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COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Sep 30 8:33pm | Replies (12)

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | 1 second ago
In reply to @pamelaaci "A supplement which many say helps with mucus is NAC. Not a cure but has helped..." + (show)

@pamelaaci In what respect has NAC helped you with mucous. IFind that I spend about 30 minutes a morning clearing my upper airway then again around 11-12 noon more seems to accumulate...the biggest issue is in the late afternoon where I swear I could use one box of cubed kleenex then continues into the evening. I am on Dupixent, Breztri and Albuterol. I do pulmonary hygiene at leart 3 x per day, with my son helping with percussions. There are times that I need to use Hyper-Sal to really clear. I am active with gym time with a trainer 3x/week - strength training with 5-10 lb weights, leg presses at 40 lbs. So not frail, just can't seem to get rid of the secretions. Have had 3 valves placed in LLL and am on 02 , with resting 02 sats of 95! Its just the secretions and the "ugly cough" that has me down. Any suggestions. Have even consideed Rheoplasty. Dr Criner is my hero.....I think that I have read all his research papers and wish that he was my physician. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx for listening!

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Replies to "kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | 1 second ago In reply to @pamelaaci "A supplement which many say..."

@kndaustin71 I years ago used to use Mucinex DM for the mucus but once I started using NAC 1000mg once daily (at least 7 years ago?) I do not seem to have any issues with mucus. Yes -- I do every so often need to blow my nose, but nothing like being clogged with mucus. It truly does thin the mucus out for me. Great that you do exercise and with a trainer at that too which is extremely helpful, excellent with our disease. The biggest help for me in addition to keeping active; breathing exercises which I learned after my visit to Mayo Rochester . Have you tried one of those Aerobika devices? I was given one but haven't found the need to use it. A link below:
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/how-use-your-aerobika
Many find this little appliance helpful, I have one but haven't found the need to use it (knock on wood). I too am on Breztri, Combivent when/if needed and for more than a year on the new Ohtuvayre. Cheers to your valves: I have 3 ULL installed back in 2020 which did help in spite of their saying they might not, being my lungs are homogeneous.