THE " BOTTLE TOP " BREATHING " EXPERIMENT " !!

[vittorio]

HI FOLKS , - HAS ANYONE EVER TAKEN PART IN THIS ? - I'LL EXPLAIN ! ... = I WAS IN A MAJOR LONDON HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK RECENTLY AFTER A " GRAND " EXACERBATION ! - COULD HARDLY BREATH ON WAKING UP ( HOW ONE CAN BE SEVERELY " PUFFED OUT " AFTER BEING ASLEEP FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS IS UTTERLY BEOND ME ! ) , AND DURING THIS TIME IN HOSPITAL WAS ASKED IF I WOULD TAKE PART IN A PIECE OF RESEARCH INTO COPD . - ( HAVING SIGNED SOME PAPER WORK ETC ) " OF COURSE I SAID " = " .-.. THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , WE MIGHT BE NEARER TO FINDING , NOT A CURE , BUT A BETTER WAY OF MANAGING IT . AND IT CONSISTED OF THIS , = A , - WHAT I CALL A " BOTTLE TOP " IS ADHERED TO YOUR THROAT VIA MEDICAL ADHESIVE , ( JUST UNDER THE ADAM'S APPLE ) - QUITE PAINLESS AND NOT PARTICULARLY UNCOMFORTABLE EITHER ! .INSIDE THIS IS A = " TRANSMITTER " THAT SENDS "SIGNALS "OF MY BREATHING TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A MOBILE PHONE ! , THIS IN TURN WAS CONNECTED TO A " BOX OF TRICKS " AS I CALL IT , WHICH , WHEN RECEIVING A CERTAIN SIGNAL , AUTOMATICALLY ALLOWS OXYGEN , VIA THE WARD'S SUPPLY, TO FLOW , VIA THE USUAL TUBING INTO MY NOSE ETC E. YOU " WEAR " THIS BY THE WAY , FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS , EITHER DURING THE NIGHT OR EIGHT HOURS DURING THE DAY . FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS . THE " MOBILE PHONE " AS I CALL CALL IT , HOLDS I ASSUME ALL THE " SIGNALS" SENT IN SOME WAY , AND FINALLY IS SENT OFF TO THE BOFFINS TO INTERPRET . SO HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT THE RESULT OF ALL THIS WILL BE , BUT PERHAPS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE , I MIGHT HEAR ,...... OH BY THE WAY , A CT SCAN SHOWED UP A 5MM " NODULE " - WHATEVER THAT IS ! ON THE LEFT LUNG ... WHICH DOES'NT SOUND TOO HEALTHY ! , BUT THE CONSULTANT WANTS TO SEE ME IN MARCH " TO SEE WHAT ITS UP TO " !.. .AFTER ALL THIS I OFFERED MY BODY TO BE " EXAMINED" BY THE YOUNG FOURTH YEAR STUDENT DOCTORS ( SIX ) TO TAKE IT IN TURN TO HAVE A BASH ON ! ... SO I JUST SAID ..." CARRY ON DOCTORS " !!! - WHICH MUCH AMUSED THEM ..!.--- SO FOLKS , I;ME DOING ME BEST FOR RESEARCH ....AND LETS HOPE IT HELPS EVERYONE . - ALL THE BEST, AND TRY AND HAVE , AT LEAST , = A PLEASANT CHRSTMAS !. .

[sassy59]

Well done Vittorio. You take care and stay safe. Wishing you well. Xxxx

[vittorio in reply to sassy59]

THANK YOU MUCHLY SASSY59 !.. AND YOU ALSO !..

[Ergendl]

What interesting research. I hope they are able to let you have their findings in due course. Glad you're back home now. Hope you're feeling a lot better.

[watergazer]

Very interesting x

[Bluenotes]

Well done , good that you were asked . Take care 🤗

[Izb1]

Good to hear that you are safely back home and that you have taken part in what can only be a good experiment. Lets hope this proves to be beneficial for us lungies x

[Thinkhealthy]

Hi Vittorio, interesting re bottle tops. Re nodules, I have some but have been told they never morph into tumours. Don’t know if there are different types of nodules but my cat scan just said there were ‘nodules’ and my lung specialist said not to worry - just nodules. X

[Gladwyn]

So interesting. Thanks for posting Vitoria. 😀

[vittorio in reply to Gladwyn]

Endess thanklies especially for the " NODULE " bit ! ... Gladwyn , I've never heard of them , and as usual ,ONE ALWAYS THINKS THE WORSE ! ,APART FROM THE FACT , YOU CAN NEVER GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM A DOCTOR anyway ! .. So lets hope I can bash on with out any more shocks !!. HAVE AS POSSIBLE , A NICE CHRISTMASS X.

[kaz67]

Wishing you Well Vittorio x

[Meme50]

I loved your story Vittorio it was very interesting and made me laugh. Let’s hope we hear more of this because being short of breath is a pain not just in the chest but I pain in the rear-end. It would be awesome to have some miraculous aid to help us all. Best wishes.

[HungryHufflepuff]

I hope you're feeling better now. Wishing you all the best for your appointment in March. Thank you for being part of this research 👍

[Gracy123]

WEll done Vittorio...yes let's pray it helps the dr's to find out more about these Breathing conditions......x