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Why Oxygen Saturation Is NOT the Only Thing That Matters in COPD
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Jun 7 3:43pm | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
I am considered to have mild COPD but severe emphysema. My FEV1 is 84% but my DELCO is only 38%. With only 38% lung function, I was turned down for pulmonary rehabilitation because the facility only looks at the FEV1 number. I am on oxygen 24/7, since June of 2024. I have been on oxygen at nighttime, since 2017. Yet, I don’t qualify for Pulmonary Rehab. Really????
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@jlk12 COPD is just a broad term that stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Emphysema and Bronchitis are the most common. So if you have severe emphysema that is severe COPD. I think you should sit down with your pulmonologist and have him or her clarify your condition. I would also ask about the oxygen and how much you should be receiving. Sometimes we can take the oxygen in but have difficulty getting into the bloodstream which would cause a build up of co2. DLCO measures how well oxygen moves from your lungs into your blood. A reduced DLCO is common in emphysema. Anything below 40% does suggest severe emphysema.
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@jlk12 Hi there. Just a thought. I don't know why either. I do YouTube exercises almost every day and such a difference. I also have arthritis and that is magic to do exercises.
There are lots of easy easy videos to start with. I do one in particular as the lady goes full steam ahead. As she ways if you can only do 5 reps instead of the 10 then do that etc.
Just put in exercises for copd. I do seated as never was to co-ordinated at at 80 I am even less LOL Hope that could help. Just monitor yourself and at least try. Might be challenging at first but trust me in time you will be amazed and maybe rather quickly. Greetings from Canada