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Flo - I am happy to hear that you are not letting the multiple conditions discourage you from trying to reach your personal best.
In addition to the airway clearance, I find it very helpful to do some separate deep breathing or relaxation breathing several times a day. Two particular times are when I sit at my desk to use the computer, and the last thing at night in bed before I sleep.
What kind of exercise are you able to do? Even mild movement like walking can help gently maintain or improve your ability to breathe.
Sue
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Hi Sue,
Thanks for responding with your tips and encouragement. Perhaps my emphysema has gotten worse and so I will be seeing the Pulmonologists in January and ask for best ways to be evaluated.
Yes, I have started the breathing exercises at least one to two times a day and will try for 3 with one at night.
I have been working with the RT doing a 45 workout
each session on various machines and had been doing fast walks indoors for at least 12 minutes with one minute rest every 4 minutes. Need to start that up again. I can still take the subway and climb at least one flight of stairs very slowly and walk to my appointments. After each block here in the city, I need to rest for at least one minute, and 1/2 block if there is an upward incline. I'm 77 and use to play 4 hours of tennis p/w, exercised everyday (with my COPD diagnosis) for the last 15 years prior to the breast cancer and mac diagnosis in June, 2022. I suppose the cancer treatments (surgery, chemo, radiation and estrogen blockers,) and all the medications I take plus my inactivity has wreaked havoc on my breathing capacity.
We will keep moving forward!
Flo@Frankie160
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sue, I do ACT twice a day. My sputum has become less in the last couple of days, Is it a good thing? I'm tired most of the day and feeling sleepy after doing ACT, deep breathing.