COPD Support Group

Hi guys- havent been on here in awhile. I have been dx with acute exerbation, I am back on a antibiotic again. also useing the 02 as much as possible especially with doing the housework. this is making me feel like crap. my whole body aches. I did go over to the mailbox with a scarf over my mouth as I didnt want to breathe the cold weather in. also dr wants me to have a cat scan of the lungs and I told her when I feel better I will.I am only able to do the dishes and laundry daily work and thats with o2. hope I get better. hope everyone else is feeling well. take care.

Go get that CT scan even if you don't feel that great. At my imaging place I don't even have to take anything off as long as I don't have any metal anywhere. They can tell a lot from those scans. You have had way to much going on. You don't smoke right?

I have to agree the Doc needs that ct don't let her think u are not being compliant cause that makes them think well if she won't help herself why am I trying to help! I know how these Doc think I overheard enough of them when I was working. So if u have maybe someone to drive u there and be with u?

thanks for the advice georgia and sue- I will call and set up another appt, also we had a snow storm that day. I havent had one since 2010. and no I dont smoke, havent for 5 years.

I have been taking like 2 naps a day, I am just so wiped out. when I exercise with 3 liters of 02 I am out of breath.the other day I went grocery shopping with my small back pack 02 and ran out of o2. I had a hard time getting thru the store. somehow I need to monitor how long I have used the small tank. I will get over there I promise, I also am suppose to have pfts so will try to schedule the 2 the same day. thanks for caring.how are things going with you two? my pcd told me that maybe my copd is just getting worse because I asked her what is wrong with me? that depressed me I came home and cried for quite awhile, but felt better after. I took a nap and felt better after that. so thankful I have this site.

There is a new small O2 concentrater to "carry". but not covered by any insurance I know of yet. Just curious, is your O2 one of the "demand" type. I had that problem and switched to the one that only puts out O2 when you breathe. It does last longer. Sue

I cant get by with the just when u breath I have to have cont. I can use it if I am just sitting but if im doing anything it has to be cont.

The "older portable O2 tanks put out continuous oxygen. What I am talking about gives you oxygen when it senses you inhale, or "ask for it". It does not waste any. I am only saying it exists. Nothing would work it the patient is not confident in it. You are absolutely right that is the most important!

Yes mine is the kind that can do both flip one way and its pulse dose and flip the other way and its cont. I used pulse dose for several years but as I got more severe I had to go to cont all the time.

You are way ahead of me. I did not they had one that did both. Or wait maybe I better check mine and it does.

Sassy

Mine is not a concentrator it is liquid oxygen. Concentrators probaly just come pulse dose I really don't know. I will be soo glad when they come up with the perfect one and make it easy for us to buy. I know I am dreaming(LOL)