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What are some tips,

Is anyone here that can help me understand why and what I should do about my feet/ankles swelling up...

Surgery

Has anyone had knee replacement surgery with emphysema?...

Emphysema patient

I recently completed 3 months of pulmonary rehab and my shortness of breath has gotten much worse. The exercising was very difficult but I forged through it. I was able...

42 year old please help me understand

Please help me understand my results. I had a CT scan for unrelated lung function reasons and the scan came back saying I have emphysema. I am 42 years old...

Has Anyone Ever Experienced a Rash...

I have developed this very strange and very itchy rash and when I looked in the mirror at my back this morning, it was almost exactly where the lungs would...

First thing in the morning

I was recently diagnosed with copd emphysema. My biggest symptom is first thing in the morning. I wake up sob with tightness in my chest. Better after I'm up. Yes...

Oxygen Precautions

Hi, I am newly on oxygen after hospital release. I have been told not to run the hair dryer while it is on and not to smoke around it. Those...

mild centrilobular emphysematous changes predominantly in the upper lobes

Hi everyone, After some advice please if anyone knows what this means mild centrilobular emphysematous changes predominantly in the upper lobes thanks Caroline...

Mucus Production During Flare-Ups

Hi, I've been having a problem with mucus production and moving mucus through my airways. It feels like there's something I can't cough up, but othertimes I feel clear. Is...

What next?

I'm a 68 y/o male and have had COPD for a few years. I had an exacerbation in 2018 that cleared up very well. That's when I quit smoking. I...

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