Tag Archives: Fatigue

Overcoming fatigue

Fatigue means extreme tiredness. Fatigue and breathlessness what helps you? Have you tried relaxation? Have you tried breathing control techniques?- if not speak to your healthcare team. Do you need some help to manage difficult or heavy tasks? Recharge your body “battery” and allow yourself to slow down for a while. Save some energy for […]

If we don’t pace what happens?

Words you might use: Words healthcare professionals use: I am exhausted. Get really breathless. Not worth anything later in the day. I panic… Get worried about how breathless I am. Fed up and frustrated. Irritable. I stay away from / stop trying to do the thing that makes me breathless. Fatigue. Increased breathlessness. Fatigue. Anxiety […]

Identify your fatigue

Use a diary to note when you feel most fatigue. Is there a pattern? Worse on certain days or times of the day? Why not try a weekly planner. Plan what really needs done this week and what jobs can be broken up into more do-able chunks. Plan what activities you will do for your […]

Overcoming fatigue

Fatigue means extreme tiredness. Fatigue and breathlessness, what helps you? Have you tried relaxation? Have you tried breathing control techniques?- if not speak to your healthcare team. Do you need some help to manage difficult or heavy tasks? Recharge your body “battery” and allow your self to slow down for a while. Save some energy […]

Chronic Bronchitis

In chronic bronchitis exposure to an irritant over many years causes inflammation in the lungs which leads to the following changes: The smooth muscle in the airway becomes thicker and narrows the breathing tubes (airways). The narrowing is permanent and cannot be reversed. You may feel breathless because your lungs and muscles are working harder […]