Pulmonary Rehab

At long last I have a date for PR I start next Tuesday at 1 pm the Tuesday session is 1 1/2 hours long and the Thursday session is 1 hour long

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oh mine was 3 afternoons a week

you will enjoy it i did but i didnt complete it as i had only been diagnosed and told i may need a transplant so it was all too much too soon x

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sorry to hear that Mandy I turned down being placed on the transplant list I was 62 then and honestley I did not think I would not make such major surgery and to be fair I felt that transplants were OK for younger and fitter people and I don't resent making that decision

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your not the first person to tell me they had turned it down and it was a relief to hear that because i didnt know if i wanted to go through it and still dont but everyone was saying i was mad and should jump at it.

thats one of the things i love about this site....there are so many people who have similar thoughts it lets you know your not mad x

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I did one about 2 years ago. Two sessions per week, 2 hours and one hour. The one hour was all exercises and the two was one hour exercise followed by discussion/lecture with tea and biccies. Twelve on it, 11 COPD and me a single IPF. The lectures etc were absolutely useless to me, all about different inhalers and medication for COPD. The nurses knew absolutely nothing about IPF as it is a lot rarer than COPD - in the feedback I pointed this out and suggested that there should be one for IPF separate from COPD but was told there were not enough of us!

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TYVM scribe I two sessions a week and one session at home it would be foolish of me not to comply fully

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I hope you enjoy it - my husband found it very useful and it improved his fitness! xx

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TYVM Tadaw I am looking forward to it not just on improving general muscle tone and breathing properly but also with meeting new people all of whom have similar problems

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let us know how it goes ant

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sure will eyes looking forward to it

[Suzy6]

Whoopy ant at last. Bet you are over the moon. Only three more sessions for me. Enjoy it. We are a happy little group. Lots of encouragement and laughs but they work us hard.

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I am looking forward to it Suzy this is my second session but the last one worked well just that I had a load of flare ups last winter and did some pulmonary physio in July and they thought I would benefit another torcher session in the gym and to think I could never do PE or gym when I was at school because of my chest times have changed and for the better.

[sassy59]

Hope it all goes well for you. xxxx

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thank you sassy

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Hi ant, they must all be different cuz mine was 2 x week Monday and Thursdays 2 hours per session for 6 weeks, 1 hour group talks and I hour exercise class, I didn't finish all my sessions due to being ill on some of the sessions plus I was deteriating with my illness so the 1st plans of action was no longer appropriate. So although I don't benefit physically, socially I loved it. X Sonia x

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Hi Sonia yes mine does seem different to yours but I signed on the dotted line for 8 weeks and I am looking forward to it.

[megannell]

"Ant!! Good luck with your pulmonary rehab sessions, I like you and Sonia, had to discontinue my lessons due to infections one after another, But I too learnt today that I have been afford another 6 week course 2x hour's a week Tuesday and Fridays, learnt so much from my last rehab session, albeit it was only a short time. so this time I am so much wiser this time so will embrace every moment. so hoping it goes really well for you too Ant.and before we know it we are dashing around like spring chickens. Hehe!! ..Megan.."

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thanks Meg and good luck on your course I guess like most of us who have not made it to the door yet we are staying put in case we pick up any bugs

[scorpiolass]

Hi Ant, I completed my second Pulmonary rehab this year. Same format as before, 1 hours excercise & 1hour lecturs/seminars, twice weekly. Plus a third exercise session at home.

Really enjoyed it. Mx

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Thank you scorpiolass and all on this site for the encouragement given now I cannot wait

[FarmerD]

Good luck Ant hope your infections let you finish it this time round.I attended a permanent rehab class during the summer but it was cancelled due to staff shortages.I,m hoping it will be back up and running for the winter months.Above is the first time I have heard anything negative about pulmonary rehab. ? D.

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so sad when we have a shortage of staff this PR is our life line as for keeping clear of infections well fingers crossed

[Suzy6]

Enjoy tomorrow ant. Hope all goes well. My last week this week. Tuesday and Friday. Good luck.xx

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thanks Suzy not sure if I am facing it with trepidation or hope but hey ho I will give anything a go once and I have been here before