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Yvonne, I was just thinking of you this weekend and wondering how you are doing. This is indeed hopeful news! I am glad you are moving, no matter how slow it feels. I'm sure it is really hard to do, because deconditioning happens so quickly when we get ill. The lungs are especially slow to heal, and since their ability to carry oxygen is what keeps everything else going, it makes recovery harder.
I'm hoping along with you! Will you keep in touch and let us know how you are doing?
Sue
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Hi Sue
Just letting you know that my trend this week has been good. I'm up moving more, and doing more. I still have spells of dyspnea but I've found they SEEM to come on with anxiety. Or is it a coincidence? Mucus is less...still a bit in the morning but not as much as "usual". I havent been out since arriving home Oct. 2. We had wildfire smoke hanging in the air which made our air quality the worst on earth. A direct quote from the news! Now we are having sub freezing temperatures and I dont know if its wise to take my lungs out in it. That's one thing I never asked my doctor. I'm leery of going out anyway considering the last 2 times I collapsed it was without warning and due to the sepsis, time was of the essence. I'm fortunate to live 5 mins away from hospital. I have definite trauma from the events of this summer! 🥺
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Will absolutely keep in touch. Like I said I'm now having dyspnea so even if my sats say 97 I still feel like something is sitting on my chest so I wait till that feeling passes (sometimes an hour) till I get moving again. These "episodes" happen once or twice a day. It didnt happen in hospital. I'm hoping this isnt something permanent.