Thursday, September 30, 2010
“I’m falling apart! I have COPD, it’s hard for me to breathe and as if that’s not bad enough, now they tell me my heart is acting up!”
Concurrent disorders, also referred to as co-morbidities, are common with COPD. And it can be discouraging. COPD, with other health iss...
3 years ago I was in hospital with severe copd and sepsis(Drs. just said I had a blood infection)Then after 5 days I had a heart attack and lived.Lungs are so compromized that they could not do breathing tube but did Bypap machine.Did not do angiogram as lungs and heart so compromized that I am not a candidate for surgery.I came home with oxygen and have been advocating for myself more.Have a nebulizer,Oxygen stat reader as when I had to call ambulance before i would wait too long thinking It would get better.Now if I have to call I can turn up oxygen,and use nebulizer while waiting.I now have 3 years of grace.I attribute my being here because of life long physical activity.Cannot do as much now but do as much as I can.Eg small pedal machine to excercise legs and arms,weights and bands.
Your columns are very informative.Thank You
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