I understand O2 numbers but having a bit of trouble with the why's. I'm now on supplemental O2 and doing okay at 88 - 92 but upon exertion I get wiped out as the O2 drops which is understandable.
My understanding is this is due to CO2 retention/breath stacking which can be helped by pursed lip breathing. Is it that simple or am I missing something?
I'm being released from the hospital today after a nasty exacerbation. I'm joining the O2 club and while I'm not thrilled with that I'm not surprised. Ten years of this pretty much prepared me for this day.
I wish everyone success in your personal battle, best wishes and positive karma to live your best life while I do the same.
I'm 75 years old and have gardened in Minnesota, Colorado, and now Florida. The one tip I'd like to share is that plants aren't the delicate living things so many believe them to be. Subzero temps in MN to semi-arid Colorado, to sub-tropical Florida are very different, but all have great possibilities.
Small section in Denver.
Of course, Florida is the easiest place to grow most plants, and because of townhouse living, I'm pretty much limited to a patio garden with a 2-foot ground border. Probably 75 plants today, all combined. One of my kids just visited, and she told me I shocked her when she was young by treating plants the way I do. Sure, you can kill them, but they're not like delicate human babies. She's sent me a few that she didn't have any luck with up North, but now thrive where I live primarily due to temperature and light.
My current plants include I have a couple different Tradescantia varieties, Crown of Thorns, Spider Plants, Snake Plants, Bouganvillea, Aloe Vera, Soap Aloe, Boston Fern, Shell Ginger, Mexican Petunia, Caladium, Lantana, Queen’s Tears Bergia, Oyster Plant, Aglaonema, Baby Sun Plant, Anthurium, Asiatic Lillies, English Ivy, Heartleaf Philodendron, Golden Pothos, Neon Pothos, Baby Rubber Plant, Sweet William, Century Plant, Gold Dust Croton, Maranta, Giant White Inch Plant, and Mexican Heather. Yes, a few are invasive where I live, but grown and controlled in pots.
It's my opinion that far too many resources focus too heavily on products to buy rather than on what a plant needs. Don't get sidelined by products for sale because a website advertises them; they're making a living rather than just growing personal plants. Since my plants are almost all in clay pots w/o saucers, I don't worry about overwatering, and I rely on a few to show when they need water, and everything gets watered at the same time. Yes, sticking my finger in the soil is routine as well.
Lots of folks despise Miracle-Grow, but that's all I use due to availability. My only addition may be perlite, no exotic soils, chemicals, or anything else.
My patio faces east, so everything gets partial sun and shade regardless of professional advice.
I don't favor exotic plants, though I have some. My patio Monstera is now planted in the ground after outgrowing its patio space. I'll see how it does, and I have another she sent to me to revive that's doing well. It's a Thai that was sad, but now is 4 plants.
My Bougainvillea both died in the Florida freeze, so I have a couple of replacements, and I'm trying a couple of Mandevillea too.
I experimented with Asiatic Lillies and was surprised to see them thrive. My numerous Sansiveria were curb finds planted right into the soil, no callousing, water propagation, just plopped into the potted soil.
I moved some potted plants that were doing poorly last Fall into my garage. Surprise, surprise - 6 months later, they showed new growth and are now back in the sun doing fine.
Okay, blah, blah, blah. Just some thoughts that some may enjoy. Mainly, experiment, don't give up, correct light and water are critical, but above all, they need love and attention.
This is really just a curiosity post about causes of COPD not related to smoking. I'll start with one.
I imagine there are a number of us that lived back when DDT was sprayed as Mosquito Abatement. I was probably 10-12 years old and we would all ride our bicycles behind these trucks pretending we were flying in the clouds. We were actually inhaling poison.
How about you?
I'd appreciate a Name of the top plant in this pic.
TIA!
She knows better than to be in my plants but doesn’t care.
I'm in the midst of an exacerbation right now after dealing with extreme s.o.b. yesterday. It was pretty awful having to stop every couple minutes to catch my breath and it got me to thinking about days down the road. I'm currently at 40% which compared to many of you is relatively mild. My next lung function test isn't until October bur I suspect I've lost some function, time will tell.
My question relates to what you folks do daily. I used to be very active but now I'm not. My primary activity is my patio garden built somewhat to avoid bending which is what affects me most. I'm usually exhausted after being awake 5 or 6 hours than I have to sleep for about an hour. That effectively kills much of the day.
So my friends - what you folks do daily?
