I think that the pulmonary rehab program here is an absolute lifesaver! I've told all the people that I know who are going to a pulmonologist to try to find a way to get into this program. What I've found to be the most helpful was all of the education that I received on COPD. I've come to find out that there are so many people that do not know how to properly use their medications and the therapists here explain everything to you in detail. I would also like to mention something else that I was very impressed with while I was coming here. After talking to the therapists here about some symptoms that I had been experiencing regularly like headaches and fatigue, they suggested that I speak with my doctor about the possibility of sleep apnea. I had mentioned these symptoms to some of my other doctors in the past and none of them ever mentioned sleep apnea. I brought this up during my next visit to my pulmonologist and he scheduled me for a sleep study. Based on the results from my sleep study, I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea! It was the most amazing thing and I was so thankful that I wrote my pulmonologist a letter thanking him for putting me into this program. I have also learned breathing techniques that make it easier for me to manage my asthma and emphysema and I have benefitted greatly from the exercises which I didn't do very often before coming here. This is a great facility and I am very grateful to Kindred and this staff of respiratory therapists. I am definitely going to miss everyone when I finish the program next week.
Kay W.
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