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Still trying to determine what a flare up feels like. Return to previous page 8/11/2018 23983 Views 5 Answers Last Activity: 2 years ago, Mobal Tags: Emergencies flare-up Prednisone Question: 0 Grannyto7 2 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Still trying to determine what a flare up feels like. Grannyto7 2 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I'm still relatively new to this COPD life. I was diagnosed in March and having been seeing a pulmonologist. I am on Spiriva once a day and have a Pro-Air inhaler for emergency uses. In July, I was experiencing exhaustion and SOB but not a lot of coughing. I called my dr. with the symptoms and went in to see him that day. He explained that was a flare up and next time I shouldn't wait so long to see him. He prescribed a Z-pack and a 12 day treatment of prednisone (10 mg with a taper). I finished that treatment about 2 weeks ago. This past week, I was camping 2 hours away from home and woke up unable to catch my breath. I feel like this came from nowhere. I hadn't been feeling sick or tired or coughing. The day before that, I did use my Pro-Air after my 30 minutes on the treadmill because I was SOB. But that was all. I ended up in ER where I was given a nebulizer treatment with albuterol and ipratropium and went home with a script for 50 mg. prednisone for 5 days along with doxycycline twice a day. In all honesty, after leaving the hospital, I felt 100% normal. It seemed like the first time I could take a deep breath since this whole part of my life started.I actually have a 3 month appointment with my pulmonologist this coming Wednesday. On my list of questions was a plan for emergencies. My husband and I are taking a trip out west in September and I wondered what I would do if I had a flare-up while I was out of town. I believe I have read on this forum that some of you keep prednisone and an antibiotic on hand in case this happens? I feel like there is still so much to learn about this disease and I appreciate all the information I gain from this web site. Any suggestions for my current situation? Should I get used to taking prednisone? Not a fan of any type of medicaton. Up until I was diagnosed with emphysema, I was very healthy...or so I thought. I'm 65, bp usually runs 95/65, never had a weight problem (unless I'm trying to gain weight...5'8" & weight 105), and very active. I recently retired after teaching for 28 years and really looking forward to the "golden years". Now...I'm not so sure.
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