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emphysema progression
by buster9, Jul 21, 2008 05:23PM
I was diognosed with copd many years ago. I had night sweats, almost constant coughing, and was fighting bronchitis on a regular bases. I was a heavy smoker for 40+ years.In 1990 I started coughing up blood. I went to a pulmonoligist and a x-ray showed a large mass in one of my lungs. He scheduled a bronchoscope, and said my lungs looked very red and sunburnt. I quit smoking for a year then started back and smoked until 16 months ago. In the past 5 years I have been going to the pulmonoligist regularly. When I quit smoking the coughing stopped and I could breath much eaiser. I stopped going to the doctor and quit taking the meds I was on. Advair 500/50, Spiriva, Floradil areolizer, nebalizer, and at different times various fast acting inhalers.
In the last 4 or 5 months I noticed my breathing was getting worse and I am worn out all the time. I scheduled an appointment with the pulmonoligist. They did an x-ray and breathing tests with and without medication. My oxygen level at rest was 90 and after walking 600 feet fell to mid to low 80's . She put me on pm oxygen and also oxygen when outside walking or exercising. My condition seems to be getting worse by the week. Is this possible or am I paying more attention? I do know it is harder to do some of the things I could do just a few weeks ago. Can
progression happen so quickly?
Buster9
In the last 4 or 5 months I noticed my breathing was getting worse and I am worn out all the time. I scheduled an appointment with the pulmonoligist. They did an x-ray and breathing tests with and without medication. My oxygen level at rest was 90 and after walking 600 feet fell to mid to low 80's . She put me on pm oxygen and also oxygen when outside walking or exercising. My condition seems to be getting worse by the week. Is this possible or am I paying more attention? I do know it is harder to do some of the things I could do just a few weeks ago. Can
progression happen so quickly?
Buster9
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