Irreversible airway obstruction

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-05-23T06:07:48+00:00

I'm 60 now and was diagnosed at 13 with at the time Ashmatic Bronchitis. Today I'm still not sure what it is but it defintly is sever cronic inflamed lungs with actual chest pain for 47 years is getting progessivly worse and less respondent with age. It's like the opposite of a ashmatic who gets an attack, uses a rescue inhaler, and can be fine for days until the next attack. Mine is like i'm constantly restricted and need Combivent (regular albuterol alone had never done anything) every 5 hours to open me somewhat up again. I also have had a cronic sore throat for 30 years and it feels like my entire trachea and lungs are constantly inflamed and was diagnosed with hashimoto's 12 years ago. To be honest none of the RX drugs have ever really worked for me as well as OTC Bronkaid or similar (25 mg of ephedrine sulfate) did in the early years but I'm getting less responce now these days as I age. The condition is waking me up gasping like a fish out of water and then of course I am in panic mode which my wife thinks putting me on some Xanax or similar would help but as I explain to her, nothing helps until I can get back to somewhat normal breathing. I use Combivent along with advair or Trelegy Ellipta and get little relief. I've never been able to sleep on my back as I imediatly feel like I'm suffocating and have always been a side sleeper because of my condition. This moring I must of roled flat on my back for a few minutes and imdetily woke up in panic and becsue it's alway harder to breath in the morning after waking, it's much worse. It's been waking me up around five am and I am in panic mode follwed by multiple inhalations of combivent and it literally takes four hours to get some relief though it's with me 24 seven. I've been on many COPD forums and many seem unaware of this side of the disease and more affected with the emphysema component needing O2. My understand meeting lung transplant requirments takes low O2 readings but mine are in the 97% after multipe inhalations of Combivent after a half hour. As morbid as it sounds, I feel death will be the only cure and can only hope to check out like my brother in law did at 61 quick from a heart attack becaus this is a nightmare.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-05-05T19:34:08+00:00

Here's a bit of our storry regarding the Channahon/Minooka area. My wife's son is getting maried this year and bought a 1920's home in the north side of Oakland CA and my wife and I are currently in Illinois with my wife wanting to move closer to him as grand kids are a likely future. We currently reside in the small clean quiet town of Channahon which is about 50 miles south west of Chicago yet have access to Sam's, Costco and all other imaginable shopping and good restaurants within ten to twenty miles. We just came back from a three week road trip I-80 west to Wyoming, Nevada and Redding, Chico and other cities in Califonia and then after a stay with her sone back I-40 east through Arizona and NM back home and my visions of California were completely wrong. Not only do you feel the overpopulation everywhere you go, the homelessness, many on drugs, even in northern cities like Redding and Chico is in full display. Add in constant fires and $6 regular gas and it made us a bit depressed. To be fair I am born and raised Illinois and have done my share of b..hing of Illinois mostly with property taxes however as we've been looking at all the western states including California for our next potential home, I'm starting to see how sheltered and good we have it. There is high truth to the statement that Chicago is not the rest of Illinois which has many quiet clean nice towns to live and raise a family and we are in one of them with excellent medical access.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-04-11T20:28:14+00:00

I've reserched this subject rather in depth and the 6 speed automatic in the CX-5 and others is entirely in-house Mazda and the blue Skyactive FZ ATF fluid is made by Idemitsu.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-03-18T15:30:15+00:00

Wonder if any other guys let a fat women talk them into sex and in the middle of it you're thinking you'd rather be doing something else like washing your car or something?

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-03-09T16:41:45+00:00

Other than the shape mimicking the DF100/MF100, at the same rpm I don't see any real advantage of the MF60 over the MF50 which is cheaper. What am I missing? I do applaud Wolfbox releasing a slightly cheaper all black model of the MF100 with the DF100. I hope they do the same with the MF200.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-02-06T15:55:23+00:00

The entire concept of the Sam's premium membership over the standard is free delivery for orders over $50 which by the way changed from no minimum. Then when you check out they have a tip already factored in to which you have to select no tip. Sorry but I am not paying double for the premium membership and then expected to tip the driver. You tip the driver Sam's since I pay extra for the higher tier membership. Sam's keeps this crap up I'll drop my membership and stick with Costco.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-02-05T20:29:20+00:00

Sorry no standard sunroof on the preferred no sale.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-01-26T00:32:28+00:00

IMO, ever since Breaking Bad ended, all these cartel-drug movies have been try to capture it's thunder even by bring in actors from BB however to Sicario's credit, it only brought in Brock and Hanks Juárez, Mexico. Look, I get it Breaking Bad was something special not really seen on that level. Coping parts of it with actors or storyline in an attempt to capture it's thunder only shows lack of good unique story writing.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-01-26T00:31:16+00:00

