Noises...Does anyone make noises while exhaling? When I'm out of breath or having a hard time I make these funny little grunting noises, it's very annoying to me and others...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Connecting with other...Hi all I don't come on here often but really need to connect with other I do isolate from people and its no good that I do this I'm stage...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Is a Portable Oxygen Machine in Your Future?...My sister told me she saw someone with a portable oxygen tank and asked why I didn’t have one. Well, I wondered the same thing. It was around Christmas time, a...Reactions0reactionsComments58 comments
The way back - improved control but not cured...My decline was slow - perhaps over 16 years starting several years after I retired. By that time I was being treated for an unnamed condition - still don't know...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Oxygen. UGH...My dad died having experimental surgery for COPD. I still smoked, got put on oxygen, still smoked for for 5 more years. I finally quit smoking in 2004. Been using...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
It Was a Meltdown (Part 2)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Be sure to read part 1 as well! I hadn’t heard back from my doctor's office for 3 days. Finally...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Lung pain...Does anyone’s lungs actually hurt when having a particularly rough time? This TX heat came on so fast this summer I didn’t have a chance to get acclimated. My lungs...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesBreathing
recent hospital visit...I also wanted to add to my earlier comments that I found it strange to be in the hospital for something other than breathing issues, I was not used to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Have been diagnoses with COPD . . ....This was quite a surprise to me as I had quit smoking 45 years ago. Have been an avid tennis player for over 40 years, and within the past year...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsBreathingCoping
How Pharmacists Can Help People With COPD...Managing a condition like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) calls for an entire team. While you might first think of your doctors and nurses, your pharmacist can also be a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
6 minute walk test...Could some of you share your experience of having the 6 minute walk test? I'm new here and will be sharing more in later posts, but right now I am...Reactions0reactionsComments30 repliesDiagnosis
Ever Get Tired of Seeing Doctors? ...Ever get to the point you get tired of seeing doctors and having to constantly get tested for one thing or another? If this describes you, you are not alone...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
What Does it Mean if I Am an Alpha-1 Carrier ?...An Alpha-1 carrier is a person who has one normal Alpha-1 gene (M) and one defective Alpha-1 gene (usually Z or S) (but there are over 150 mutations). Being a...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
FeaturedShare a photo: What's in your COPD toolkit?...Inhalers, breathing devices, oxygen - comment with a picture of your COPD treatment and management toolkit!...Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesCopingTreatment
Take the Person Before Patient Survey...The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like COPD can mean...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Frequency of desaturating ...Hi All, I was wondering if everyone desaturates when they are walking around even with oxygen? I’m talking about the 25 or so steps from my bedroom to the kitchen...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessBreathing
The different symptoms...I lost my mom last year on may 30th I say the worst day if my life. As u can tell I am a momma's girl. Anyway I start d...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesChronic BronchitisAwarenessCoping
Almost Diagnosed...I got sick last April very suddenly. It started with dry cough, some regurgitation/reflux and then I couldn't breath very badly for two weeks. I felt better for a day...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesBreathingProgressionSymptoms
Beautiful Spring Flowers ...Lets Celebrate Spring by sharing some "Pretty Flowers" if your able to?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesMental HealthWeatherDepression
Is it OK to use the inhaler more than once a day...I was diagnosed in the year 2012 but since I exercise regularly and eat sensibly my condition has remained in the early stage condition even after 9 years. However some...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesChronic Bronchitis
