Ex-Respiratory Technicologist, Actual COPD Grade 3 to 4

[doc1947g]

75y.o. male.

My COPD brought me to the hospital on Easter Day and got out 53 days later.

I had a severe exacerbation of my pulmonary emphesyma.

On prednisone 50mg, Antibiotic and Bricanyl 4 puffs QID.

Ex-smoker since 15 years but smoked 50 years.

[Welshcatlady]

Wow that was a long stay in the hospital, hope you are much better now with the help of your meds. I had stopped smoking for 20 years when COPD reared it's ugly head had smoked for about 26 years. I'm lucky that mine is well under control. Take care, best wishes, Lesley

[jackdup]

Sorry to hear of your exacerbation and hospitalization.

You were a respiratory tech? Do you have any suggestions for us in dealing with COPD and slowing progression?

You may already be aware of this but if not there is another forum here dealing with lung issues and has considerably more members. Here is the link.

healthunlocked.com/asthmalu...

[doc1947g in reply to jackdup]

Thanks. The only way to to slow A LITTLE BIT the progression and deal with the COPD is to use regularly your pumps.My chest doctor replaced my VENTOLIN by BRICANYL du to my heart problems.

[jackdup]

Thanks for the reply. I had switched to Bricanyl quite some time ago as Ventolin didn’t agree with me.

[Jocopd in reply to jackdup]

Another way to slow the progress is to do the exercises made for copd patients. In the states we can go to pulmonary rehab which teaches these or you can find them online. We usually go twice a week for about an hour or more - up to you. There is a little workout on a treadmill (very slow) some light weight lifting an arm workout and leg one .

[doc1947g in reply to Jocopd]

I went for 30 days (hospittalised at the Jewish Rehab hospital. Just before I was 23 days at a general hospital where I had a bronchoscopy and they discovereda very bad FUNGAL infection and I was treated with very strong antibodies.

[tsherman]

Good you stopped smoking while you did or you would have been probably much worse