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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...

Insurance & medicare

A person on disability already struggles with day to day life,then medicare & Medicaid want u to pay out your own pocket for treatments & meds & cpap machines cost...

Prednisone

I have copd and just started a course of prednisone: 40 mg for 7 days, then 30 mg/7 days, 20 mg/7 days, 10 mg/7 days, 5 mg/7 days. I have...

Insurance & medicare

THE MEDICAL FIELD IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE TEY DONT WANT TO HEAL US,ONLY MANAGE R HEALTH,IF U ARE DISABLED HOW DO THE EXPECT U TO COVER YOUR OWN MEDICALBILLS OR...

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...

CBD Gummies and Tramadol interactions.

I bought CBD Gummies and I also take Tramadol 50 mg. It almost killed me. Anyone else done this?...

Tip to manage carbon dioxide retention

I retain carbon dioxide and have to monitor my oxygen intake to 1 to stay around 90 saturation. Most often I feel like I need more but am scared of...

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?...

A new COPD Podcast

The COPD Foundation has just started a new COPD podcast. The first episode is about exacerbations and it is excellent. Here is the link. https://copdfoundation.podbean.com/e/episode-01-exacerbation/...

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