Q: Do you have COPD?
A: Yes
Q: How does your difficulty breathing affect your daily activities?
A: Yes. It is hard for me to move around. I have a difficult time bending down and lifting heavier objects.
Q: Do you take medicine to help you breath during the day?
A: No
Q: How does your COPD affect your sleeping habits?
A: I can’t really really sleep through the night. I wake up often. I try to move around and go back to sleep, but I never stay asleep for long.
Q: How do you deal with these problems?
A: I use oxygen. I also prop myself using cushions. I don’t sleep sitting up completely because it is very uncomfortable.
Q: What treatments (if any) have doctors given you to help you sleep at night?
A: I use oxygen at night, but this isn’t very comfortable. It gets in the way when I sleep.
Q: Do you feel like you feel well rested and like you get a good night’s sleep?
A: No...I only get 2-3 hours of sleep. Like I said, I get up and move around a lot at night to try to get myself to fall asleep comfortably.
Q: Do you feel like your sleeping habits negatively affect you during the daytime, and if so, how?
A: Yes. I am tired so on top of my breathing, it is hard to move around and get my stuff done.
Q: What would you like to see in a night-time solution?
A: I can’t really come up with anything. I use my oxygen, and I’m not sure what would be better.
A: Yes
Q: How does your difficulty breathing affect your daily activities?
A: Yes. It is hard for me to move around. I have a difficult time bending down and lifting heavier objects.
Q: Do you take medicine to help you breath during the day?
A: No
Q: How does your COPD affect your sleeping habits?
A: I can’t really really sleep through the night. I wake up often. I try to move around and go back to sleep, but I never stay asleep for long.
Q: How do you deal with these problems?
A: I use oxygen. I also prop myself using cushions. I don’t sleep sitting up completely because it is very uncomfortable.
Q: What treatments (if any) have doctors given you to help you sleep at night?
A: I use oxygen at night, but this isn’t very comfortable. It gets in the way when I sleep.
Q: Do you feel like you feel well rested and like you get a good night’s sleep?
A: No...I only get 2-3 hours of sleep. Like I said, I get up and move around a lot at night to try to get myself to fall asleep comfortably.
Q: Do you feel like your sleeping habits negatively affect you during the daytime, and if so, how?
A: Yes. I am tired so on top of my breathing, it is hard to move around and get my stuff done.
Q: What would you like to see in a night-time solution?
A: I can’t really come up with anything. I use my oxygen, and I’m not sure what would be better.
Useful post, as it explains what goes on to a person who suffer from COPD. stem cell for copd
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