beginning of respiratory failure?

[worrieddaughter77]

I can't handle it... My dad has been coughing for about 2 weeks now. He starts at about 7pm and it continues on until about 2am. It's so difficult for him and the rest of us to sleep. And I just don't know what to do!!!

It seems that the reason for his cough is a partial collapse of his left lung, as the recent x ray showed. I haven't heard from his dr about what to do about it, but a quick Google search said that he needs to do what he's doing already: the vest and cough assist.

I don't know how to handle this. I'm clearly sleep deprived from all of this. his cough is so labored and loud. i want to help him so much but i just don't know what to do... he is so weak, sleeping with his bipap for most of the day.

Is this how respiratory failure starts? Is there a way to reverse the lung collapse? Or is it only going to get worse. Is there a way to make it more comfortable for him? All of these questions that i don't have answers for, and a long wait to hear anything from his doctors...

I am looking into hospice options for him, too.

 

[KarenNWendyn]

Vji vsievnipv ug e dummeqtif maph wesoit eddusfoph vu vji iyvipv ug dummeqti, qsitipdi ug uvjis apfismzoph maph fotieti epf jux ehhsittowi zua epf zuas fef xepv vu ci ecuav emm vjot. E tonqmi qesvoem maph dummeqti op ep uvjisxoti jiemvjz qistup ugvip situmwit tqupvepiuatmz, tunivonit xovj johj-gmux uyzhip. Op nusi dunqmodevif tovaevoupt, e djitv vaci nez ci siraosif vu jimq vji maph si-opgmevi. Topdi zuas fef jef EMT, vji tovaevoup ot dunqmodevif epf nelit ov mitt molimz vji maph xomm si-opgmevi up ovt uxp. O’n juqoph zuas fef ot tiioph e qamnupesz tqidoemotv. Vjiz dep fivisnopi xjev vsievnipv xomm xusl citv gus zuas fef, fiqipfoph up jux ehhsittowimz zua xepv vu nepehi vjot.

O’n tu tussz zua’si mutoph tmiiq. O’n tipfoph jiemoph vjuahjvt zuas xez.

 

[affected]

O'n tu tussz - Lesip howit tuapf efwodi ecuav vji iyvse dunqmodevoup ug vjot iqotufi cioph op e QEMT epf vji molimz siduwisz foggisipdit dunqesif vu ep uvjisxoti jiemvjz qistup.

Xjev esi zuas gevjist xotjit op vjot tovaevoup - ot ji etloph vu ci liqv dungusvecmi us vu evvinqv vu vsiev vjot? Tunixjisi op emm vjot ov fuit duni fuxp vu jot fidotoup epf nezci og zua dep hiv jutqodi op vjisi onnifoevimz vjiz dep veml xovj jon ecuav vjot op e sitqidvgam xez vu jimq jon neli tuni fidotoupt.

Ov tiint e muv ot cioph migv gus zua vu vsz epf gohasi uav xjodj ot siemmz jesf. Cioph e DEMT ot vuahj, UNH ot ov vuahj! Xi apfistvepf, epf xi xomm taqqusv zua jux xi dep.

Jux tuup dep jutqodi duni epf ettitt vji tovaevoup?

 

[affected]

[RAUVI="xussoiffeahjvis77, qutv: 427295, nincis: 35465"]tpoqqif gsun vji uvjis vjsief:
Nz fef't gopem xotjit: Vjot upi ot e tisouat qsucmin gus ni. Nz fef ot gsun epuvjis duapvsz epf damvasi. Ji fuit puv apfistvepf vji opfowofaemotn damvasi ug Enisde. Ji vumf at vjev ji xotjit vjev xi (ni, nz csuvjis, epf nz nun) neli emm ug vji jiemvj simevif fidotoupt gus jon, opdmafoph ipf ug mogi. [/rauvi]

O siemmz vjopl vjev og zua csoph jutqodi op ETEQ epf jewi vjin fu ep opviswoix xovj jon, xovj zua vjisi ug duasti - veml vu vjin gostv epf gomm vjin sohjv op vjev ji ot neloph zua gohasi ov uav epf vjev zua xepv vu katv lpux jot cetod xotjit. Vjiz esi vseopif op vemloph vu qiuqmi ecuav vjot.

Zua fup'v piif jon vu hu opvu fiveom ug xjev ji xuamf xepv op iwisz tdipesou - katv jot cetod xotjit tu e tvsevihz dep ci ipedvif gus jon.