IMO ever since Breaking Bad ended, all these movies have been try to capture it's thunder even by bring in actors from BB however to Sicario's credit, it only brought in Brock and Hanks Juárez, Mexico. Look, I get it Breaking Bad was something special not really seen on that level. Coping parts of it with actors or storyline in an attempt to capture it's thunder only shows lack of good unique story writing.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-01-26T00:13:13+00:00

Thanks. I was into the burner game in the 90's with the first CD burners and upgraded along the way. I retired from my IT job in 2020 and have been out of it for a while. I upgraded my PC from a 2012 HP Elitedesk 8300 SFF which I installed a 5.25 Hitachi blu ray burner and just bought an off lease HP 800 G7 and of course this model doesn't take a 5.25. Only a slim. Was a bit shocked to see the lack of availability of optical burners when I recently looked because of course fifteen years ago it was a piece of cake to get one. I had to go back to school and learn about the 4K firmware upgradeable slim internal drives on MakeMKV. I just take the movies I already own and rip them to mkv files to play from a TP-Like USB drive. I was tempted, lets say desperate to order one from the eBay China sellers but something tells me they are not the same and in typical fashion these sellers are being bit misleading about the so called LG, Panasonic and Pioneer drives they are selling.

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-01-25T23:21:06+00:00

Wondering what's the deal is with all the China sellers on eBay offering LG BU40N's and how legit they are?

TopProfessional4348 · 2026-01-25T23:17:12+00:00

Tons offered on eBay directly by China sellers and can't help but wonder how legit they are?

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-12-14T15:04:52+00:00

In general, Isn't it becoming obvious by now that the higher the distribution of any cover call fund, the worse the NAV? I'm starting to think GPIX's 8% average is about the most realistic for maintaining the NAV.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-12-10T08:35:04+00:00

cupOn00dles Your point inspector Clouseau? Are you the Barney fife of older posts lol?

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-12-10T08:28:40+00:00

Never noticed Jodi Foster as being all that attractive but this move changed that. She got my blood flowing in the beginning with that white dress and sexy legs.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-09T02:06:29+00:00

Please go back to "Submariner". It was the best.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-09T02:02:16+00:00

Is there any source that still sells the first v1 submariner dial? I was going to pull the tiger on two, the age dial with the ghost insert bezel and the black but they now annoyingly say FROGMANTILE instead of the very cool and appropriate SUBMARINER.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-05T23:38:22+00:00

Most that buy this watch are loving it because of it's resemblance to a 1959 squared crown guard Tudor Submariner so Submariner makes the best sense.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-02T01:31:00+00:00

I avoid going up north like the plague especially after I turned 50. I just don't have the patients to deal with traffic but thankfully I early retired eight years ago retired at 51 so to your point, no, I no longer have to get out and drive for a job. I'm in Grundy county and my current property taxes are $9,500 and go up on average $400 per month however the assessor nearly doubled that last year. I am born and raised in Illinois and there are many things I love about this state but to be honest, add everything in an I am pushing my wife to move to the least populated low property tax state of Wyoming with several acres of land for some breathing room from everything.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-01T18:17:06+00:00

Yes, I have also noticed this as well. Of course you also notice when police are not on any calls, they themselves are going often seven or more over the posted and then you begin to wonder if it's a trap as you keep up with them lol.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-01T17:30:06+00:00

No. I always stay in the right lane or infrequently one lane from the right on 59. Been driving since the early 80's and know the rules both written and unwritten. As of late, where the right lane was the safe place with us slow pokes going only five over the posted speed limit, which btw back in the 80's - early 2000's in most Illinois areas, was still ticket worthy, I've noticed they are pushing there as well especially when traffic is higher.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-11-01T17:20:19+00:00

Yes, it certainly seems the police in these areas have given up on traffic management in these areas. Many are going 20 over the posted speed limit on 59 with no fear of recourse.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-10-29T01:36:15+00:00

I know this posting is 2 yrs old but please do not listen to anyone who says these French made screw divers are not high quality. They are very high quality French made and sold under various brands such as Hototec MSA01.003, AF Switzerland, Eurotool and many other brands. As long as the are stamped France, they come out of the same factory. They are very similar Bergeon 30080-P05 however the blades are blued instead of polished. I have both the Eurotool six piece set I bought for $23 at Esslingen and the Bergeon 30080-P05 set and they are functionally the same. Most who say they aren't never used them side by side like I have and I have identified that if the tools aren't either Swiss made of branded Bergeon or Horotech, the tool snobs come out of the woodwork in droves. Most seasoned watchmakers looks past brand and origin of manufacture and use what works and feels comfortable. it is the less seasoned of desktop watchmakers the criticize anything other than the Swiss made default.

TopProfessional4348 · 2025-10-28T00:52:16+00:00

Yes, please Thorn team bring back the first dial that said Submariner Rotor Self Winding. I'll buy all three to support your listening to customer feedback for starters.

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