Oxygen PrecautionsHi, I am newly on oxygen after hospital release. I have been told not to run the hair dryer while it is on and not to smoke around it. Those...reactions1replyEmphysemaAwareness
COPD and pneumonia Greetings, I've had COPD for years. I usually get flaw-ups every winter with bronchitis. This year I have been sick since November- bronchitis, December- RSV, January- bronchitis. February/March- I was...reactions7repliesPulmonary RehabilitationSmokingChronic Bronchitis
First impression when found out was diagnosed with COPD and Starting a family while having COPDWhat was your first impression when you found out you were diagnosed with COPD? Unrelated note, I read that most people who are diagnosed with COPD are passed their childbearing...reactions6replies
Had pneumonia and a bacteria I’m a COPD patient .. Is been a month and I still feel out of it .. I had a biopsy then a bronchoscopy.. due to my Oxygen that dropped at 60 I ended up...reactions2repliesChronic BronchitisCopingBreathing
Facebook and copd community forum If I delete my Facebook can I still stay on the community forem I need to know before...reactions5replies
DepressionI was in a vent last year this time,now since I was put on oxygen I don't want to do anything,it just takes too much out of me to even...reactions3replies
nebulizer instead of inhaled steroidsI was wondering if anyone has tried going off the inhaled steroids, such as Stiolto and just used the nebulizer more? these steroids are so expensive once you hit the...reactions2repliesCost
COPD questions and request advice and helpHi to all. I was originally diagnosed with COPD when I went to a primary care clinic but their test was just a plastic tube to breathe into,which was administered...reactions2repliesCoping
COPD pain + doctorFinally went to urgent care for chest pain, got chest X-ray that showed copd, been trying for over a week just to get someone at pulmonologist to answer the phone...reactions5repliesCoping