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Shower Chair A Gift of Love

Months ago I mentioned to a sister that I was figured I was going to need to get a shower chair and removal shower head for reasons not COPD. She...

COPD & Spine Comorbidity and More ! Crazy Crazy

Well folks, I never thought about Degenerative Disc Decease (DDD) being a comorbidity until this last month. It is? How? Well it appears that the problems of muscle / nerve...

I'm the caregiver and looking for advice/support

My mother has COPD (stage 4 I believe). She got diagnosed in 2019 and quit smoking instantly (cold turkey). I'm very proud of her for that fact and that she...

ANXIETY

I WAS TOLD IN DEC OF 2011 THAT I HAD COPD. I STARTED MY MED AND DID THEM FAITHFULLY. THEN THIS PAST NOV THEY WANTED ME TO DO A BIOPSY...

Doctor Vacations

I have not had time for myself since my first cancer in 2002. It is now 2024, I am currently being tested for what will be cancer 7 and I...

ankle and foot swelling---edema

I'm 83 and had polio at age 11; just in my legs. Was able to regain full function through hydrotherapy and have had a mostly-healthy life. Last month, after being...

A New Family Member!

We finally to the plunge again and went to the local animal rescue Saturday and brought home an adorable mix breed 2 year old dog named Whitney. She is gorgeous...

Why don't people want to quit smoking?

To clarify a bit the question: I have been browsing the quit smoking Facebook groups and noticed some patterns: 1. they try to use another substance to quit nicotine 2...

Exhaustion

From climbing to dancing. I was always on my feet. I am not a smoker in fact I haven’t smoked in over 5 yrs. I got covid and things turned...

Written off as crazy by Doctors and ER - Rant

Hi, has anyone else been written off as crazy by their PCP and ER staff? Over the last two years I've had multiple health issues that resulted in a lot...

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