COPD & Emphysema Support Group
COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
Ok, i got up after being asleep for and hour or so!
I know a few of you have middle of the night insomnia, as i watch the commercial for Intermezzia rx, as I'm typing this, LOL!!!!!!!!
Doc said i'm on other prescriptions that make me drowsy, so i can't take ambien or anything else.
(Ok, i'm rambling..Janet Jackson had a secret wedding, FYI!!!)
I watch ABC News Now, the news for Insomniacs. hese two are so funny, and crazy...They start their show at 3am, so they have the opportunity to be crazy at that hour. I mean it, they are crazy. His name is Rob, and i can't remember her's...but they are on in NY State, from 3am until 4:30am, on ABC, so if you get up at the god awful hour that I'm getting up at, check them out, too funny!
I am going back to sleep again...and then i don't have to get up until 10:30am.
Have my lung study today, i guess that's where i get that EF % ???? Is that right?
Is that the percentage that your lungs are functioning at?
Alright, you all have a wonderful day, and i will ck back later and laugh at my insomnia post, and hopefully made a few of you smile this morning.
HEY! It's better than smoking, so i thought i'd type...!
Boo
I know a few of you have middle of the night insomnia, as i watch the commercial for Intermezzia rx, as I'm typing this, LOL!!!!!!!!
Doc said i'm on other prescriptions that make me drowsy, so i can't take ambien or anything else.
(Ok, i'm rambling..Janet Jackson had a secret wedding, FYI!!!)
I watch ABC News Now, the news for Insomniacs. hese two are so funny, and crazy...They start their show at 3am, so they have the opportunity to be crazy at that hour. I mean it, they are crazy. His name is Rob, and i can't remember her's...but they are on in NY State, from 3am until 4:30am, on ABC, so if you get up at the god awful hour that I'm getting up at, check them out, too funny!
I am going back to sleep again...and then i don't have to get up until 10:30am.
Have my lung study today, i guess that's where i get that EF % ???? Is that right?
Is that the percentage that your lungs are functioning at?
Alright, you all have a wonderful day, and i will ck back later and laugh at my insomnia post, and hopefully made a few of you smile this morning.
HEY! It's better than smoking, so i thought i'd type...!
Boo
Boo
Make sure you get a copy of the Pulmonary Function Test - PFT (ditto if they do an Arterial Blood Gas - ABG test) results from the techs as they print them out. That way you can take time and learn how it is read and what the numbers mean. All too often the doc rattles of a few things and never gets down to exxplaining the numbers...
Hugs,
Dennis
My Cardiologist told me i may have had a heart attack, so I left a message for my Pulmonologist, and she called me back this morning, and said, NO, i don't want you taking the test , until Cardiologist releases you to do so. If you did in fact have a heart attack, this test would be too much, and we wouldn't want ot risk it...until he feels your strong enough.
thank god for me educating myself. However , the lung study was scheduled before i had the results of the EKG last thursday.
SO i'm home, and going to take a nice long nap, and catch up on some sleep.
Haven't smoked either!!! No cigs, can't drive may have something to do with that! LOL!
Have a great day!
Boo
i watch cooking shows when i have "those kinds of nights" then they make me hungry & i get up and eat.
once my belly is happy i fall asleep for awhile again.
insomnia is so much fun LOL
i hope you get your lung study done soon. it's so nice to know where you stand.
and like Dennis said, get copies so you learn more about this.
i keep copies so i can follow my progression & if i have to change doctors i can show them whats been done and inform them.
Boo
God bless