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COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: 17 hours ago | Replies (5)

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@denise96

Thank you so much for responding. I have called the onologist but never get to talk to him. Just the nurse. In fact I just talked to the oncology nurse this morning because he is showing signs of the co2 getting high again. She told me to take him to the emergency room or call the ambulance. When I talked about it to him, he refused to go. If he would refuse to go in the ambulance if I would call him, then I would just get a hefty bill that I can't afford to pay right now. So, I guess I will have to wait until he is unresponsive again and call for an ambulance again. I feel as if I am between a rock and a hard place.

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Please keep in touch. One of my friends had this issue with her Dad, and the eventual result was respiratory failure. He needed such close monitoring that he had to stay in the hospital on full-time bi-pap with oxygen with meds only as prescribed by the doctors (and where he was not allowed to smoke.) You might point out that this is the near future he is facing if he continues his current path.

But truly, the oncologists's nurse can also hook you up with social services.