After being so frustrated yesterday about the clock on my page, I got on here this morning and was literally lol over what a typical "Connie" thing I had done. I patiently played around with it using Jennifer's advice and was able to get rid of it. I have had 3 days this past week of palpitations that lasted on and off for hours with extreme weakness and lightheadedness. I finally had enough and called the ambulance last night. My husband had been drinking most of the afternoon while watching football. The paramedics measured my oxygen level and it was 91 which is very low. 99 is normal for nonsmokers and mine is usually 95-96. After they put on oxygen I felt better. The Dr. at the er said I needed to have a monitor on for a few days but all my tests were normal. They did a chest xray. I didn't notice until I got home that he diagnosed me with end stage copd. My primary Dr. in August diagnosed my with severe copd. Neither of these Docs had done a pulmonary function test which is what you normally guage your level of copd, but I am not surprised if it is severe. It was moderate for several years while I still smoked. Anyway I am calling my pulmonologist today and see what he recommends. I am not freaking out. I looked up several sites on google and end stage copd is not an immediate death sentence if I take care of myself. This means my husband will definitely have to smoke outside or move. I find it hilarious how upset I was over something so silly as a countup clock. The important thing is I have 2 weeks smoke free today. I even forgot to change my patch last night and didn't notice any difference in how I felt this morning. Sorry this blog is so long. I will try not to be so chatty in the future. I'm so disappointed in my beloved Panthers but my husband is sure happy about the dolphins.
