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My 02 levels are 85 to 99 during the day but dip at night. I get my readings from my Apple Watch.
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Keep in mind that is not a medical grade device but can be helpful to head off any sudden changes to your Saturation levels. Your DOC is going by the book. She clearly has readings and… read more
Takes a while I stopped 7 months ago still no couph
Since covid started, I have hardly been out, usually just for medical reasons, I got covid January 2023 from my daughter, 3 weeks in the hospital, they were not sure I would make it the first few days, and since then, I am even more nervous to go out. But I want to go to the grocery store and get groceries, it's not the same as having them delivered, but am going through what the er at the hospital said is a flare up, but antibiotics and prednisone did nothing, it feel to me the bottom of my… read more
Hi RollandO, I have no car and cannot get to the hospital for the rehab, I was doing it at home, nurse calling once a week, my daughter will be coming with me, I would not go alone, not going to… read more
I have read it decreases the effort to breath and thought I would put it out for answers
You may Google it
Thank you
Hi Lee77
I don't know that the line from Alpha-1 to COPD is as strait as often described. While my Google does say that Alpha-1 can predispose one to Emphysema, so can other physical and… read more
Emphersemia
And now it seems we've, including me, forgotten the question!!! Curses!! Has anyone tried over the counter products for copd. Let's try to not get going on top of what the original question… read more
They use the "gold standards" to classify the stages from your PFT. My pulmonologist dose not like the old 1234 stages. He uses the new abc method that takes more of each persons experiences with O2… read more
Thanks for your comments ScherylL, I appreciate them. I'm on 30 mg a day and they seem to stabilise the exacerbations throughout the day so existence is much more bearable. It's first thing in the… read more
Has anyone who has been on Prednisone for an extended period of time (i.e., more than a few weeks) had an increase in their cholesterol numbers?
My low (10mg daily) dose is a necessary part of controlling the bronchial inflammations of COPD. But Every Body is different. While you question poses a good research topic, in practice the trade-off… read more
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