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04-26-08, 04:58 PM
And it's actually far worse than I thought.
If you've followed my posts at all, you're well aware that I'm chronically asthmatic.
It's not exercise induced, it's not anything, it just is... all the time.
I also have pretty bad allergies and get 4 shots every two weeks.
Between that and a bunch of other stuff I keep it pretty well controlled (until last Thursday, when I just got sucker punched by something, but that's another story).
But because of my asthma, I don't get mt shots unless I pass the peak flow test.
I have to huff into a meter that measures the amount of air I can move per hours.
If I don't hit 400, I don't get my shots. 400 ML of air per hour... I don't know exactly what that means but it's not very good.
I also have to get a Pulmonary Function Test where you blow into this tube until you see stars and your knees shake. Then you do it again. And then once more.
I spoke to the allergist yesterday and she said I'm way overdue for a PFT.
My breathing is horrible and they've been too lax. They are going to take a more active approach.
Now, how bad is "bad"? I breathe at 53% of "normal". That's at best. 53% So keep that in mind when I talk about my mini climbs and how good I feel about them... 1/2 of the oxygen -with every breath- that pretty much the rest of you take in. And it still doesn't stop me.
So what did I do today? I went out and climbed the hardest climb I can take (well, the penultimate hardest climb. I won't take the hardest. Period) and did it better than I ever have before.
Hear me roar.
If you've followed my posts at all, you're well aware that I'm chronically asthmatic.
It's not exercise induced, it's not anything, it just is... all the time.
I also have pretty bad allergies and get 4 shots every two weeks.
Between that and a bunch of other stuff I keep it pretty well controlled (until last Thursday, when I just got sucker punched by something, but that's another story).
But because of my asthma, I don't get mt shots unless I pass the peak flow test.
I have to huff into a meter that measures the amount of air I can move per hours.
If I don't hit 400, I don't get my shots. 400 ML of air per hour... I don't know exactly what that means but it's not very good.
I also have to get a Pulmonary Function Test where you blow into this tube until you see stars and your knees shake. Then you do it again. And then once more.
I spoke to the allergist yesterday and she said I'm way overdue for a PFT.
My breathing is horrible and they've been too lax. They are going to take a more active approach.
Now, how bad is "bad"? I breathe at 53% of "normal". That's at best. 53% So keep that in mind when I talk about my mini climbs and how good I feel about them... 1/2 of the oxygen -with every breath- that pretty much the rest of you take in. And it still doesn't stop me.
So what did I do today? I went out and climbed the hardest climb I can take (well, the penultimate hardest climb. I won't take the hardest. Period) and did it better than I ever have before.
Hear me roar.