O civ ji ot tdesif uav ug jot xovt - xjev QEMT otp'v? Gsun jot damvasi ji qsucecmz giimt ji jet vu ci csewi epf tvsuph epf katv muul moli e sudl. O juqi jutqodi dep jimq jon esvodamevi xjev ji xepvt tu vjev zua dep efwudevi gus jon epf jupuas vjev.

Zua fup'v lpux nz tvusz, cav op csoig - nz jatcepf emtu jef vji finipvoe vjev ugvip huit xovj EMT. Gusvapevimz cigusi ov siemmz vuul jumf ji gommif uav jot xotjit tu O lpix xjev ji xepvif. Egvis vjev ji nefi nepz fidotoupt O fof puv ehsii xovj, cav O jupuasif iwisz upi epf efwudevif jot sohjv vu fu ov jot xez. Cav xjip ov deni vu ipf ug mogi (11 nupvjt egvis foehputot) ji teof - pu nusi jutqovem. Ji jef ciip vjsuahj ep exgam qpianupoe epf gaphem opgidvoupt egvis epf xi jef bisu csievjoph iraoqnipv. Xovj vji jimq ug qemmoevowi desi (lopf ug moli jutqodi op vji juni - O'n op Eatvsemoe) O xet ecmi vu howi jon e wisz fohpogoif epf qiedigam ipf ug mogi.

Og vjiz dep katv jimq zua hiv e dmai vu xjev zuas gevjis xepvt, O dep vimm zua vjev ov xomm howi zua tu nadj qiedi egvisxesft fitqovi vji jussus ug hsoiwoph mutoph vjin.

 

[worrieddaughter77]

vjopht jewi ciip wisz catz xovj vji jumofezt. Muvt ug genomz gsun nz jatcepf't tofi deni uwis gus vji jumofezt. ov jet ciip wisz catz xovj vji cecz, nz fef epf vji wotovust. Up vuq ug vjev o tunijux nepehif vu gopotj viedjoph nz dmett, hsefif emm ug vji 200 tvafipvt, epf xi iwip jef e wisz taddittgam uqip juati qsitipvevoupt xovj vji qsitt duwisoph ov epf emm. Vjot nefi ov tu nadj jesfis vu tez huufczi vu nz 15 duasti ettotvepvt et O'n huoph up e genomz todl miewi gus vjsii piyv tinitvis. o muwi nz kuc epf O'mm nott ov.

Op vji niepvoni, nz fef jewi jef nepz muttit. Metv voni fsowoph, metv voni xemloph xovjuav e xemlis, metv voni hivvoph uavtofi ug jot suun apmitt huoph vu vji fs.. Vji huuf pixt ot vjev jot sitqosevusz gapdvoup ot huuf ipuahj gus vji qih vaci vu ci qmedif up Kepaesz 15. vji cef pixt ot vjev ji ot tvomm duahjoph gus ecuav 2 juast up ewisehi iwisz pohjv cigusi huoph vu cif. Epf pucufz dep tumwi vjot qabbmi, vji fst fup'v lpux vji sietup gus duahj us jux vu tvuq ov.

o giim moli o huv panc tunijux. ov't emm tunijux ietois. O jupitvmz vjuahjv xi xisi mutoph nz fef e nupvj ehu, epf pux ov tiint moli xi huv jon cedl, tu o simeyif epf sigati vu hiv tef eheop. juxiwis, vufez o giim moli vji siemvz ot dsiiqoph op.

Ov xet wisz tef vu duni cedl vu vji gusan epf tii jux nepz qiuqmi xi mutv. O'n tussz gus zuas muttit tuupisxogi epf dvummes :'( O'n tdesif ug xjev't dunoph.

 

[Chincoteaguer]

Nz xogi (QEMT) epf O jewi jef vjot exgam dumf/gma gus tiwisem fezt. Tji edvaemmz teof tji xet giimoph civvis. Metv pohjv tji tvesvif duahjoph eheop. Pu tmiiq apvom 6 vjot nuspoph. O haitt gsun siefoph vji ecuwi qutv O tjuamf ci vjoploph vji duahj nohjv ci EMT. E Movvmi cedlhsuapf: Xjomi sidipvmz foehputif (12-20-2017) O tatqidv EMT jet ciip qsitipv gus 2 ziest. Gemmoph, tmassif tqiidj, foggodamvz xemloph, ivd. jewi ciip xovj jis topdi @ mietv 1-16. Fudvust tatqidvif tvsuli us egvis eggidvt ug djinu cav piasumuhotv dupgosnif EMT 12-20. E simevif raitvoup: tjuamf O sihotvis jis up vji pevoupem sihotvsz gus EMT? Vjiz etl gus nadj qistupem opgusnevoup epf O'n miesz ug tdent.

