Well then maybe you haven't heard from me yet. I wish I had 50% of my
lungs left then I believe I would be doing better than I'm doing now,
but unfortunately I only have 20% and since Buteyko I'm getting alot
better and I haven't even seen a practioner yet. I was on a nebulizer
machine every two hours for 24 hours and that means I was up every two
hours at night also and sometimes It was every hour. I was on every
inhaler you can think of and so many pills I can't remember. My doctors
said they had nothing else to give me because I was maxed out. They also
told me there was nothing else they could do for me. I was at the
emergency room three to four times a week and in the hospital twice a
month sometimes a week at a time and sometimes two weeks at a time. I
also have a portable machine I take everywhere I go and I used to have
to use it within an hour after leaving my house. It has been almost a
year since I've used it.I can go days now without using the nebulizer
machine and when I do have to use it, I will use only one vial all day
long instead of 15 or 20 a day. I still use my inhaler but I'm hoping
after I take the course I can discard it although I will still take it
with me wherever I go. For the first time in ten years I'm beginning to
have a life and hope and it is all because of Buteyko. I don't
understand how any one that has tried Buteyko can say it doesn't work.
The bad thing is I know I could even do better but I'm like alot of
people on this support group I keep slaking off because I'm doing so
good or I just get lazy. I guess I'm one of the few people that can
understand why Ken defends Buteyko, I guess because without Buteyko we
wouldn't have much of a life or I know I wouldn't. I love nature and now
instead of always sitting in the house I can take walks and living in
Arizona there is lots of nature to see. I thank God every day for giving
me another day and Buteyko. I sure hope you do not give up on Buteyko,
I mostly reduce my breathing at least 90 min. a day and watch what I
eat. I'm practicing reading aloud and breathing through my nose several
times a day and I'm getting pretty good at it. I don't say I don't still
have problems but it's usually because I've gotten lazy again. I just
believe if Buteyko can help me it can help you and so many more. I would
also like to hear from more people with emphysema and their progress.
Betty
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