Hi everyone
I haven’t been on much as I’m having a real tough time with my breathing and also clearing my mucus is terrible
I’m using my Aerobika when I can but finding it really difficult because I can’t take a deep breath in
I have severe emphysemas and mild bronchiectasis well it was mild at last Ct last Aug
I have allot of mucus that is tight
I can feel it when I cough but I can’t get it all up
In dec I had an flare up and the respiratory team wanted to admit but but, with all the covid and flu at the moment I felt safer at home
They fully understood my reasoning
I was extremely breathless just sitting and doing nothing
They thought I had pneumonia so I went got an X-ray and blood test which were both ok
The doctor I saw wanted me to stay overnight even though my test were ok again I said I felt safer at home as I k ew the respiratory ward had covid and flu patients
Again I refused
They put it down to none infectious exerbation as my sputum test was also clear
They stoped the antibiotics but kept me on the steroids
We are now February and I’m no better I still extremely breathless on minimal
My plegm however has changed colour to a slightly lighter green but now with white plegm not as mush as the green but I’m still bringing it up quite allot
This has concerned me because I’m still extremely breathless and can only walk about 2 metres and I’m gasping along with a faster heart rate
I’m desperate to get sone excersizes done but can’t breath to do any
I’m lifting my legs doing circling movements of my shoulders and ankles and taking very short walks every hr just to my kitchen
Now for the bad bit
I stoped smoking for 8/9 months and recently had a relapse due to letting my anxiety get the better of me because my dog died
That’s no excuse but I had a smoke then another
Stupid stupid me
I ended up on 5 roll ups a day for about 7 weeks and now have a patch on to help me with the craving
First time I went cold Turkey this time that will power isn’t as strong reason for using the patch and help from the stop smoking helpline that got me the patches with a coach
I have no intention of putting anoth cig in my mouth
I will ride this through but can’t understand why i suddenly got so breathless in dec and what is the white plegm that’s coming up
Amy advise on that please
I’m not eating either I have completely lost my appetite
My ribs feel like I’m being squeezed and I feel extremely blotted?
Any thoughts please