the mucus out. I believe the effect is also supposed to last for several hours, though I (and a lot of people from what I've read) usually cough up a lot while doing the neb. After my HS, I usually can breathe soooo much better- I hate, hate to miss it, and I think I've only missed it twice since I started it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
The hypertonic saline (super sonic- that's about right - I love this stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is usually inhaled in a 3% or 7% solution, 4 ml at a time (I use the 7% in the am, and the 3% in the pm). If the 7% is too strong to start out, ask for the 3% <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It is supposed to help draw water up to the surface of your lungs, and thereby helping the cilia to move the mucus out. I believe the effect is also supposed to last for several hours, though I (and a lot of people from what I've read) usually cough up a lot while doing the neb. After my HS, I usually can breathe soooo much better- I hate, hate to miss it, and I think I've only missed it twice since I started it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
The hypertonic saline (super sonic- that's about right - I love this stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is usually inhaled in a 3% or 7% solution, 4 ml at a time (I use the 7% in the am, and the 3% in the pm). If the 7% is too strong to start out, ask for the 3% <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It is supposed to help draw water up to the surface of your lungs, and thereby helping the cilia to move the mucus out. I believe the effect is also supposed to last for several hours, though I (and a lot of people from what I've read) usually cough up a lot while doing the neb. After my HS, I usually can breathe soooo much better- I hate, hate to miss it, and I think I've only missed it twice since I started it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
The hypertonic saline (super sonic- that's about right - I love this stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is usually inhaled in a 3% or 7% solution, 4 ml at a time (I use the 7% in the am, and the 3% in the pm). If the 7% is too strong to start out, ask for the 3% <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> . It is supposed to help draw water up to the surface of your lungs, and thereby helping the cilia to move the mucus out. I believe the effect is also supposed to last for several hours, though I (and a lot of people from what I've read) usually cough up a lot while doing the neb. After my HS, I usually can breathe soooo much better- I hate, hate to miss it, and I think I've only missed it twice since I started it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .
<br />
<br />I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
<br />
<br />I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
<br />
<br />The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
<br />
<br />The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).
<br />
<br />I always take my Xopenex (albuterol equiv.- usually my neb, but sometimes my puffer) before my saline, to open my airways up better, and to head off any broncospasms that *might* occur (I haven't had that problem yet).
<br />
<br />I also take Pulmozyme and Advair. You might want to ask about the Advair HFA inhaler too- it's like an albuterol inhaler, instead of a disk with powder, and you do 2 puffs for your total dose instead of one, but it is a lot less irritating for my lungs than the powder (I started having shortness of breath problems with the disk <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
<br />
<br />The Pharmacy in Mount Olive (on Mt. Olive Rd, before you get to Mt. Olive/Brookside Rd, going away from I-65) has been the only place in town I have been able to get my Dey HS to mix for the 7% (and my 3%) and also the cheapest (about half the cost of Pari Hypersal, though I do get the Hypersal for traveling <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).
<br />
<br />The first week or 2 can be kinda rough, but once you get through it, I think Richard will be happy with the results <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> . Are they going to start him back on the Pulmozyme after a while? I usually just stop mine for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how bad the bleed was (I do realize that his circumstances are different right now however).