Liam Mullaney

Liam ( @lmull)

You don’t say what level O you need to exercise.  I did extensive study into O supply for exercise about 3 years ago when I was told to expect 1 to 3 years of life,  Far and away the best solution for exercise, unless you have very little impairment and don’t anticipate worsening, is liquid oxygen LOX.  There is a direct re…[Read more]

@lmull

Hi Liam,

It is possible you PAH which will make the heart rate increase fast.  My DLCO is ok (don’t have results available now) but heart rate goes to 115 on mild exertion.  I take a few things that I know help.  If you are interested, please let me know – happy to help anyway I can. – Steve

@lmull (Liam) DLCO results can vary with the technician and with how you blew.  You can’t be certain you did it exactly the same way as last time.  Over a span of several tests you should at least get the trend.  However if you Google DLCO together with asking how it’s calculated you will find all sorts of things including medications and fa…[Read more]

Hi Liam, I posted this directly verbatim from Denny so you can see it. He had originally posted it as a status update instead of reply. Here is what he shared:

@lmull My DLCO is my bad number since my two pulmonologists diagnosed me with Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis (a form of IPF). However, my original number after diagnosis was 59% 2 years…[Read more]