Treatments & Cleaning Nebulizer Parts

 I get really excited when Victoria comes to me and says "Mommy, I'm ready for my breathing treatment now".  I think it's motivated by her desire for more cartoons, but I'll take it.

I really don't like cleaning nebulizer parts. It's just a pain. And according to my clinic, I go overboard on cleaning. They say to wash them everyday, which is more than the pediatrician's nurse told me when we first got the nebulizer. I'm thankful for my CF Mama friends who told me about the guideline page on the
CF Services Pharmacy website. This page is printed and posted in my kitchen.

So here's what it looks like every day.  Or at least every other day since I have enough parts to do two treatments for two days without a full wash.  A habit I try not to do, but as Hubby can attest, I'm not particularly successful.

Rinsed the spacer, rinsed the mask, rinsed the nebulizer cup

Rinsed the inside of the neb cup now they're all ready to wash.  Add plain dish soap like Ajax or Joy

Wash all the parts             Parts that can't be boiled                parts are boiled for 5 minutes
- in a dedicated bin         are soaked in rubbing alcohol        water is then used to rinse

 

Parts that can't be boiled are soaked, rinsed, and dry         Parts that can be boiled are now drying

So now it's time to go start this process for today.

We'll be watching "Breathless Bride: Dying to Live" airing on TLC at 10:00pm on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. A story about Kirstie Mills and her fiancé, Stuart while she's awaiting a double lung transplant.

And I'm already planning to set my DVR to watch 65_RedRoses on OWN on May 3, 2012 at 9:00pm! Eva Markvoort's story will finally air in the US.