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difficulty breathing
Dec 14, 2009 09:02PM in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Community
I have copd,asthma,severe pulmonary hypertension, the past couple of days I been having a hard time breathing I am on oxygen 24/7 4 liters on canula on days and at night I sleep with a oxygen mask at 8 liters but I been finding it is so hard to breathe my legs are swolling so bad I take lasix but nothing is happening I don't know if I should go to the hospita...
chest pain/can't breathe
Dec 14, 2009 06:55PM in the Heart Disease Community
I had a pacemaker put in on october of this year.everything seemed fine until yesterday and today I have been having chest pain and very difficulty breathing associated with it also it feels like someone is sitting on my chest squeezing all the air out it is so tight I can't even breathe I do have oxygen at home wich i use at 3 liters it does help a little to...
having problems with the mask on
Dec 14, 2009 05:43PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
I have very severe sleep apnea wich I have to have oxygen put into the mask which I have a full mask they have me on 18 cm of air going into the mask and 6 liters of 5 liters of oxygen too. the problem is I sometimes wake up and the mask is off my face and I am having a hard time breathing is there anyway I can keep from taking the mask on so I don't take it ...
using oxygen for copd
Dec 14, 2009 05:36PM in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Community
I am on oxygen for my copd I am 40 years old a woman I use 3-4 liters of oxygen by nose cannula during the day to help me breathe better and at night I use a mask per my doctor at 8 liters per minute since I have a hard time breathing at night the only problem is I find my self waking up with the mask on my stomach not on my face I pull it off in my sleep so ...
too much oxygen
Oct 12, 2009 02:05AM in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Community
I talked to my doctor about turning up the oxygen and he said it doesn't cause coma or even death he is a pulmonary doctor. I have mine at 2 liters but he has me go up to 4 or 5 if I am really bad.
Difficulty breathing
Jul 20, 2009 12:54AM in the Respiratory Disorders Community
I have Asthma,copd,and many others I am on oxygen was on 2 liters have been bumped up to 4 liters my problem is that none of the doctors are listing to me.I have been having so much difficulty breathing the past week it feels like someone is sitting on my chest squeezing all the air out of me the er doctors know something is wrong can't find anything oh they ...