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Roger Squire from Sheffield (Retired Pharmacist) Due to an increasing dose of Serevent (dilator) an alternative action was needed. At the beginning of May 2004 I went on a Buteyko course with John Dale as tutor. The Serevent dosage was soon dropped to zero and no dilator of any kind has been needed up to the present time (end of August 2004). Obviously I am delighted with the results and the added bonus of greatly reducing my life long sinusitis/catarrh problem. I can recommend anyone to give it a try. The breathing exercises slowly reduce as time passes and ones health improves and is well worth the time taken to do the exercises.
Tony C (Alfreton)
Sunday 23 July 05
John
I had a little escapade recently.
Sue & I were on holiday in the Scottish Highlands recently and decided to go on a bike ride. This was one of those trips where the company we hired the bikes from took us up near the top of a hill in their transport then dropped us off to do a 22 mile, mostly downhill, trip back to a pick-up point. All this was on good public roads I might add. None of this cross country mountain bike stuff. We had been warned to pace ourselves carefully as the first couple of miles was a bit of a switchback so there would be some uphill work.
No problem. Off we go. Well, it soon became a problem. I was working harder than I realised and did not stick to Buteyko training. By the time we got to the end of the first two miles I was puffing heavily. We then had stretch which was a seven miles downhill. So I just sat there and zoomed down the mountain freewheeling and breathing as lightly as possible hoping for a recovery. Five miles down I had to stop. My breathing was getting wildly out of control and getting worse. It had been so long since I used my ventolin that I had forgotten to bring it on the trip. It was still back in the door pocket of the car. I sat on the grass at the side of the road and rested. Trying to slow all systems down and wondering how I'm going to finish the trip. As soon as could I tried to do the shallow breathing exercises.
Half hour later we set off again. Chest was a bit tight, other than that everything else was somewhere near normal. I had decided that I would concentrate on keeping my mouth shut and if I had to open it to breathe at all then we would stop for a while. The bikes were special hybrids made for the job. Twenty-one gears and narrow road tyres but with head-up handlebars rather than the dropped racing ones. We were meant to be viewing the countryside after all. A lot of the ride was done in top gear. It was amazing how fast we had to drop to bottom gear to get up even the slightest hill. This was partly because of lack of recent cycling exercise, which meant we were unfit for the job really, and partly to stop any real exertion so that I didn't have to breathe heavily.
I'm pleased to say we completed the whole trip without any further incident. Proving that yet again the Buteyko training came in useful and prevented what could have been a ruined trip out, or worse. I say worse because if I had gone into full asthma attack I'd have been in real trouble. Miles from nowhere. Mobile phones don't work up in the hills so we could not have got help that way. The nearest house was about five miles away we discovered as we went further down the road. There was no other traffic we could flag down for help. Nothing had passed us while we rested for that half hour.
Had I not had your help and the Buteyko training I probably would not have even been able to contemplate going cycling in the first place. I'd have missed out on a wonderful trip where we saw a golden eagle swoop down and land on the fence just yards from us. A red squirrel scamper across the road and up the tree right next to us. The Tornado pilot waving as he flew level with us about seventy feet away and about twenty feet over the silent loch we were riding alongside. It's not all peace and quiet in the Highlands. You would not get any of those experiences travelling by car.
So thanks again John for your help in getting me back a decent life where I'm not constantly relying on drugs to survive and I can continue to enjoy some of the pleasures of life.
Best wishes
Tony
Carol from Chesterfield (Kennel Owner) I am 59 years old and my Asthma was diagnosed in November 2003 and is stress induced. Between November 2003 and June 2004 I had gone from using Salbutomol inhaler only to using Becotide and Serevent inhalers. I was becoming very depressed and could not cope with this complaint. I had heard about Buteyko from a friend of mine and then noticed an advert for it in the local newspaper, after making enquiries I decided to take a course. My course commenced at the beginning of July 2004 at which time my Asthma was severe, within one week of starting the exercises my breathing was much improved as were other symptoms i.e. frequent passing of urine and disturbed sleep pattern. After two weeks I was no longer using the Serevent inhaler and have now cut down to one puff morning and night of Becotide and cut out the use of Slabutomol by about 80%. As I am a mucus producer I have found the exercises have taught me to breath away the mucus rather than cough and choke and spit it out, the amount of mucus I produce has also decreased. I would recommend the Buteyko method be tried by anyone suffering from Asthma, if they stick to the exercises and work at it their Asthma will improve.
Stuart age 13 (Duckmanton) I have been able to run further. It is fun and easy to learn the method.
Gwen (Chesterfield) I am a lady of 75 years and I have had Asthma for 31 years, I first found out about this method from a local newspaper, so thought Id find out more which I did. My condition was getting worse I thought I've nothing to lose I will have a go which I did. The first day was difficult but after that it became easy. I noticed a lot of changes and things getting better. It gives me a more independent life.
Mike (Chesterfield) The best Christmas present we have ever had (my Wife and I). If I continue to improve at this rate I will be a very happy grumpy old man.
Sandra (Chesterfield) The method makes a lot of sense. I am delighted with the progress made. Looking forward to being drug free!
S Smith (Chesterfield) I used to be coughing most mornings for about an hour when I first woke up. Since doing Buteyko I hardly cough at all. I shall recommend Buteyko to other Asthmatics.
Graham (Empysema/COPD) I am much more confident in my ability to overcome attacks - particularly in the morning. Breathing exercises are a help to my condition but not much hope of a very vast improvement in energy levels.
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