Active todayNever smoked, havent even had my breathing test yet but have questions...I received the comment "emphysemous changes" in the report on my chest Xray after a TIA like mental episode recently. I am scheduled for the breathing tests soon to "confirm"...reactions2replies
Active todaySymbicort inhaler...Hi I have never been formally diagnosed with COPD but quit smoking 7 months ago at age 73. I am still SOB climbing stairs,and sometimes when walking.I saw MD today...reactions5repliesTreatment
Active yesterdayIs anyone have trouble getting the prescription for Daliresp?...Having trouble getting meds from the manufacturer...reactions1replyTreatment
Active todayA life of contribution...As I was making coffee and working through some rib cramps, I was suddenly taken back in memory to grade school. Most folks here will recall cleaning the erasers from...reactions4repliesCopingAwareness
Active 3 days agoCan I use breathe...Yes I have copd with emphazima and have been told by doctors I am at stage 4 and I have been going for test for a lung Transplant I have...reactions1replyTreatment
Active 5 days agoClinical trial....I had this done five years ago.They went in and shocked the mucus off of my left long.Then, a month later, they shot the mucus off my right lung. I...reactions2repliesBreathingTreatment
Active todayProblems caused by coughing...This is embarrassing but I wonder if anyone else has this problem. I have always had urinary stress incontinence, but now when I cough I also have"other" incontinence.mostly a little...reactions4repliesCoping
Active 5 days ago xygen portabe concintratiors need some advice....Need so me advice on portabe 02 concentrators? Pease....reactions2repliesTreatmentTips & Advice
Active todayIs it true with Dr. Iz on what he said ?...Probably not true because COPD folks including myself would jump out the window with excitement. I’ve heard from Dr. Oz that the product BLISS CBD Gummies with the main ingredients...reactions5replies
Active todayImmediate SOB Incidents...Has anyone experienced sudden and rapid onset of dropping Spirometry numbers and rapidly rising heart rate? In my case 94 to 68% Spirometry and heart rate 94 to 138. This...reactions5repliesBreathing
Active 6 days agoHome Oxygen Devices ...Hi, I took an inhouse sleep test which showed I might need oxygen at night., My doctor, who seemed great, said I'd be hearing from his office. I started doing...reactions2repliesTreatment
What we eat and it's effects...I have noticed that a few things that I eat, and when I eat them, seem to affect my ability to sleep, or function well, when I awake. Dairy of...reactions3repliesBreathingDiet & NutritionSleep
Active 6 days agoOxygen Concentrator...I care for an elderely family member who uses a home oxgen concentrator 24/7 on a setting of 6. She gets a Drive DeVilbiss 1025 from the oxygen supply company...reactions1replyTreatment
How I Adjusted to CPAP...For years, as a respiratory therapist, I have worked with patients who use CPAP at night for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), COPD, or both. I would often ask them, "How...reactions10comments
Breathing exercises ...Sometimes when I feel short of breath I try to can panic and turn my Air Conditioner on it really helps me get my Air to work in my chest...reactions1replyBreathing
Electronic cigarettes...Needing to quit smoking, though so far unsuccessful. Are electronic cigarettes less likely to continue to diminish my breathing (emphysema)? I've tried them in the past, but they make me...reactions4repliesEmphysemaSmokingTips & Advice
how i'm doing...i get really winded when i exercise but i stop and catch my breath and finish my walking i'm stage 3 also but i try and get as much exercise...reactions1replyCoping
Active yesterdayWaking and Washing - Worst Part of the Day with my COPD - Hate It...I think I am on stage 3 COPD, I think. Had it for many years, bur COVID finally did for me. I really struggle in the mornings, even getting up...reactions9repliesBreathingCopingDepression
Active todayHelp coping with C.O.P.D...I noticed an advert for a thing called a portable oxygen compressor which removes a lot of the nitrogen from the air so a person can breath the oxygen. I...reactions2repliesAwarenessChronic Bronchitis
Wake up ...Couldn't think of a better topic name but....not sure if this is normal, abnormal or just a figment of my imagination. When I first wake up, I feel fine. No...reactions2repliesCopingSleepProgression
