Being diagnosed with a serious lung and heart condition such as pulmonary hypertension is stressful and overwhelming. To make things a little easier for you, we’ve decided to put together this list of seven tips that you could use to plan your first pulmonary hypertension appointment with your new doctor (source: Pulmonary Hypertension Association website):
1. Educate yourself and learn about pulmonary hypertension:
Learning about your condition will help you understand better and cope easier with PH. Having a basic understanding of common PH terms, types of treatment or just about the condition in general could be of great help.