I'm in the "severe" stage and have been for 20 years. A couple of times when I've had bad exacerbations (ones that lasted for a couple of weeks, but didn't ever require being hospitalized) it's take nearly six months to get back to where I was before I got sick, and a couple of times my FEV1 has dipped to the point where I was "very severe". A daily exercise program with slow steady progress in intensity of the exercise always got me back to where I'd been before. If you don't have a daily exercise program that you follow, talk with your doc and set one up. That will help you recover from most exacerbations quicker than if you just "let nature take its course". You'll be in much better shape and won't get stuck with every bug that comes along.

Pulmonary hypertension in people with COPD is often a result of being hypoxic (not having enough O2 in your system to keep things going). If you're not on O2, get tested and then use it all the time. Your PH will continue to get worse if you don't.

No, I usually do at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day and work with weights three days a week. The Lift program is okay, but you have to continue to push yourself. Get comfortable and you're not improving at all. So use the lift program, but keep pushing.

Do you use the lift excersize program ? Of so, does it help ??

What stage are you? I was very active until June and I had a bad exacerbation and found out I pulmonary hypertension and I went from severe to very severe and now I am having another exacerbation, it is so wonderful to know you’re not alone

I don't get a lot of exacerbations. If/when I do, they can last anywhere from five days to several weeks, depending on what the culprit is.