Active yesterdayLung painDoes anyone’s lungs actually hurt when having a particularly rough time? This TX heat came on so fast this summer I didn’t have a chance to get acclimated. My lungs...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesBreathing
FeaturedActive yesterdayDoes anyone have tips for showering with COPD?Share your suggestions for easing the burden of bathing & showering...Reactions 0 reactions Comments33 repliesBreathingTips & Advice
Active 4 days agoFrequency of desaturating Hi All, I was wondering if everyone desaturates when they are walking around even with oxygen? I’m talking about the 25 or so steps from my bedroom to the kitchen...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesBreathingAwareness
Active 4 days agoCOPD PTI'm stage four COPD, 24% capacity, on 4 litres of oxygen. My DR has referred me for pulmonary PT. Has anyone tried this PT and the outcomes and value of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesBreathing
FeaturedActive 5 days agoShort of breath while on oxygenI am in stage 3, on 6 lp at rest. Just getting up to go to the kitchen I need it increased to 7.5- 8. While walking in a store...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBreathingFlares Tips & Advice
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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesBreathing
Value of MEF25-75 on SpirometryI have been reading over some patient answers from great Dr Tom Petty on the old Yourlunghealth website. Dr Tom constantly refers to the MEF25-75 of being no value and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBreathingDiagnosis
Uncomfortable with oxygenI was prescribed nighttime oxygen a couple of months ago. It came as a surprise, as I had not noticed I had a problem, but apparently my levels had dropped...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingBreathingSleep
Albuterol sulfate Has anyone used albuterol sulfate and how did it work for you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesBreathingTreatment
Lung percentage Anyone else told your lung percentage after a breathing test at the dr office? I’m feeling alone out here, he says mine is 26% am I alone? I know I’m...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesBreathing
