Query ApneaI have severe stage copd. Recently when I lay down to sleep it feels like my throat is closing up at the back.Does anyone else get this?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathingSleep
Managing Flare UpsIf I feel a flare up starting, I sit down, hold a fan to blow in my face and take a nerve pill. Works for me and slowly (about 20...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
My nose canula falls out of my nosIf I forget to put on my biPAP at night, the canula falls out of my nose; I wake up 4-5 hours later with an oxygen saturation of aroind 60...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDepressionBreathingCoping
Copd medication ALERT!🚨 In case anyone here uses this medication... Supposed to be discontinued by the end of December. If you use this, please talk to your doctor to see what you...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
The backward stepsFeeling well and doing just as good and then wham you catch something and your down, trying to climb back up to the ladder and each time it takes a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwareness
SteroidsDoes your skin go back to normal when you stop taking steroids? I've been taking 10mg for about 5 years and my new doctor is finally going to ween me...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Advanced emphysemaI have about 1/3 lung capacity, am chronically short of breath and have also been chronically lightheaded which no Dr can figure out. I can barely walk 15 feet to...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesEmphysema
Bronchomilatia hyper ventilated lungs and copd?Does anyone else have the same?? Everyday seems to get harder, I get so fed up and so low...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
FeaturedDoes anyone have or used a portable oxygen system?I know nothing about portable Oxygen like what you see advertised. Can they do up to 6 liters or ?? Do they work as well as dragging bottles of O2...Reactions0reactionsComments159 repliesBreathing
Very severe emphysema and 16hroxygenHi I am new on here and hoping someone can give me some hope I have very severe emphysema and low blood oxygen the nurse said I have to go...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesEmphysema