Pulmonary Hypertension
Questions + Answers
Does anyone else get extremely short of breath and experience pain when you bend over?
I was having a stabbing knife feeling in my small intestine area and found a cure. Anyone else haveing these pains?
I was having a stabbing knife feeling in my small intestine area and found a cure. Anyone else haveing these pains?
After doing some research these pains are related to PH. My PH team said its not part of PH. I did my own research and found three articles referencing this. A recent study done on lab rats in Spain and another more detailedwrite up as well as an article from about 6 years ago stating this was an effect of PH. So the cure to getting rid of this side effect is to increase your probiotics. Start eating… read more
Exercise
Exercise
what if O2 saturation drops below 90? Stop? Keep exercising anyway? Reduce intensity?
I am new to PH and now that winter has arrived I find it a lot harder to breath outside. Has anyone found anything I can do to help with it?
I am new to PH and now that winter has arrived I find it a lot harder to breath outside. Has anyone found anything I can do to help with it?
I live in Canada and now that winter has arrived I have noticed it really hard to take a deep breath or walk very far outside in the cold air. I am not on oxygen is there anything that helps when you are outside?
Value of supplemental oxygen?
Value of supplemental oxygen?
My wife has PH and heart failure and easily becomes breathless. She’s been told that supplemental oxygen will not help. I find that hard to believe. Is that true??
Suggestions on strenthing respiratory for medical treatment of the heart?
Suggestions on strenthing respiratory for medical treatment of the heart?
I recently had two heart and right sided caths. Both times the first cath on oxygen pulse oximeter went down to 71 even on a bpap machine. The second week I was on my cpap machine with oxygen and the pulse oximeter went down in the 60's. I have 70% blockage in one artery but they can not get the clot to break up. They can not do bypass because of the respiration issues and the PH.. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve my… read more
I was doing good for awhile after my cath that diagnosed my pulmonary hypertension but now I am having issues who do I need to go see my
I was doing good for awhile after my cath that diagnosed my pulmonary hypertension but now I am having issues who do I need to go see my
Lung doc or the heart doc
It has been 12 years since my diagnosis, I have a Cardiologist, Renal, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Doctor that has followed me through this health… read more
What are some of the moments you find your PH bothers you the most.
What are some of the moments you find your PH bothers you the most.
Taking a shower cause me to get SOB often.
Does anyone else have chest pain with their PH?
Does anyone else have chest pain with their PH?
I have chest pain, mostly on the left side, and shortness of breath with slight movement. Sometimes it goes away in a few minutes but it usually stays several hours. Sometimes I wake up with it. Does anyone else experience this? If so, how do you manage it?
