Sick being sick
I’ve had this lung problem for about eight years now I was mowing the lawn and started feeling fatigue. I went to my doctor, which is the VA and they told me I have COPD, but I never smoked. this went on for about seven years until they finally sent me to a pulmonary specialist. He did some CAT scans and said my lungs look fine that he didn’t think I had COPD. he thinks he might know what I have well after a few test he determined that I had Mac. I started my regiment of antibiotics about eight months ago before this treatment I could not even walk up a flight of stairs. I could barely walk to end of the street and I couldn’t walk around the store shop. I had to drive a little scooter. I took the diagnosed very serious and researched. Everything online I could to find out what to do. I lost weight 75 pounds cut out sugar stop smoking marijuana change my eating habits completely changed my flower. my cooking oils stopped eating all fast food. I took this very serious cause I was just sick of being sick. It’s been eight months now I no longer have to ride a scooter. I can walk in the store and I can walk up a flight of stairs but still it’s very hard to breathe. I get up multiple times a night and have to clear my lungs. The wheezing has gotten worse and I just feel tired all the time I started one more thing I’ve started mentally visualizing my lungs being in perfect health before I go to bed. I visualize myself running marathons, climbing mountains, and going to many exotic places and walking around the cities. I’m looking to connect with some people to talk to to see what they’ve gone through. I’m just sick of being sick. thank you for listening.
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Ssoma151
Ask your doctor about airway clearance, albuterol, using 3 or 7% sodium chloride to open and moisture your lungs and did you have pulmonary function test because it would show if you have asthma. I have mild asthma but asthma meds help me walk and function. Best of luck
You have done well with the changes you have made and worked on, that wasn't easy I'm sure. You have certainly progressed for the better with your changes and in the big picture over all. Yes I think we all have moments when we say to ourselves 'I'm sick of being sick". I have to be sure to talk to myself and give myself a pep talk when that happens. For now it does help when I talk positive to myself.
My brother had VA care also. I'm not sure he was told about the airway clearance techniques because he never mentioned that aspect of the therapy to me only that he was nebulizing.
Hope you find ways to help keep yourself positive with all that has happened, all that must be learned and all that we must do for ourselves in view of our chronic health problem(s).
Barbara