Posted by ronaldo on October 25, 2006, at 13:02:24
In reply to can't breath, posted by Scarlet-Tears on October 11, 2006, at 5:38:11
Air-Starvation Anxiety
can't tell right now
which one is blocked
is it the right
or is it the left?
stuffy nose...
listed side effect -
which nostril will you let me have
so that i can carefully
draw the everlasting air
into my patient lungsdon't pull too hard
don't be too greedy
right nostril is cleared
for inhalation
gently now the cold air might
freeze the semi-liquid mucous
and shut down your access to airblocked - double blocked
i can't breathe
raucous sudden gasping for
life sustaining air
which burns in my throat
am I hyper-ventilating
i'm sure i am
steady now
prolong the exhalation
to a count of five
do that ten timesin my upper nasal cavities
a change of state awaits
hard mucous softens
i swallow
mucous en route
via oesophagus
to be dissolved
and dissipated
in gastric juicesleft nostril is cleared
repeat the process
breathe from your diaphragm
slowly and gently
keep the left nostril
open... if you breathe
carefully you will not feel
the blocked right nostril
or how anxious that makes youand so it goes
me alone in my bed
with only my nostrils
for company
until I can no longer
bear it485106
emergency doctor please
give us your number
and he will phone you backhello... hello is that the doctor?
i can't breathe doctor
i can't breathe...
i think it is the side effect
of my new medicationYou can breathe alright
You can talk to me
I can't hear you gasping for air
Its all in your mind
Go and make yourself a
Strong cup of tea
Then go back to bed
And get some sleep...i followed the doctor's orders
i drank the tea
well it was Valerian Tea
and i went to bed
lulled by the accumulation
of six years in medical school
three years dissecting cadavers
and eleven years of general pracice.
poster:ronaldo
thread:693761
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