What is your flare-up action plan?
What do you do when you have a COPD flare-up or exacerbation? Let's share our tips and advice on how to get through those scary times.
I dwell on relaxing and taking in slow deep breathes. It’s always scary.
Having a flare up and this is day 6. Hopefully been through the worst now. My advice is to do exactly what you need to do to
1 get thru it.
2 get better
Flare ups are a reality for me, I accept it knocks me back and I prepare for next time.
Best wishesI never know if I'm suffering a flare up or simply being effected by different weather conditions.
Congratulations on your sobriety, Richi. It is certainly not easy and I hear the concern you have in protecting it. It can get especially tricky when we have medical needs and want to avoid old patterns of overuse. Have you had an honest talk with your doctor about your recovery? It may be worth having a longer discussion where you work together to decide the circumstances where you'd take your as needed medication, how often, and what to do if you're still struggling. In the asthma community, most people have an "asthma action plan" that explains what they should do, step by step, if they start experiencing symptoms. That way they don't have to panic or waste time in a serious moment -- they can just follow the plan. Something like this may be useful for you, but I'm not an expert, so feel free to disregard if it doesn't make sense in your situation.
Keep taking good care of yourself, one day at a time. -Melissa, team memberOn the contrary, Melissa, this completely makes sense. Thanks for sharing and caring. ~Rich
new to group so exactly what is an excerbation or flareup?
Great question. exacerbations and flare-ups are two different terms for the same thing. For a good description and definition of them, please refer to this post (https://copd.net/living/flare-ups). I think you will find it very helpful for you. John. community moderator.
