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Hey, it's COPD not COVID-19!

Don't you just hate it when you have COPD, have to wear a mask and then cough behind the mask due to rebreathing your CO2? Someone should design a mask...

not well

I got really sick in December with pneumonia...caught a flu from grandkids and got sicker. I was getting better, then, in June, a bunch of us went to a graduation...

Breathing

How are you short of breath with 95% saturation?...

It's a bitch

If you have COPD you need to rely on doctors, medications, machines, exercise, and, if your lucky, from family and friends. As supportive as those are, if you yourself don't...

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Severe cellulitis

I have COPD 9 years on oxygen 24/7. I recently was diagnosed with heart failure.My question is have any of you had a problem with edema causing severe cellulitis and...

Surgery and COPD

I was so worried about oxygen during a major surgery when I should have been more concerned about carbon dioxide while under. Thank goodness for the respiratory therapist because the...

Summertime and COPD

Do your symptoms become more severe as the temperature rises?...

COPD not coping very well

I have COPD I am not sure what stage my Doctor has never mentioned it to me about a stage . I have CT every 6 months he is watching...

Anxiety with emphysema

I'm having major anxiety and panic. I'm on sertraline but this doesn't really help. Is anyone taking gabapentin or vallium?...

Insurance lost, now concentrators will be taken away.

Since my last 3.4% increase to my SSDisability, I was told I make $35.00 to much to have the state funded health insurance. So now Apria wants to charge me...

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