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    cold or flu with ALS is terrible!

    thank you all. That has been very helpful!
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    cold or flu with ALS is terrible!

    curious to see if anyone has used hyoscyamine to dry up secretions and what your experience was if you had tried. The hospice nurse recommended it but I'm just not exactly sure what the benefit is.
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    cold or flu with ALS is terrible!

    Thank you, Nikki. I will have to try the nasal spray!
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    cold or flu with ALS is terrible!

    this is the second time this year I've been down and out. The worst part is the breathing is extremely strained. that is nothing new and I have never used bipap or trilogy. I'm getting antibiotics tonight and so far my regimen is Musinex, breathing treatments with the mask and smoke stuff...
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    Stem cell progress?

    hello, just curious if anyone is in a stem cell trial or know someone who is and how the progress is. Is it working? I know recently there were a lot of ALS centers in California that were accepting candidates for the trial and really haven't heard good or bad news about it. I had a friend who...
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    my journey winding down

    I feel I am in the same boat as you and Pete. Some days it's a constant struggle trying to breath and others I feel I have some good hours of breathing without complication and then the struggles start again. I'm sorry you're going through this as well. It is torture. How long will this last...
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    Trach - What is it like?

    thank you, Sir
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    Trach - What is it like?

    Hello I'm trying to get a general idea from those who have gone through the tracheostomy process. What was your recovery time like and pain? How does it feel when breathing afterwards? Is it something you have to get used to? Is it better than what you were experiencing as far as breathing on...
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    PEG tube > now I can't control my bowels?!

    thanks all. I get to start the liquid hope next week, it sounds like it is good stuff.
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    PEG tube > now I can't control my bowels?!

    I'll start inquiring about liquid hope now
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