Hi Everyone,I have copd and recently completed a 10 week
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pulmonary rehab program.At the beginning my walking distance was 526m in 6 minutes.After the program my distance was 588m per 6 minutes.Naturally I was pleased at the improvement but I am wondering if this means my FEV1 has correspondingly improved.Would I need to do another Spiro test to find out?Thanks very much.
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Nanny1086 eleanor55804
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karen78573 eleanor55804
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Keep with it that's really good what your doing but please don't over do it anyway you will know when to stop (to rest) also if you want to keep track of your fev-1 levels there are plenty of spirometers to choose from that can be bought online there are manual ones & digital ones I fine the digital spirometer the piko fev-1 good to use as it gives you the pef & fev-1 readings & shows you which zone your in which is imprtant aswell there is also the piko-6 digital spirometer but doesn't give the pef readings so I found out through reading but then I guess it's the fev mesurements that are more important if I'm right the fev-6 is for copd & the fev-1 is for both yet the fev-6 is more expensive I don't know why! this is just a suggestion you don't have to buy anything entirely up to you just thought I'd mention this if your keen on keeping a check on your progress....
Nanny1086 karen78573
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karen78573 Nanny1086
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No problem! I hope i didn't come accross critical or say the wrong thing as I happened to notice my points have gone down not that that's the reason I'm on here on this forum, I'm on it because I enjoy being able to help where I can & gain knowledge my spelling is getting terrible! i apologise if I came accross wrong in anyway! The pinko word was meant to read piko-1 0r piko-6 I was probably getting carried away with writing & best wishes & good health for you aswell!x
Nanny1086 karen78573
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Nanny1086
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karen78573 Nanny1086
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Thank god i was rather worried but Thank you for letting me know all is fine Thank you & same take care Hugs and best wishes to you also I'm glad you have the support you need!x