42 year old please help me understandPlease 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesAwarenessEmphysemaNewly Diagnosed
Oxygen PrecautionsHi, 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesEmphysemaAwareness
Breathing in issue.Hi everybody, I had started later yesterday with a feeling of breathing in, but when doing so it feels as though it is letting air out at the bottom of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesBreathingAwarenessCoping
Low oxygen levelsHi everybody, can anyone tell me what is the lowest oxygen level can someone goes to before danger really sets in, someone in hospital had a reading of 72 oxygen...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessCopingBreathing
How are our team’s health.?Hi to our team who helps run the copd net, this is a turn around as us members go on and talk about our health issues.So I am asking for...Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesCopingAwarenessBreathing
Major Power Outage and another hospital follow upI have stage 4 copd, emphysema, on 02 24/7. Hospitalized jan 11-14, then hospitalized again Jan 24-26. Put on 2 week course of Prednisone plus antibiotics. Still on those meds...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceBreathing
Weight gain Hi everyone, I am gaining weight, which I don’t want I do not want to carry anymore weight than I am now. I try to exercise to lose some and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesAwarenessBreathingCoping
What do you do in the mornings The mornings are so hard for me. I have trouble getting out of bed now for the past two days I have been vomiting a lot of mucus. Does this...Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesCopingDiagnosisAwareness
Lung valvesHas anyone gotten the Lung Valves? If so have they helped you?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwareness
Hard to sleep upright Hi everybody, I am finding it very hard to sleep upright, I know it helps with breathing and mucus but just find it hard to do it, I don’t think...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesAwarenessBreathingCoping