Comments for COPD and Other Stuff http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff This is a patient-to-patient blog to exchange information and resources...from COPD to Arthritis to Cellulites to Sarcoidosis to Sleep Apnea to RLS to Psoriasis to Support Groups to Caregivers and all points in between. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Our Returning Soldiers and Constrictive Bronchiolitis. by william n scoville sr http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2010/02/26/our-returning-soldiers-and-constrictive-bronchiolitis/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 william n scoville sr Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:20:50 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2010/02/26/our-returning-soldiers-and-constrictive-bronchiolitis/#comment-2333 is copd a presumtive disease of agent orange is copd a presumtive disease of agent orange

]]> Comment on Does a hospital’s right to hire smokers trump a patient’s right to breathe clean air? by Rebecca Smith http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/10/21/does-a-hospitals-right-to-hire-smokers-trump-a-patients-right-to-breathe-clean-air/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Rebecca Smith Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:01:44 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1061#comment-2329 COME on now. PREVious smokers are the worst complainers about smoke odors. I wonder how your clothes smelled when you smoked! (And I should know, I am a previous smoker myself, right at one year 2 months of quitting) You know you are just breathing in a smell, and NOT 'smoke' right? Although when people are sick in hospital, I do think they have a right to 'not smell stinky things' !! haha whether perfume or smokey smell. In England, they have nurses and doctors in training who are muslim and who don't want to 'display their arms' when they scrub, so they will be allowed to wear long sleeves, which spreads MRSA to 'protect their modesty' while patients die. I'll take smokey over that any day. COME on now. PREVious smokers are the worst complainers about smoke odors. I wonder how your clothes smelled when you smoked! (And I should know, I am a previous smoker myself, right at one year 2 months of quitting) You know you are just breathing in a smell, and NOT ‘smoke’ right? Although when people are sick in hospital, I do think they have a right to ‘not smell stinky things’ !! haha whether perfume or smokey smell.

In England, they have nurses and doctors in training who are muslim and who don’t want to ‘display their arms’ when they scrub, so they will be allowed to wear long sleeves, which spreads MRSA to ‘protect their modesty’ while patients die.

I’ll take smokey over that any day.

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 2 of 3 by Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/03/04/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-2-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Sharon O'Hara Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:01:17 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1131#comment-2311 Sally - Dr. Halligan called the black areas dead tissue. Thanks for asking...Sharon Sally – Dr. Halligan called the black areas dead tissue. Thanks for asking…Sharon

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 2 of 3 by Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/03/04/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-2-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 Sharon O'Hara Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:44:04 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1131#comment-2310 Sally, I'm guessing it must be dead skin - scabs waiting to slough off. The wounds were cleaned every day with saline solution, air dried and more Silver applied after the cleaning and re-wrapped. To be sure, I'll ask Dr. Halligan at today's appointment. Sally, I’m guessing it must be dead skin – scabs waiting to slough off. The wounds were cleaned every day with saline solution, air dried and more Silver applied after the cleaning and re-wrapped. To be sure, I’ll ask Dr. Halligan at today’s appointment.

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 2 of 3 by Sally Santana http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/03/04/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-2-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 Sally Santana Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:22:43 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1131#comment-2309 Sharon, what is that on your leg "Outside, back left leg". Is it dead skin, or build up of weeping? Sharon, what is that on your leg “Outside, back left leg”. Is it dead skin, or build up of weeping?

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 1 of 3 by sharonz http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/02/01/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 sharonz Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:35:04 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1116#comment-2308 hi sharon, i completely understand the edema and blisters and weeping. i am 47, don't have lymphedema, or at least no has diagnosed it. i developed recurring cellulitis in my rt lower leg about 2 years ago and have had to treat it at least 4 times before this round. this round started sometime during the first week or so of feb, the redness did not develope until feb9, the day after i moved into a nursing home, another long story, it was red and sore, i had been put on antibiotic on the 9th, went to the hospital because i thought i was in kidney failure again, wasn't but the dr there changed the antibiotic from keflex to bactrim, went back to nursing home, the dr there changed it back to keflex, in the meantime i developed these horrid big huge waterblisters from mid calf down. i am now in a specialty hospital to get the leg healed. it was looking like snake skin shedding, then it started getting red and sort of greenish around the edges again. gross. but to back up, i have had blisters on both hips that weeped and weeped. i got to the nursing home and had to start putting stuff under my feet if i was out of bed, i made puddles on the floor. i can not wear shoes, big blisters results, so shoes and socks are out of the pic for a while. but it got to the point that i went from puddles to ponds the fluid just poured out of my legs. but i am in the right place to get all the things fixed before i go back to the nursing home and start over. i just wanted to say i understood and it was nice to find a fellow sufferer. i hope you are healing well. they are using wound honey on my leg, seems to be working, they keep it wrapped which is good. thanks again sharonz hi sharon, i completely understand the edema and blisters and weeping. i am 47, don’t have lymphedema, or at least no has diagnosed it. i developed recurring cellulitis in my rt lower leg about 2 years ago and have had to treat it at least 4 times before this round. this round started sometime during the first week or so of feb, the redness did not develope until feb9, the day after i moved into a nursing home, another long story, it was red and sore, i had been put on antibiotic on the 9th, went to the hospital because i thought i was in kidney failure again, wasn’t but the dr there changed the antibiotic from keflex to bactrim, went back to nursing home, the dr there changed it back to keflex, in the meantime i developed these horrid big huge waterblisters from mid calf down. i am now in a specialty hospital to get the leg healed. it was looking like snake skin shedding, then it started getting red and sort of greenish around the edges again. gross. but to back up, i have had blisters on both hips that weeped and weeped. i got to the nursing home and had to start putting stuff under my feet if i was out of bed, i made puddles on the floor. i can not wear shoes, big blisters results, so shoes and socks are out of the pic for a while. but it got to the point that i went from puddles to ponds the fluid just poured out of my legs. but i am in the right place to get all the things fixed before i go back to the nursing home and start over. i just wanted to say i understood and it was nice to find a fellow sufferer. i hope you are healing well. they are using wound honey on my leg, seems to be working, they keep it wrapped which is good.
thanks again
sharonz

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 1 of 3 by Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/02/01/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 Sharon O'Hara Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:07:39 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1116#comment-2264 Our EFFORTS motto, Lyn - as patients - educate as best we can and ask to be educated. Thank you, Sharon Our EFFORTS motto, Lyn – as patients – educate as best we can and ask to be educated. Thank you, Sharon

]]> Comment on Dr. Halligan and Harrison Medical Center Angels, Part 1 of 3 by Roxlyn Cole http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2012/02/01/dr-halligan-and-harrison-medical-center-angels-part-1-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Roxlyn Cole Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:31:55 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1116#comment-2263 Sharon, your photos worth a million words, and thank you for addressing this important topic many go into denial about - until too long. You have done a good service for others to learn from your experience Lyn Sharon,
your photos worth a million words, and thank you for addressing this important topic many go into denial about – until too long. You have done a good service for others to learn from your experience
Lyn

]]> Comment on Cellulitis and Lymphedema – Bah Humbug! by Nessa http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/12/13/cellulitis-and-lymphedema-bah-humbug/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Nessa Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:49:43 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1106#comment-2233 I truly know how you feel! The sores/area weeping should be covered so that no other infection can get in. I am going theough this myself. Are you on any kind of antibiotic? Not sure if you know about this but check this out http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_advocacy There are links in the forums that can answer any questions. I truly know how you feel! The sores/area weeping should be covered so that no other infection can get in. I am going theough this myself.
Are you on any kind of antibiotic?
Not sure if you know about this but check this out http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_advocacy
There are links in the forums that can answer any questions.

]]> Comment on Cellulitis and Lymphedema – Bah Humbug! by Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/2011/12/13/cellulitis-and-lymphedema-bah-humbug/comment-page-1/#comment-2231 Sharon O'Hara Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:36:42 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/copd-and-other-stuff/?p=1106#comment-2231 Mary, Joe, Sally - THANKS! Mary, I'm seeing my pulmo tomorrow and bringing a print-out of this post and your idea about the curcumin doing the job nothing else is touching for me. I have a lot of things to ask him. Joe, I've recently used the unna boot three times of excruciating pain...it felt like cement rubbing against raw skin. I refused to use it again although I was told it had cured me in two week some years ago. The only things I remember are the pain when the sores open and weep lymph fluid. Sally, this is the worst and longest session I can recall. Other medical conditions make elevating my legs most of the time, impossible. Some nights/days I stand up all night long for relief of RLS - NOT good for Cellulitis/Lymphedema. I alter standing with sitting and dozing in an office chair. What has helped work the best for me keeping this away so long were the pressure stockings and the intensive water work-out with swim coach, Marilyn Grindrod... but I can' t get in the water with the running stuff that fills my slippers through the wraps. Thank God for Melissa teaching C how to wrap my legs! You are right about the p pills helping keep the fluid down - the problem for me is the bone on bone left hip...it doesn't like long sessions on a toilet seat... which happens with the higher dose p pills. The huge 'Big John' toilet seat helps. Thanks! Sharon Mary, Joe, Sally – THANKS!

Mary, I’m seeing my pulmo tomorrow and bringing a print-out of this post and your idea about the curcumin doing the job nothing else is touching for me. I have a lot of things to ask him.

Joe, I’ve recently used the unna boot three times of excruciating pain…it felt like cement rubbing against raw skin. I refused to use it again although I was told it had cured me in two week some years ago. The only things I remember are the pain when the sores open and weep lymph fluid.

Sally, this is the worst and longest session I can recall. Other medical conditions make elevating my legs most of the time, impossible. Some nights/days I stand up all night long for relief of RLS – NOT good for Cellulitis/Lymphedema. I alter standing with sitting and dozing in an office chair.

What has helped work the best for me keeping this away so long were the pressure stockings and the intensive water work-out with swim coach, Marilyn Grindrod… but I can’ t get in the water with the running stuff that fills my slippers through the wraps.
Thank God for Melissa teaching C how to wrap my legs!

You are right about the p pills helping keep the fluid down – the problem for me is the bone on bone left hip…it doesn’t like long sessions on a toilet seat… which happens with the higher dose p pills.

The huge ‘Big John’ toilet seat helps.

Thanks! Sharon

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