Too dry?
So I'm up in the small hours doing physio again. Let's see why...
I didn't get to sleep again after yesterday's early morning clearance, not least because I had an osteopath appt at 10 which I had to get up for. And oooh, that was great. Diaphragm moving again, upper back moving. I had to be careful breathing because I could use bits of my lungs that had been trapped for over a month.
As I knew it would once it was freed, it also released a whole bunch of trapped gunk to add to whatever remained after physio. And because of lack of time and lack of energy, I only managed to clear enough to move without coughing and to get to sleep. Not surprising then that after lying down for a bit it decided it was ready to move whether I liked it or not. It does that. But it's thick, much thicker than it's been for a while.
My assumption had been that it was due to the heat from the cold (it's not the dichotomy it sounds like; 'cold' is a misnomer for an infection). However, my osteopath pointed out that electric heaters not only produce ozone but also dry the air. Considering how much water I've been drinking, we now have two more possibilities:
b) I'm getting dry from the heater
c) I'm getting dry from the room itself.
I already know that the room was better for me when I had the cold, or at least felt better, and this could be the reason. Certainly, dryness isn't all bad (and remember, CF causes damp spleen, hot lungs so drying the spleen could be good). Unfortunately, if it continues to dry my lungs it will make them constantly difficult and energy-draining to clear; and eventually lead to phlegm heat and firepoison - and this is when the weather outside is damp. Not good.
Unfortunately with so much happening, especially the legacy from the cold (I still have a slight sinus issue), it's not clear to what degree it's true. Certainly underfloor heating will reduce damp, but is it too much into itself? Is it just the heater? What I hope is that I can go back to sleep and have enough energy to think about it during the day (and maybe to ask for a different heater).
I didn't get to sleep again after yesterday's early morning clearance, not least because I had an osteopath appt at 10 which I had to get up for. And oooh, that was great. Diaphragm moving again, upper back moving. I had to be careful breathing because I could use bits of my lungs that had been trapped for over a month.
As I knew it would once it was freed, it also released a whole bunch of trapped gunk to add to whatever remained after physio. And because of lack of time and lack of energy, I only managed to clear enough to move without coughing and to get to sleep. Not surprising then that after lying down for a bit it decided it was ready to move whether I liked it or not. It does that. But it's thick, much thicker than it's been for a while.
My assumption had been that it was due to the heat from the cold (it's not the dichotomy it sounds like; 'cold' is a misnomer for an infection). However, my osteopath pointed out that electric heaters not only produce ozone but also dry the air. Considering how much water I've been drinking, we now have two more possibilities:
b) I'm getting dry from the heater
c) I'm getting dry from the room itself.
I already know that the room was better for me when I had the cold, or at least felt better, and this could be the reason. Certainly, dryness isn't all bad (and remember, CF causes damp spleen, hot lungs so drying the spleen could be good). Unfortunately, if it continues to dry my lungs it will make them constantly difficult and energy-draining to clear; and eventually lead to phlegm heat and firepoison - and this is when the weather outside is damp. Not good.
Unfortunately with so much happening, especially the legacy from the cold (I still have a slight sinus issue), it's not clear to what degree it's true. Certainly underfloor heating will reduce damp, but is it too much into itself? Is it just the heater? What I hope is that I can go back to sleep and have enough energy to think about it during the day (and maybe to ask for a different heater).