linda-6996
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I just had some tests done yesterday and was told that although my levels have dropped, I don’t need home oxygen yet but I do need oxygen if I fly to Florida this winter because my levels will automatically fall some more.. Is anyone else in this position and is it a complicated or expensive process to arrange? I live in Toronto but I was thinking about flying out of Buffalo. I haven’t booked my flight yet…are some airlines better to work with than others in trying to arrange this? Is there anything I should be aware of before starting the process. Thank You!
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I’m so glad you have done a post on inhalers because I started on one and it was a DISASTER! Let me give you some medical background first because I would love to know if anyone else has had a similar experience. I had a chest X-ray done at the hospital following a bout of atrial fibrillation. It showed my lungs were perfectly clear. Three weeks later, my cardiologist started me on Amiodarone to better control my afib. I thought it was a wonderful drug until one year later when I started having breathing problems. They did another chest X-ray which showed a problem so they then did a thoracic CT scan and diagnosed me with pulmonary fibrosis…presumably caused by the Amiodarone. Six months later, I had another thoracic CT scan for comparison sake which showed the P.F. had advanced to cancer in both lungs. I would like to know if anyone else has had the same experience with Amiodarone. Last month, I was told that my airways are narrowing and I was put on Incruse Ellipta daily (1 puff, once daily) and I immediately went into afib for several hours. I was also given Salbutamol along with an aero chamber as a rescue inhaler. I’m terrified to use either one of them for fear of going into afib again. Evidently ALL of the inhalers will cause afib so I am simply putting up with all the wheezing and coughing and getting very little sleep as a result. Neither the doctor or the pharmacist are able to suggest an inhaler that WON’T cause afib. I’m hoping that someone knows of one that I can use. In the meantime, I’ll try the drug free salt route. It may be my only option. Thank you all.
Linda
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Aloha!
You truly are in paradise! ENJOY to the max..
As a fellow Canadian I would like to know which company you used for out-of-country health insurance as I have been unable to find one that will sell me insurance to travel to the U.S.
Thanks!
Linda