·      You will be given an exercise regimen and will learn a series of techniques.  This includes learning how to breathe all over again, endurance training, strength training and flexibility training are necessary.

 

·      You will also learn how to conserve your energy and how this affects your daily life.

 

·      Your medication is prescribed and you are educated on what the medication does, including over the counter medications, herbal remedies if they exist and any side effects that you can expect to face.  Understanding how vital your medication is to your life is critical to getting benefit from it.

 

·      You will learn how to assess your own condition, too.  Since time is of the essence when you are ill, you need to learn to spot the need to seek medical attention and how to assess your daily needs.

 

·      Environmental control is a must.  Removing any pollutants from your home that could worsen your condition must happen.  This also includes spotting instances where you are prone to infection including getting immunizations yearly.

 

In addition to these things, you’ll be taught a wide range of additional tools to help you to improve your day to day living.  You will learn how to manage sleep disturbances including sleep apnea and insomnia, to common conditions in lung disease.

 

You will learn the effect that lung disease will have on sexual intimacy.  It is vitally important that you learn to stop smoking, to improve your nutrition and to get the necessary exercise.  You need to learn how to travel with your illness, how to improve your daily life and activities so that they will be able to be done even when you are suffering from chronic bronchitis.

 

You will learn how to manage stress and how to improve your body’s reaction to it. 

 

You are given psychosocial intervention as well as support to provide yourself with the support that is needed during this illness.  Advance care planning is also discussed and planned for. 

 

For most patients, it is also important to have and learn how to use oxygen.  This includes different methods for oxygen supplementation as well as learning when you need it and how to use it.

 

These tools provide a comprehensive care package to aid you in improving your condition.