Do Accidents Impact Asthma?

If you have been wondering why I haven't created any new articles lately....look closely at the graphic. 

This is why. 

It was my first ambulance ride, and hopefully my last. 

I had a bad fall that left me with a broken leg, and a broken arm (both on the right side.) I couldn't put any weight on my right leg and needed surgery since I shattered my right arm. 

After a few days in the hospital, I had no choice but to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility. 

I spent two months doing physical therapy with a the rest of the patients, who were all in their 70's and 80's. 

We spent a lot of time commiserating about injuries. And I learned how to propel myself backwards in my wheelchair with my one good leg. 

It was the longest two months of my life, and I would love to forget it. However, the large scar on my right arm won't let me forget it. And I'm still in a wheelchair and re-learning how to walk. 

Accidents affecting asthma

It wasn't enough to be injured and in a hospital and then being transferred to a care center.

My asthma decided it didn't like me being injured, and it didn't like pain pills. 

So I was back on oxygen for a few weeks. I forgot how hard it is to sleep with oxygen, and having to de-tangle the oxygen tubing.

It probably didn't help that I wasn't able to get out of bed often. Even though I usually had the head of my hospital bed propped upright, my lungs were still cranky. 

My lungs slowly improved as I took fewer pain pills. I was also able to do physical therapy twice a day, and do deep breathing exercises to prevent pneumonia.  

Hello inspiratory spirometer! 

I also wore a mask each time I left my room. There was a COVID outbreak at my facility, and that's the last thing I needed. 

The last time I had COVID, I needed oxygen for 6 months. Even with high dose controller/maintenance inhalers and frequent nebulized breathing treatments. 

I'll be back to creating new articles, and until then, you can check our My Life as An Asthma Mom on Instagram and Facebook.

Stay safe and injury free