Did anyone else experience early fluctuations in their symptoms...My own COPD hit suddenly, after experiencing heat stroke at work. During the first month my physical function and health crashed but...reactions5repliesSymptoms
30 Things I Am Thankful For...Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And there are so many things COPD-related I am thankful for. Here is a list of...reactions7comments
Leg cramps...I was wondering if anyone other than myself have had any issues with extremely band lower leg cramps at night? I have...reactions25repliesAwareness
As Summer Leaves and Autumn Arrives...Well, it definitely feels like summer is getting shorter and shorter. I feel like it won't be too long before we will...reactions1comment
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions9comments
