Jan Shabra

I wish I could take gabapentin for productive cough – IPF. However, it greatly affects my essential tremor and I shake badly, including internal tremor.

I have tremendous coughing and mucus/phlegm after eating, 20 minutes.  I have IPF.  My pulmonologist says it is from GERD and asperates up through the esophagus.  I have to wait two months to see a gastroenterologist.  Anyone have any info?

I also have had the intense mucus cough, especially after eating.  Two barium swallow tests proved negative for aspiration.  However, a bronchoscopy showed bile entering the esophagus and causing aspiration of the lungs.   Suggested remedy – fundoplication.  Wrapping top part of stomach around the base of esophagus and tighten.  The side effec…[Read more]

Has anyone read the recommended time to wait before eating in the morning?  I have seen 1 hour to 4 hours on posts.  Four hours seems like a long time to wait after fasting through the night.  Also – decaf vs. caffeine.  Caffeine makes my essential tremor off the wall, so I ordered decaf.  I wonder if  taking the decaf affects the effec…[Read more]

I change my cannula when it starts to feel stiff.  And, I have a hint for uncoiling the 50′ green tubing from always tangling around your feet.  When I first open the package, I put the tubing in the dryer for just a few seconds until it feels softer, and then lay it out flat the length of the tubing.  Problem solved and fewer worries about ge…[Read more]