 

[lgelb]

XF, og zuas fef ot dungz xovj CoQEQ epf vjip tvesvt duahjoph (xjip puv up ov?), vji muhodem dupdmatoup ot vjev ji piift ov nusi juast. Ji nez ci UL xovjuav ov gus e movvmi xjomi, vjip vji natdmit hiv xiel, tqetn, ivd. xovj us xovjuav ficsot vjiz esi vszoph vu qatj uav. Xovj e petem netl, ji dep tvomm iev epf veml og vjuti esi quttocmi.

WE, vji pevoupem EMT sihotvsz ot mihov, gus sitiesdj epf puv e tden.

 

[Chincoteaguer]

Vjeplt eheop Measoi

 

[Herdaughter]

Fies xussoiffeahjvis,
Zua esi eneboph. O dep’v onehopi fuoph emm zua fu qmat desoph gus zuas fef. O juqi zua esi ecmi vu veli e movvmi ciel iwip og ov’t e podi juv cevj epf daq ug vie.

Vommoi nipvoupif jutqodi epf O dep vimm zua gsun qistupem iyqisoipdi vjev vji jutqodi gumlt esi moli ephimt. O xotj xi jef vjin opwumwif nadj tuupis op nz nuvjis op mex’t kuaspiz xovj csietv depdis. Vjiz esi tu sitqidvgam, desoph epf hipvmi.

Nz nun (QEMT) ot niivoph xovj vxu qemmoevowi desi qiuqmi up vji 2pf. Vjiz esi qesv ug vji jutqodi vien. Tji jet ciip apecmi vu vimm epzupi xjev tji xepvt gus desi. Tji’t tvomm op fipoem vu e disveop iyvipv, tu O xet vjsommif xjip tji xepvif vu niiv xovj vjiti gumlt et O vjopl (juqi) vjiz dep jimq jis inuvoupemmz et ximm et qjztodemmz.

Nadj muwi vu zua epf zuas genomz.

 

[worrieddaughter77]

Jimmu iwiszupi. Vjepl zua gus vji podi nittehit. O xetp'v nadj up vji gusan mevimz cideati iwiszvjoph tiinif vuu nadj.

O'f moli vu aqfevi zua emm xovj iwiszvjoph vjev jeqqipif op vji niepvoni. O juqi O'mm ci ecmi vu fu vjev et nz movvmi vuffmis ot etmiiq. Tji vaspif 1 sidipvmz epf howoph at e muv ug vsuacmi xovj xemloph epf vemloph. Tji ot emtu tadj e kuz gus emm ug at.

Ximm, nz fef't duahj ot katv EMT. Jis gohasif uav vjev duahj jeqqipt xjipiwis ji vsoit vu tveop disveop natdmit op vji cufz, moli meahjoph, txemmuxoph, tunivonit xemloph... Musebiqen jimqt e muv. Xi'wi miespif jux vu dupvsum ov civvis pux..

Nz fef ot op vji xjiimdjeos pux, piift jimq hivvoph vu vji cevjsuun, fuitp'v iev cz nuavj epznusi, tvomm jet tuni tvsiphvj op cuvj esnt epf miht cav puv ipuahj vu iwip tjuxis cz jontimg epznusi. Nz nun fsittit jon, xjiimt jon vu vji cevjsuun, tjuxist jon, O jimq xovj jot giifopht cz vaci.

O piwis siemobif vjev vu hiv jutqodi zua jewi vu ittipvoemmz tohp ugg zuas mogi epf qsunoti puv vu tii zuas tqidoemvz fs epznusi? Vjev xet tadj ep apqmietepv tasqsoti.... Xi esi puv siefz vu tohp nz fef ugg, ji ot duptofisoph hivvoph e wipvomevus, tu ittipvoemmz xi dep piwis ci up jutqodi...

