Active yesterdayPulmonary rehab Get off oxygen...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesPulmonary Rehabilitation
Active 3 days agoWhat are your COPD triggers?COPD exacerbations can come out of nowhere but knowing what triggered it may help you avoid one in the future. If you know what your triggers are, let us know...Reactions 0 reactions Comments28 repliesCopingTips & AdviceTriggers
Active 3 days agoParticipants needed for COPD ResearchHello, My name is Margo, an undergraduate researcher at Texas A&M University. I wanted to share information about a study I am working on currently. The Center for Health Systems...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Active 3 days agoA Big Thankyou to Leon, for all the work you have done within the Copd community.XHi Everybody, I would just like to say a big Thankyou to Leon for all the kindness and being there for us within the Copd community, Leon was the first...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesAwareness
Active 4 days agoCan exacerbations caused by covid19 be correctedLong story here but I'll attempt to cut it short. Last December I discovered that I had a-fib. I went to Emergency Room and was admitted. 2 days later I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesBreathingCopingFlares
Active 4 days agoChronic Bronchitis and Mild Obstruction- COPDI have this. -Mucus (Phlegm) ALL DAY/Everyday -Feel like a smoked a pack of cigarettes every morning -Depressed, See a Counselor -When I run I just fill like my lungs...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisDepression
Active 5 days agoContinuous oxygenI pretty much am oxygen perpetually. When out I use portable. When at home I use my regular concentrator. I can go room to room with it. How do you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
Active 5 days agoNurse Practitioner said I'm "too young" to have COPDI'm 42 and recently took a PFT and the FEV1/FVC was 0.69, non-reversible. I also took a bronchial challenge that may indicate I have some amount of asthma. The nurse...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosis
Active 5 days agoDo You Have Advice For Bathing or Showering?https://asthma.net has a very good article on "Bathroom Asthma Triggers". Many pointers and suggestions seems to apply to those with COPD as well. https://asthma.net/living/bathroom-triggers Do you have others thoughts or...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTips & Advice
Active 6 days agoNewly diagnosed and scaredHello! I recently had to go to the emergency room due to the fact that I had trouble breathing. They did blood work and a chest X-ray and said I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments15 replies