Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

When I moved to California and started engaging with a new set of doctors, one after another would say the same thing to me after looking at x-rays of my lungs. "It is inconceivable to me that you are sitting here talking to me and not using supplementary oxygen." I would just smile and silently thank the fine pulmonary therapists at Tucson Medical Center in Arizona.

I have over 40% destruction of one lung and 45% destruction of the other, but my blood oxygen on room air is typically around 96% because of about a year of pulmonary therapy, a discipline which taught me how to fully use the lung capacity which I have remaining.

It's not about exercise, it's about learning how to breathe, and it is without question the best thing you can do for yourself.