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I have moderate emphyzema. I take Advair and albuterol for a fast acting inhaler. I rarely use the inhaler. My problem is that I only need oxygen if I am moving around at all. I have gained 30 #s in the 18 months since I was diagnosed. What exercises can I do? I have done pulmonary rehab but that doesn’t help with the weight.
Mike_T says:
I know exactly how you feel, I was in a very similar situation. I remember that I was so nervous at that time and I took it out on everyone around me. I didnt know what could I do until, thanks god, I found Smoke Deter. Now I can look back and laugh on myself and in the same time I remember how helpless I was. I hope that I'll never be in the same situation again
If you are gaining weight and are on oxygen I suspect there’s something you’re not saying. Like you’re on steroids for a long standing inflammatory condition.
In general people with moderate emphysema don’t need oxygen as much as you say you do. I would think there is either heart disease or fibrosis in your lungs.
Steroids require you to change your ways of eating. You must adjust calorie intake, fats etc. Nobody told me this and I’m still on prednisone and still fighting the weight gain from it. At least I’ve plateaued.
You should continue with the rehab. That’s a good way to burn calories and be supervised by medical professionals while you do it. They should be able to counsel you about diet or refer you to someone who can.
Sorry this is so lengthy. But the problem with steroids isn’t water weight gain like a lot of people think. It’s due to in times of winter the body secreted cortisol to make you deposit more fat for the relative lack of food to come. That’s why people on long term steroids develop "moon faces", and "buffalo humps" and bellys.
God bless and help you find the best way for you to live with your condition.
I would first suggest that you speak with your physician. They are gonig to be the best ones to set you up with a diet and excerise plan tailored to fit your needs.
My mother was diagnosed with COPD about 3 years ago. Weight gain was one of the issues that we faced as well.
She was not able to get out much and she had quit smoking as well which increased her appetite.
Some of the things that helped us were cutting meals into smaller portions throughout the day rather than just three meals. Having a set daily routine. And light excerise focusing more on the lower extremities.