Going Places with COPDI’ve always looked forward to summer but with severe COPD not this year. I have an fev of 25% and get anxious thinking about going anywhere. I’m on oxygen so...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesCoping
Rough week ! Well this was one of those weeks I wish on no one! Ended up in the ER and a 3 day stay in the hospital. Lets just move to the...Reactions0reactionsComments95 repliesCoping
AntidepressantsDoes anyone here take them? Do they help? I am seriously considering getting my GP to prescribe some for me....Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesCoping
Stigma about breathing problemsI'm having a really bad few days right now. Great difficulty breathing and accomplishing small tasks. I'm trying really hard to hide it from family and friends. I'm a smoker...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesCopingBreathingSmoking
help with if my breathing will get bettergoing for a chest xray next week i have good days and bad days sleeping is the worse. i quit smoking 8 days ago so far so good...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesNewly DiagnosedTreatmentCoping
are electric hair clippers dangerous?are electric hair clippers dangerous while on supplementary oxygen? After having used an electric shaver 4-5 times, I read that it was inadvisable to use while on oxygen ---- is...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Living in Bushfire RegionsGood morning, I have early stages of COPD, and I unfortunately live in a bushfire zone in Australia, and now for the first time are experiencing effects of just back...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingEmphysemaBreathing
How are members.XHi everyone, I sit at times and wonder how members are, members like Spinbob Intruder, and many more. We sometimes never hear of them and how they are managing with...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesAwarenessCoping
COPD and Me (As a Novel Concept)I'm 70 and was unofficially told about my COPD in 2015. Interestingly, back in the '90's my mom had it and I took care of her until she passed in...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
CopingHi, I just feel like talking today about things I've been thinking about. I was diagnosed with COPD in 2005 right after I finally stopped smoking. I smoked for 40...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping