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maryterese
maryterese

I have been here before. My COPD is still mild but has worsened since last I was on here. My GP and pulmonologist are pretty laid back about the whole thing. Take your inhalers and see you in 6 months. My FEV2 is 89, FvC is 94. I don't know the 25-75 number but it brought it down to 77 fev1/FvC. So I guess it is mild but the 25-75 is significant?

I feel worse since the spirometry results 2 mo. ago. More sob but also my oxygen is 95-97 when it was 98 a few months ago so I think that affects energy level?

I generally feel ok but am wondering what else I should be doing? Exercise is something I really want and need to do but I have arthritis in my feet!! So I do it when I can. I would like to work on my upper body strength. I have had no other advice. What advice could I get to keep my condition from taking over quickly? If any?

I don't have much support due to the stigma. I have only told one close friend. I am scared and feel isolated, although I go about my life pretty well, so far.

Any thoughts much appreciated!

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    lozy22056 maryterese

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    Hi Maryterese Have you tried Pulmonary Rehabilitation it is very good and well worth it in the long run. It is always important to do excercise if you have a step you can step up and down on that another one is tin of beans and use them as weights sit on a chair and stand up you can do these excercises for 1 and half minuites each time you do it. You can also use a ball and you through it against the wall if you have a hall way you can walk up anmd down there for 1 and half minuites too. also i would like to stress out please ask if you can have lung reduction if you haven't had any of that. I have 34 percent of my lung my left lung aint working properly because i have big air pockets and im on oxygen 4 hours a day.so please ask lots of questions and mo9st important tell them how you feel.

    best of luck

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