Actually, I did forget to mention, though my lungs have stayed stable, my February 2023 pulmonary function test was better than my September 2022 test, so that was a positive. I just have moved to a lower elevation 4 weeks ago and I have been off my oxygen during the day for 3 weeks, but need it for exercise and more strenuous activity.
I know there are changes that I have to live with, but I feel like I’m back to more of a normal life, and definitely much stronger in the past 6 months. I am 66 years old and I believe packing and unpacking at the new place has got me more motivated to be more active. My pulmonologist said we need to stay active. So in general I feel like I’m living more of a back to normal life, than I have had the past year. I’m not sure where you stand on prayer, but through many people praying and myself praying, I believe I am still here and doing as well as I have been. I was told from the CT scans of my lungs in the hospital I’m lucky to be alive, and feel very blessed.
One thing I was told in the hospital is that to lay on my stomach, its called proning, and I still sleep like that at least a couple hours a night and do deep breathing. Good luck, and I have confidence you’ll continue to improve

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