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Oxygen Increase after a fall and being bedridden
Just to clarify – both my husband and I are called Chris. He has been struggling with increasing breathlessness (‘suspected IPF’) since 2016 and but has coped for the last year or so on 4ltr oxygen on ad hoc/when necessary basis until he broke his hip and was hospitalised. They put him on oxygen 24/7 – whether that was to help with pain management am not sure. When he was discharged 4 weeks later (bedridden/still with a broken hip) his prescription was 15ltr 24/7 and he sadly passed away 3 weeks later gasping for breath.
I have lots of questions but… initially…. would being being bedridden/placed on oxygen 24/7 have weakened his lungs/hastened his IPF and led to the increased prescription? Anyone know?
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