EMPHYSEMA

fpw · Veteran Member

EMPHYSEMA

Big Gorilla · Guru

Hopefully someone on the Forum can give you some advice. I would suggest you discuss your problem and your desire to go caravaning with your Doctor...

Dougwe · Chief one feather

If you are on Oxygen fw, you can get small C size cylinders to take with you. D size might be good too. There are medical air pumps you can also get for a Nebuliser. Check to see if you can get a small 12v OxygenConcentrator. A much better way to go.

You might already know about these.

I don't have what you talk about but do know something about it so feel free to PM me.

Hope things work out for you.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Saturday 11th of October 2014 02:31:17 PM

GaryKelly · Guru

I have it and use a puffer morning and night, plus a spiriva cap in a handihaler once a day. I get around okay without any trouble, and sleep like a baby at night. I don't know how chronic my emphysema is but it doesn't stop me doing all the normal things. I'd be out there on the road now if it weren't for my lack of teeth. But that will hopefully be fixed soon. Meantime, I would ask Copper1 and others to stop talking about pizza.

Papou · Senior Member

GaryKelly wrote:
I have it and use a puffer morning and night, plus a spiriva cap in a handihaler once a day. I get around okay without any trouble, and sleep like a baby at night. I don't know how chronic my emphysema is but it doesn't stop me doing all the normal things. I'd be out there on the road now if it weren't for my lack of teeth. But that will hopefully be fixed soon. Meantime, I would ask Copper1 and others to stop talking about pizza.

Ditto

dING · Senior Member

fpw wrote:
Hi I have chronic emphysema dose any one go caravanning and suffer from it .thank fw

As a fellow sufferer I can say

The emphysema is no prob

But going caravanning can

Cause lifelong addiction so

Be very careful

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copper1 · Guru

GaryKelly wrote:
Meantime, I would ask Copper1 and others to stop talking about pizza.

Whaaaaaaats the matter GK sorry mate did not mean to upset you with my report and the pizza BUT HEY !!!! It was SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD !!!! "Ooh GK, you are awful ... but I like you!" To coin a phase from the great late dick Emery.

the rocket · Guru

Hi, good luck and hope you can get out there and enjoy travelling. do not have emphysema but have other chronic problems and I have taken the advice of others on here to go travel. others told me whether you are home or travelling you still have the problem so you may as well be out there enjoying yourself instead of sitting at home looking at 4 walls. there are doctors, hospitals, chemists, everywhere. so go for it. regards. rocket

fpw · Veteran Member

Thank you all very much for all your replys hope we may meet on the roads one day all the best fw

Red Dog · Senior Member

As you get older life can get a bit harder but go for it and grab it with both hands

Any day above ground is a good day.