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COPD research Survey

Hello everyone, I hope you are all feeling well today. My name is Jonathan Willoughby, and I am a doctoral student from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department at Clarke...

Out patient surgery? Zephyr Valve treatment

Have any of you heard of THE ZEPHYR VALVE TREATMENT?....If so has any one of you had this new treatment where they place valves in your collapsing airways that make...

Anyone had lung reduction surgery

I am being considered for lung reduction surgery ,wondering if anyone has had this surgery and how it went...

COPD / Packing

What are some of your tips when it comes to packing with COPD? Do you handle this in small sections - turn up your oxygen to keep going? I need...

Living with End Stage Emphysema

During my last hospital visit in May, one of the pulmonary doctors told me I had end-stage emphysema. I had never heard this diagnosis before, and got very emotional, thinking...

End Stage C.O.P.D.

Was looking for anyone who is experienced with end stage as I would like to know how long I have to live. ...

Learning the new normal and how to tell if I am going downhill

Hi there I'm a 48 year old lady from UK have mild emphesema and mild Bronchieastatis along with alpha 1. The route to me having a CT scan was at...

Wish COPD was like a light bulb...

There are days when I wish I could shut off COPD like a light bulb, but unfortunately this chronic illness will not let me do that! For the most part...

COPD/Emphysema Diagnosis: What is next?

Hello everyone! I just have a couple of questions. My 75-year-old father went to the hospital this weekend after being significantly short of breath and subsequently falling. His o2 levels...

Living with COPD

What's it like for me living with COPD.... The constant reminder that I used to smoke and gave it up years ago. Sometimes the cold stares like I know what...

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