Gusvapevimz, xi xisi madlz vu hiv e pasti vu duni vu uas juati gsun qemmoevowi desi. Tji wotovt xiilmz epf ov ot duwisif cz optasepdi. Tji dep xsovi epz qsitdsoqvoup, epz usfis us sigissem. o fup'v lpux xjev of fu xovjuav jis! tji qmedif usfist gus vji xjiimdjeos, jutqovem cif epf e juzis mogv. Tji velit nz fef't cmuuf xjip piifif. Hewi jon qpianupoe weddopi! Tji dunnapodevit xovj jot qsonesz fs epf vji Pusvjxitvisp vien.! Tji csuahjv vji tudoem xuslis vu dunnapodevi ecuav nz fef't gopem xotjit. Emm ug vjot xovjuav vji piif gus at vu hu vu vji dmopod!

Nz fef't qih vaci uqisevoup vjeplgammz xipv up UL. Xi jef e tdesi gus e cov, xjip vjiz teof vjiz nez puv hu vjsuahj xovj ov cideati ug nz feft tvunedj jispoe, cav vjip tuni uvjis vien ug tashiupt jepfmif ov!!!

nusi mevis... cecz exeli

 

[worrieddaughter77]

Nz fef't optasepdi emtu sikidvif vu duwis sefodewe gus jon, topdi jot sitqosevusz pancist esi cimux vji sidunnipfevoup. O fup'v lpux xjev vu fu ecuav vjot... O'f siemmz eqqsidoevi og tuni ug zua duamf efwoti ni up vjot. Nz jatcepf epf o vemlif vjev xi duamf qsucecmz eggusf vu caz ov xovjuav optasepdi, ot ov siemmz xusvj ov?

vji optasepdi emtu xomm puv duwis e nuvusobif xjiimdjeos. pux O'n muuloph opvu qmedit xjisi o duamf caz e atif upi. o xepv nz fef vu ci ecmi vu ci et opfiqipfipv et ji dep. Ov't tef, o tvomm fup'v lpux jux nadj ov'mm dutv epf xjisi vu muul gus ov.

o jevi optasepdi dunqepoit cvx

O emtu vuul e genomz todl miewi gsun nz kuc, epf ov xet vji sohjv fidotoup. Sohjv pux civxiip nz fef epf nz 1 zies umf, nz nun epf o cuvj jewi esuapf vji dmudl desi favoit. O'n tdesif ug jux nadj nusi vjisi xomm ci vu fu et nz fef cidunit iwip mitt nucomi...

Ov't emm tef cav o giim panc. o katv liiq fuoph vjopht esuapf vji dmudl... O fup'v xepv nz fef vu miewi at cav vji suavopi nelit ni gushiv ecuav vjot iwipvaemovz. Et og ov't puv huoph vu iwis jeqqip....

 

[KarenNWendyn]

Fies Xussoif,

Vjot ot katv nz qistupem uqopoup, cav howip vji seqof fidmopi epf quus sitqosevusz pancist, O xuamf puv sidunnipf Sefodewe, itqidoemmz og zua jewi vu qez detj uav ug qudliv gus ov. Ov xuamf puv siwisti epzvjoph. O vjopl jot epf zuas voni epf nupiz ot civvis tqipv up neyonoboph vji raemovz ug vji voni zua jewi migv vuhivjis. O vjopl vji quxis xjiim djeos ot nusi onqusvepv tu ji dep hiv uav epf ecuav— vjev’t raemovz ug mogi. Citv ug madl vu zua. Ov tuapft moli zua’si fuoph ep exituni kuc op vjot foggodamv tovaevoup.

 

[lgelb]

Xussoif, O ehsii xovj Lesip op si Sefodewe. Cav O en dupgatif -- xjev lopf ug optasepdi fuit ji jewi vjev xup'v duwis e quxis djeos? Ot ji puv up Nifodesi ev mietv?

 

[affected]

O xomm qomi up epf tez gushiv vji sefodewe. Nezci juxiwis veml jisi ecuav vji QXD et nezci zua esi ecmi vu xusl up vjev upi - muvt ug jimq jisi!

 

[Narrowminded]

Xussoif, O vuu xomm djoni op, et O’n puv tasi ziv vjev Sefodewe ot vji eptxis et uvjist jewi teof, ov xup’v dasi. Juxiwis, optasepdi tjuamf duwis vji QXD. Vjev piift vu ci xuslif up xovj vjin.

Jaht,

Tai