Went to the Dr. the other day(power has been out every since) and he said I needed to be on oxygen at night and during activities. Sounds l... http://www.dailystrength.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:53 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/templates/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://www.dailystrength.org http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:22:50 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage walking up to two miles a day; until I had a bad infection (exacerbation). I started on oxygen 24/7 the first 6 months after diagnosis in 1999. Then I was not on oxy...]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:25:52 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage walking tests showed my level dropping, even with the O2 attached. I had just been doing it at night. I have a sequal portable, and it is continous flow, and tho I would not tell anyone to do without, sometimes when I a...]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:44:08 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage sleep apnea unit. Also - they should havew discussed the oxygen with you extensively. I got oxygen with the bums rush and I misused it because I didn't know any...]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:46:28 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:10:23 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage oxygen. I use it at night at 2L but during the day if necessary i have to increase the flow by .5 or even1L. For me the bigger problem is the heart rate, I can get my 02 level up in the mid 90s' but the heart rate is much more difficult to lower. I ha...]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:09:45 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:17:15 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:49:48 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:09:40 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage oxygen you can then take it to your utilities office so that you can be placed on their Medical list to have your electric restored before anyone else. I have done this with my local utlity office so that if the electric goes out they will mak...]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:28:20 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Oxygen? I'm terribly sorry you've been going through so much and with someone who doesn't seem to have your best interests at heart. I would definitely seek someone out who's looking out for you and not someone who's focused on how many patients ...]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:36:18 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:52:56 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:35:08 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage oxygen levels until about a year ago but my pulse rate was always over 100. I complained to mp primary care doctor, p...]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:55:25 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/COPD_Emphysema/forum/14554076-well-finally-happened-i/lastpage Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:02:54 +0100