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Anesthesia and COPD

I asked my pulmonologist about general anesthesia for an elective surgery. He was short, not so sweet, and too the point. Joe "only under the most extreme emergency should you...

Zephyr valves

Had 5 Zephyr valves installed in lower left lung on 4/10/24. I walked into the hospital without oxygen and came out with full time O2, 2 lpm at rest and...

never tested for COPD

I was never tested for COPD, I was just told offhandedly that I had it because I had gotten bronchitis again. Here I am with bronchitis again, I believe it...

Cough chronic

Does anyone have any recommendations for the chronic cough associated with COPD? I understand there's a medication in Sweden to help control, chronic cough, but I don't find anything here...

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I am 76 year old male and have multiple medical problems. Other than just dealing with the COPD, one other problem causes me grief.

I have severe osteo-arthritis through-out my whole body. I go and see pain management monthly, and I have been prescribed BELBUCA 150mcg. per bucal film. This is a category 3...

3 in 1 breathing problem

Had some test which diagnosed me with copd and Asthma anyone else with both and how do I know which ones causing my breathing I don't know how to tell...

Mucus plugs

I usually don’t get sick with colds and never had flu my thing is I have a lot of mucus and sometimes a lot of plugs and that is very...

valve placement recovery

Hopefully I'm in the final stages of valve placement approval. What is the recovery like? I live alone with no family in the area; is there anything I can/need to...

New Here

There must be many folks here just like me that read and learn as much as possible but never say anything. May I say a big thank you to all...

I use oxygen 24/7 as we;; as a bronchodilator as needed.

I very much want to attend my grand daughter's graduation in Arizona and have been cautioned about the fungus in the soil(air) the usual name is Valley Fever. the medical...

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