I was diagnosed with stage 4 emphysema. Due to some misdiagnosis and underestimating of the disease, alongside giving me the wrong medication for years, it went from light asthma a few years ago, to full blown emphysema today. I'm guessing it always was, and that the lack of medical provisions just made it worst. However, lately I have noticed a lot more exhaustion from doing nothing. My brain isn't what it used to be, it gets confused much faster, and my personal hobby now is to sleep. My appetite is pretty much gone, and even doing basic chores around the house is becoming a nightmare. I try working out, but I usually get flu like sickness within a few hours. And eating too much makes me violently sick at this point. I had tried a keto diet, and had to stop it, since my body would starve for 32 hours at a time, and still not feel hungry. Essentially had to force myself to eat. The prognosis from online and doctors is somewhat positive, however, I think most doctors are full of crap.
As of now, my lung capacity is around 25% of what it should be. I get exercise induced desaturation now, I can walk up two flights of stairs before my oxygen goes into the low 80s. I never bothered to do any complex studies, but the last doctor I went to suspected right sided heart failure, which doesn't sound super fun. One of the more annoying symptoms is that my body forgets how to breath, so I have to make a conscious effort to breathe in and out. My guess is that the pulmonary muscles have atrophied completely over time
I was diagnosed with stage 4 emphysema. Due to some misdiagnosis and underestimating of the disease, alongside giving me the wrong medication for years, it went from light asthma a few years ago, to full blown emphysema today. I'm guessing it always was, and that the lack of medical provisions just made it worst. However, lately I have noticed a lot more exhaustion from doing nothing. My brain isn't what it used to be, it gets confused much faster, and my personal hobby now is to sleep. My appetite is pretty much gone, and even doing basic chores around the house is becoming a nightmare. I try working out, but I usually get flu like sickness within a few hours. And eating too much makes me violently sick at this point. I had tried a keto diet, and had to stop it, since my body would starve for 32 hours at a time, and still not feel hungry. Essentially had to force myself to eat. The prognosis from online and doctors is somewhat positive, however, I think most doctors are full of crap.
As of now, my lung capacity is around 25% of what it should be. I get exercise induced desaturation now, I can walk up two flights of stairs before my oxygen goes into the low 80s. I never bothered to do any complex studies, but the last doctor I went to suspected right sided heart failure, which doesn't sound super fun. One of the more annoying symptoms is that my body forgets how to breath, so I have to make a conscious effort to breathe in and out. My guess is that the pulmonary muscles have atrophied completely over time
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