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Vest question

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melleemac

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Hi all!
So, Mikey and Brandy got the vests for a trial period on Friday. Mikey is doing really good with his. Brandy on the other hand, Im not sure about. He seems to get nauseous and really tired every time he does his. Is this normal?
Mel
 
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melleemac

Guest
Hi all!
So, Mikey and Brandy got the vests for a trial period on Friday. Mikey is doing really good with his. Brandy on the other hand, Im not sure about. He seems to get nauseous and really tired every time he does his. Is this normal?
Mel
 
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melleemac

Guest
Hi all!
So, Mikey and Brandy got the vests for a trial period on Friday. Mikey is doing really good with his. Brandy on the other hand, Im not sure about. He seems to get nauseous and really tired every time he does his. Is this normal?
Mel
 
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JazzysMom

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Naucious I think is normal. Everyone & actually every day is different. Some days I cant do it if I have eaten and other days I cant use it if I have eaten without it making me naucious. Some days it doesnt matter either way. Some days I have to adjust the settings to meet what makes me comfortable for that day. As far as the tiredness I would think that is linked to the nauciousness because tiredness alone seems odd to me. Is it possible that he just doesnt want to do it? Sorry.....it should get better if you experiment with what I said. Have him sip cold water periodically also.
 
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JazzysMom

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Naucious I think is normal. Everyone & actually every day is different. Some days I cant do it if I have eaten and other days I cant use it if I have eaten without it making me naucious. Some days it doesnt matter either way. Some days I have to adjust the settings to meet what makes me comfortable for that day. As far as the tiredness I would think that is linked to the nauciousness because tiredness alone seems odd to me. Is it possible that he just doesnt want to do it? Sorry.....it should get better if you experiment with what I said. Have him sip cold water periodically also.
 
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JazzysMom

New member
Naucious I think is normal. Everyone & actually every day is different. Some days I cant do it if I have eaten and other days I cant use it if I have eaten without it making me naucious. Some days it doesnt matter either way. Some days I have to adjust the settings to meet what makes me comfortable for that day. As far as the tiredness I would think that is linked to the nauciousness because tiredness alone seems odd to me. Is it possible that he just doesnt want to do it? Sorry.....it should get better if you experiment with what I said. Have him sip cold water periodically also.
 
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Scarlett81

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i can't do my vest after i've eaten. i'll just gag and throw up my food. so i have to time my therapies around eating. when i get up, i do it right away, then eat.
as far as the tiredness goes.....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> when my cf team was teaching me to do the vest they said if you <i>aren't </i>tired after it, you're not doing it right. their instruction was that it should feel like a workout. the vest won't automatically make your mucus come up, you have to do forced coughing to make it come up and that is very tiring. of course this is within reason-if he's falling over or sick or not able to go to school talk to the doctor. speaking as a cfer and rememebering all too well what it was like as a kid-he probably doesn't like it, like I did. and i did anything and everything to get out of it. but don't give up on the vest, make him do it, and if problems persist talk it out w the docs to come up with a solution.
 
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Scarlett81

New member
i can't do my vest after i've eaten. i'll just gag and throw up my food. so i have to time my therapies around eating. when i get up, i do it right away, then eat.
as far as the tiredness goes.....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> when my cf team was teaching me to do the vest they said if you <i>aren't </i>tired after it, you're not doing it right. their instruction was that it should feel like a workout. the vest won't automatically make your mucus come up, you have to do forced coughing to make it come up and that is very tiring. of course this is within reason-if he's falling over or sick or not able to go to school talk to the doctor. speaking as a cfer and rememebering all too well what it was like as a kid-he probably doesn't like it, like I did. and i did anything and everything to get out of it. but don't give up on the vest, make him do it, and if problems persist talk it out w the docs to come up with a solution.
 
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Scarlett81

New member
i can't do my vest after i've eaten. i'll just gag and throw up my food. so i have to time my therapies around eating. when i get up, i do it right away, then eat.
as far as the tiredness goes.....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> when my cf team was teaching me to do the vest they said if you <i>aren't </i>tired after it, you're not doing it right. their instruction was that it should feel like a workout. the vest won't automatically make your mucus come up, you have to do forced coughing to make it come up and that is very tiring. of course this is within reason-if he's falling over or sick or not able to go to school talk to the doctor. speaking as a cfer and rememebering all too well what it was like as a kid-he probably doesn't like it, like I did. and i did anything and everything to get out of it. but don't give up on the vest, make him do it, and if problems persist talk it out w the docs to come up with a solution.
 
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Diane

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Surprisingly i have never had a problem with nausea but i have gotten tired while using the vest. Most of the time the vest just annoys me, but sometimes ( not often) it actually does the opposite and relaxes me.
 
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Diane

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Surprisingly i have never had a problem with nausea but i have gotten tired while using the vest. Most of the time the vest just annoys me, but sometimes ( not often) it actually does the opposite and relaxes me.
 
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Diane

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Surprisingly i have never had a problem with nausea but i have gotten tired while using the vest. Most of the time the vest just annoys me, but sometimes ( not often) it actually does the opposite and relaxes me.
 
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