If you have pulmonary hypertension secondary to sleep apnea, how long since you were diagnosed? -

I have a co worker who is the same age with the same diagnosis. We were diagnosed in the same year, so we assume we have had the disease for about the same amount of time. We both have the C-Pap. He is not on oxygen during the day. I am on oxygen therapy 24/7. He has been a smoker. He had pneumonia last year , and it seems his disease has begun progressing much more rapidly than mine. He has been hospitalized, and needed a respirator twice in the last six months. Is this a usual sequence for this condition?

i have c.o.p.d., and sleep apnea. i use albuterol inhaler with a machine when i m short winded. i also use advair inhaler every morning and can use it at night if needed.i have a cpap for sleep apnea. every one is different. i do not smoke. i quit several years ago. i never was a big smoker, a pack every two days. try not to be exposed to any tobacco smoke. this can get worse and your problems will progress faster,this seems to be close to the usual sequence of these respiratory problems. i hope you feel so much better. god bless you . take care., susie