FeaturedActive todayZephr Valve TreatmentThis is a new treatment for people with COPD that has brought amazing hope to an otherwise hopeless, suffocating end for it's sufferers. I am in the process of being...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 repliesTreatment
FeaturedActive 6 days agoDoes 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments89 repliesBreathing
Active todayWhat do you wish that someone would have told you when you were first diagnosed with COPD?Years later, when I look back, I wish I would have been told more about COPD and what I was going through. What do you wish that someone told you...Reactions 0 reactions Comments43 repliesBreathingDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
Active todayCOPD Hobbies / Exercise HI everyone. Just wondering if anyone else has hobbies that actually helps them with getting a little more exercising in. Also interested in finding ways to "hide" the exercise but...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesCopingExerciseTips & Advice
Active todayHospitalized again, then again into ICU, out of icu and now in HospiceBeen a hell of a ride in 2 weeks. Survived several day stint in ICU on apap and/ or cpap. Found opening at hospice facility and been here 24/7 for...Reactions 0 reactions Comments46 replies
Active todayCan COPD cause a person to sweat while sleeping?Sometimes I wake up with a very damp t-shirt and the sheets are very wet from my sweat...Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 replies
Active todayGoing to bed new experiences and scaredThe last week going to bed has been scarry. I've been having a hard time with breatheing at night feels like I've lost my breath and mucus is a lot...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Active todayNewly diagnosed and scaredHello! I recently had to go to the emergency room due to the fact that I had trouble breathing. They did blood work and a chest X-ray and said I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 replies
Active todayNew to COPDHi I used to have uncontrollable asthma since having covid in 2021. I have now been told I have COPD overlap. What I was wondering does anyone ever pass out...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
Active todayCT scan shows mild paraseptal emphysema - Dr said to forget about it Hi, I'm 34M ex heavy smoker, quitted 4 years ago. My GP ordered a CT scan following few months of général fatigue, cough in the morning, shortness of breath. CT...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
Active todayWhat can you tell me about oxygen and high altitudes?My husband has had COPD and many Pneumothorax episodes with his lungs collapsing and lung reduction surgery. He is on oxygen full-time set at 4liters. He is a Veteran and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 replies
