Accidental discovery

By JT12

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Due to shortness of breath I will have to tell my story in segments. Thank you so much for allowing me to join your community. I have so very much to learn and also to share. I'm 77 and in a long term rehab center. I'm a northerner in a very southern state.

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Jeff Collings Moderator & Contributor
Welcome aboard <inline-mention username="JT12" user-id="2483932"/> as we are always happy to have new people to share and learn from. We look forward to you sharing your journey with us. Jeff (COPD.net Team)
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1. JT12 Member
 I just added to this and it was a very long post and something went wrong and I lose the post and was never able to find it again. So I'll try again. In 2016 I was healthy and living a very busy life spending half of my time between Cincinnati Ohio and Birmingham Al. While down here in 2016 I developed double pneumonia and was rushed to the hospital. While there I was resuscitated 2x. Long story short I woke up in a long term & rehab facility in Bessemer Al. I woke up to having a nasal cannula in my nose and on 3.5 liters of 02 q24 hours. The shock was more that I could bear. I had to be placed on strong antidepressants and since I had aspirated twice in the past 4 years I was also placed on heart and hb/p meds. All of a sudden I am taking a boat load of medicines. I am so frightened of aspirating again that all of the meds need to be crushed in applesauce. My apt in Cincinnati had to be emptied out and affairs settled there. One struck of good luck - I already had a power of attorney who was an attorney and my friend. I am not giving any medical advice nor will I be giving any advice. In future posts I will tell of the things I have learned that have kept me out of the hospital that I wish I had known from the beginning.
2. Leon Lebowitz, RRT Member
 <inline-mention username="JT12" user-id="2483932"/> Hi again, JT12, and thanks for continuing your very interesting (and somewhat frightening), story. You do have quite a story to tell and I, for one, am all ears (and eyes of course, reading what you have to share!) I will look forward to your next installment. I'm sure we can all benefit from your experience. Wishing you well, Leon (site moderator <a href='https://copd.net' target='_blank'>COPD.net</a>)