Tired of it all...I was diagnosed with COPD around 2017. A year after my husband of 40 years passed away from colorectal cancer. In 2019, had a really deep basal cell Carcinoma (...reactions4comments
Your oxygen tubing ...After 8 years on O2 I am still having kinks and bows in my tubing. I go through it every morning checking and straightening the lines, as every so often...reactions5repliesBreathingTips & Advice
November 17th is World COPD Day!...Share something you wish the world understood about COPD in the comments below!...reactionsrepliesAwareness
All there is is hope...50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to yourself" stigma. Not true in all cases, I...reactions2comments
Hi, new here, my PC diagnosed me last week...Just wondering what age you were when you were diagnosed and what stage you were? I had got a cold that just wouldn't quit and it really shined a spotlight...reactions7repliesDiagnosis
Hopeless...I don't maintain hope. I just muddle along. I go through hopeful periods and then I am slammed with an exacerbation. Nothing can be done except to take my meds...reactions2repliesCopingMental Health
Choices are often related to awareness...I think discovering the trends and symptoms very early in the process can give us more choices about treating the moment. OK, not so much about choices, but I think...reactions2comments
Struggling but living...I have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me this awful disease. I also work for a...reactions2comments
Hope defined...Hope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell you how to manage the next minute or...reactions3comments
Newly Diagnosed with COPDp...I have COPD I'm not sure when my diagnosis was made but it's on my medical portfolio. I had pneumonia twice in 2020. I had 2 admissions to 2 different...reactions2repliesCoping
A Guide to Safely Disposing of Your Medications...Although spring cleaning may not be on your mind at the moment, it is always a good time to dispose of unused and old medications. Disposing of medications can be...reactionscomments
Coloring Books, Puzzles and Games...By the end of August, the days become cooler and shorter, and the never-ending humidity of summer has lifted. Days and nights will soon become the same length in time...reactions5comments
Stem cells...When will science kick in. On this treatment that works. I cant find any trials.except in the canary islands .does anybody know about this,? Thankyou...reactions3repliesCost
Remembering Liana Collet...It is with great sadness to share that COPD.net advocate Liana Collet passed away in November of 2021. Liana was diagnosed with COPD in 2014 and joined our team in...reactions4comments
exercise and emphysema...My Doctor says keep exercising. However my exercise tolerance gets less and less. I do not feel stronger after very mild exercise, I feel weaker and out of breath. I...reactions2repliesEmphysema
Easiest way to shop & cook...My husband suffers from M.E. (CFS) and is on immunosuppressants, having had a kidney transplant, and I suffer from diabetes & COPD. I do the cooking for both of us...reactions9comments
Letting go...Hi all, I am having a hard time letting go and trying to move forward. This is so hard. I don’t know how. But I wanted to thank all of...reactions5repliesAwarenessIntimacy & Relationships
Salubutamol ...What is the difference between albuterol and salu butamol!...reactions2repliesAwareness
Can People With COPD Undergo General Anesthesia?...General anesthesia can be inevitable depending on the medical procedure being performed. People with COPD may have extra concerns about anesthesia due to the risk of lung complications. This raises...reactions23comments
