Concern about symptoms Hi everyone, new to this forum. My 66yo dad has been a lifelong tobacco smoker since his college days. He has an enlarged heart but I don't know if he...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesSymptomsSmokingDiagnosis
Why don't people want to quit smoking?To clarify a bit the question: I have been browsing the quit smoking Facebook groups and noticed some patterns: 1. they try to use another substance to quit nicotine 2...Reactions 0 reactions Comments26 repliesMental HealthSmokingEmphysema
Oxy level 3_6why so high was Was on one two alternating...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSmoking
How can I stop smoking after 50 years of it?I've tried multiple ways, and nothing seems to work for me. This is a very serious problem for me. Do people still use hypnosis to stop smoking?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments44 repliesSmoking
Stigma about breathing problemsI'm having a really bad few days right now. Great difficulty breathing and accomplishing small tasks. I'm trying really hard to hide it from family and friends. I'm a smoker...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesBreathingCopingSmoking
Testing without AlbuterolMy wife says she can't do mornings without her Albuterol long enough to get her test done at the hospital what do I do they just keep saying that she...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCaregivingPulmonary RehabilitationSmoking
Stop smokingWell I got tested for COPD in 2016. À few years later I got sick for 3 month and was in the hospital for a couple of times. Eventually I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingSmokingDiagnosis
COPD and pneumonia Greetings, I've had COPD for years. I usually get flaw-ups every winter with bronchitis. This year I have been sick since November- bronchitis, December- RSV, January- bronchitis. February/March- I was...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesPulmonary RehabilitationSmokingChronic Bronchitis
How is an exacerbation like?Hello, I'm having a hard time understanding what an exacerbation is like; does it come gradually over the days, or it happens out of nowhere in a sudden manner? My...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSmokingSymptomsFlares
My BF has stage 3 COPD.. I am totally lost.Hello folks! I thought I'd register here and hear your thoughts, I'm kind of alone with mine at the moment. My BF is 48 years old, and has -pretty recently-...Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsSmokingCoping