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How Many Years I Have With COPD For 10 Yrs, 4 Units Of O2 Daily & 3 Inhalers And A Nebilizer 4 Times A Day?
I have had COPD for almost 10 years. I am on 4 units of oxygen 24/7. I sleep with a CPAP and take 3 inhalers and a Nebilizer 4 times a day. I get winded when walking any distance further then 40 - 50 feet. How do I determine how much time I have left to live?
Thu, 13 Feb 2014
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1. COPD is usually a progressive disease, punctuated by acute exacerbations and remissions, eventually it causes respiratory and right heart failure, thus apart from medicines Pulmonary rehabilitation programme consisting of education, exercise, and physiotherapy improves exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with COPD.
PS. The more you can do to improve your overall health, the longer and fuller a life you'll have.
1. COPD is usually a progressive disease, punctuated by acute exacerbations and remissions, eventually it causes respiratory and right heart failure, thus apart from medicines Pulmonary rehabilitation programme consisting of education, exercise, and physiotherapy improves exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with COPD.
PS. The more you can do to improve your overall health, the longer and fuller a life you'll have.
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I really appreciate your concern, the natural remission is very likely, but your will power and immune system is matter, and for that, you have to keep your emotional stress very low, because emotional stress easily aggravate it, if
I would be your doctor then
I would treat you with the following medicine'
1) Tab. Terfenadine one tab in day for three months
this tab some time gives excellent result, and this is worth trying, hope this information helps you, take care and have nice day.
Thank for asking to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, the natural remission is very likely, but your will power and immune system is matter, and for that, you have to keep your emotional stress very low, because emotional stress easily aggravate it, if
I would be your doctor then
I would treat you with the following medicine'
1) Tab. Terfenadine one tab in day for three months
this tab some time gives excellent result, and this is worth trying, hope this information helps you, take care and have nice day.
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1 Doctor agrees with this answer
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