Inhalants...Any generic nebulizer meds will be cheaper than those inhalers they keep pushing....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Family talk coping...And it's a reminder for us to understand others are effected by what we are going thru and we need to help as we can....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesFriends & FamilyEnd StageCoping
Oxygen levels ...I don't want to be afraid of my portable , but I should be able to find what level I need is my thinking ....Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesBreathing
copd info and sites...these sites have great info and i and many others have learned quite a few things that are helpful with copd . however , i would like to see...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwarenessHealthcare TeamResearch & Clinical Trials
Latest CT scan....My friend has finally accepted we are just friends, and I did but a truck for myself....Reactions0reactionsComments33 repliesEnd Stage
Emphysema...I am concerned about how quickly this seems to be changing ....Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
Constant Flow vs Pulse...So, 3 times 1.26 would be the equivalent to about 3 3/4 liters of constant flow....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
How much exercise is too much?...I'd be very grateful for any advice. Thanks all....Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Update on Dan...Hi all, The antidepression meds are working! Horray! It is so nice to have my husband back!! After only 1 1/2 weeks I can see a big change in...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingDepressionAwareness
General stuff and new to the community...This doesn't happen all the time some days are really great and I get all the oxygen and air that I need....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesBreathing
Possible build-up in throat...Now I take Budesonide (2 daily), which I understand would be a replacement for Flovent....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
COPD inhalers ...I have a pulmonologist appointment at the end of the month and will speak to him about this but was wondering if any of you are using an aerosol...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathing
Tips for exercise...When the adverts are on the tv I sit upright and practice the leg raises gently lifting one leg up and out then the other leg, trying to beat...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Does anyone have any advice for me?...I'm very I'm not as friendly as they used to be....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
A targeted treatment for emphysema?...https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/bch-att073120.php That research had found that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), known to be...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
New Here...There must be many folks here just like me that read and learn as much as possible but never say anything....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Copd advice needed...I am wondering if it would be helpful togive her a nebulizer treatment, or if that is something that needs to be given for 2 weeks to Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesBreathing
I’m very confused about COPD - it’s an umbrella term?...He said I’ll be fine and should live to my 80s or 90s because we’ve caught it so early and treatments are so much better than when my...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Pulmonary Rehabilitation closed....Wonderful weather to be out in.....But COVID has changed our world for ever I think....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatmentTips & Advice
Trelegy and oxygen saturation...On the Trelegy I noticed my saturation levels are quite a bit higher on a regular basis. Normally they'd run at about 94, but they go up to 97...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment