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Can I fly on a plane with weakness of respiratory muscles?(neuromuscular disease)Male, 24 years old. Live in Canada. 100kg, 200 Cm tall.I have an unknown neuromuscular disease that weakens my diaphragm, throat and skeletal muscles, and affects my cognition. I also have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.I want to know if my daytime oxygen is normal, and my Co2 levels are normal, is it safe to fly in a pressurized cabin on a plane? It's quite hard to breathe at times but I had a sleep study a couple weeks ago and it was fine.
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Can't answer that over the internet with the limited information. Would recommend talking to your doctor about a test called a High Altitude Simulation Test (HAST), where they used oxygen blenders to simulate a lower pressure with a lower partial pressure of oxygen. A lot of airline companies require it for people with lung disease to fly.
Here is an image of what they actually did test wise https://i.imgur.com/7fMucgv.png. I have covered all identifying information as well as the weight because I am embarrassed. They checked my blood for Diabetes i guess and said that while my pancreas is compensating and I'm not even pre-diabetic, I do need to stick to the positive life changes I've implemented. If you have time to look at that image, would any of those tests have revealed the existence of Heart Failure?
No. A proBNP would be helpful and if youve had recent leg swelling that would also be helpful. Otherwise seems like everything looks good from this numbers