coping in high altitudes

[off_skiing]

hi any suggestions for coping in high altitudes if you have a chronic respiratory problem? I'm just about to finish cipro 14 day course of antibiotics and heading to 14,000 feet to go skiing. The cold air is already leaving me short of breath so worried what it might be like that high up. any suggestions would be helpful. i'm hoping i'll acclimate after a day.

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I have bronchiectasis and have had varying responses to altitude I have been skiing a few times when I was younger and didn't really notice it but in 2019 I really struggled in the Rockies. We are all different and so I'm afraid that I am not being very helpful

[Germantara]

Sorry can't help never being on a plane but I hope you have a nice time and take care

[mike57]

Hi I used to go skiing and my advice is don't go too high as you get less oxygen. I stayed below 2000 metres. I also took cialis 5mg daily it helped the breathingMike

[BrigidsFire]

Recently when I’ve been at high altitude (+10,000) I’ve really struggled.

We were in the States and you can actually buy O2 in shops over there! My husband picked some up in a hiking shop and it really helped me.

I have fibrosis due to lupus. I was struggling to move around the room, if I’m totally honest.

The oxygen helped me move from hotel to restaurant and back again. Aside from that (going somewhere to eat) I didn’t do anything or go anywhere. The altitude was too much for me.

I’ll be very aware next time we book somewhere abroad.

[Mistydeb01]

I’ve always struggled with high altitude when skiing (even before dx with emphysema). Headaches, short of breath, dizzy etc I avoided the top slopes/ glaciers, there are always plenty of runs at levels where I didn’t feel bad. Maybe stay at the lower slopes for a few days whilst you get used to it

[Patk1]

We r all different.id b sure to wear a necker or scarf so Yr breathing warmed air x

[Ergendl]

It was taking the cable car to the top of Mount Teide in Tenerife, at 3,715 m (12,188 ft), that first told me I had a lung problem. Absolutely gasping; instantly better when I dropped back down to the base station.

Perhaps acclimatising yourself a bit might help, taking time to get used to a higher altitude before taking a ski lift up to the tops.