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Breathing easier with COPD Jan 21 3:40pm | By Jennifer O'Hara (@jenohara)

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@hunebabe1983

My husband has sleep apnea
And copd with asthma..
He was at 34% lung capacity now he’s at 41..
He stopped using his c pap and got sick last year ended up in the hospital for 2 days..
With an exasperation..
Since that time he has done therapy and is now walking 2.5 miles every other day..
Sometimes double that ..
He also had to stop working as his trade as a pipefitter requires him to be around a lot of dust and chemicals
So on…
I’ve been doing a lot of research on all this..
Also he was diagnosed with copd around 2007 I think..
He uses albuterol when needed and trelegy
No one has ever showed us what his lungs look like..
So we have no clue..
But the pulmonary doc sounded really positive saying she was sure we could get him into moderate copd..
He’s had also every heart test and his heart and vascular is all good..
That’s is a long answer but this is why I ask..
I’m determined

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@hunebabe1983, you may wish to join one or more of these support groups related to the conditions your husband has:
- Asthma support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/asthma/
- COPD support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/
- Lung Health support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-conditions/
- Sleep Health support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/sleep-health/