Saturday, December 5, 2015

Swallowing and Breathing

For the last few weeks I have had a lot of congestion affecting my breathing and sleeping.  I was hoping it was my fall allergies, but I now believe it is a progression of my ALS symptoms.

I have a lot of thick drainage in my throat which makes breathing difficult, forcing me to constantly clear my throat and causing me to choke and cough.  The coughing and choking often leads to gagging and panic and sometimes vomiting.  In the last week I vomited three nights straight.  The danger is aspirating stomach acid or vomit into my lungs.

I have been taking cold medicine and sudafed and robitussin  to keep my throat clear with limited results.  Nothing keeps me comfortable 24 hours a day.

My swallowing ability has also degraded and I have difficulty moving food from the front of my mouth to the back of my mouth.  As a result I am not eating much these days.  I have been losing weight.

For my December quarterly ALS clinic, Hershey offered to do an online telemedicine session saving us 4 hours driving time and the dilemma of getting me in and out of a vehicle.  I haven't been in a vehicle since my last clinic in September and I really haven't been out of my 3 rooms for several months.We will have to send my diaphragm pacer down to be adjusted but I sleep better without it anyway.


5 comments:

  1. Jim,

    My thoughts and prayers are with you. If you see this message, let me know how I can best reach you. I sent an email to your gmail account but I don't know what's best. I don't have your home address or Kim's email.

    Lisa

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  2. Jim,

    I was thinking about you today and wanted to check in and wish you a Happy Holiday and let you know my thoughts are with you.

    Matt Plouse

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