Hi
My question is about weather and how you manage with the changes
I’m trying to learn about how humidity affects you and it’s driving me mad
Can anyone help
I live in the north west England uk
I have severe emphysema thst affect too and bottom lobes and have two types
One that is common snd one that is rare which I haven’t really looked into these yet
I was always able to breath no matter what the weather but now I feel so breathless and like I’m suffocating
After respiratory failure and pneumonia I was still managing to breath and was still smoking then I got covid two days before I was being discovered
I didn’t feel ill as such I just had a raised temp but was very fatigued
I had to start back on steroids and antibiotics as I had a nasty bug in my lung
My breathlessness became very noticeable
I’m struggling traveling in a car
I can’t go outside and m mobility is terrible
I can just about walk around my very small house but cannot do stairs
So I’m stuck mainly in my lounge which is now my bedroom with a purifier, I can say I can notice a difference
Iv gone of my question here sorry
We are now winter and I was hoping that winter would of been better so I could go out and breath better
It’s not the case it’s just as bad as the hot summer and I can’t understand why !
I have one of those clocks that tell me the humidity and temp in my room
If it’s say 61 humidity and 17 temp I open the window for a short while which brings down the humidity to around 55..% but it’s not doing anything for my breathing ? I’m still breathless yet later at night I can breath abit better yet in summer at night was worse
How do I bring dew point into this something eles to confuse me more
So what should I be going to at least be able to go out in the car and go to groups where they do exercise classes to see if I can improve my lungs and strengthen them
I want to be able to walk further again and enjoy some life
Iv been stopped smoking now for almost 6 months
I’m thinking why has my breathlessness worsened since I stopped ? I’m that confused I can’t think straight and getting so depressed I feel like giving up
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel or am I just unlucky that this fits that bad this is the best I’m ever going to be
Stuck in my lounge living like a prisoner
Sorry for the long letter I’m feeling desperate
I have no friends anymore and feel so alone it would be great if there was a group where people could meet up or visit those that can’t get out and give each other some support if they can
Any ideas guys
Thanks