What Causes Pulmonary Hypertension?...Some people with COPD also have a condition called pulmonary hypertension (PH). This means that you have elevated blood pressure inside your lungs. So, what might cause a person to...reactions2comments
How do I use a spirometer?...I am thinking of getting a spirometer. I want to start using one to help with my lung function. How do I use this? What target number should I try...reactions1reply
Exercising With Resistance Bands (Part 3)...Editor's note: This is part 3 of a series. Check out part 1 and part 2. Lots of anticipation led to my second attempt at respiratory rehab. Due to the...reactionscomments
Has anyone here gotten the COVID vaccine?...Hi. Has anyone with severe COPD emphysema gotten the COVID vaccine yet?. I’m suppose to get one but I’m so scared....reactions53replies
37 with copd and empsemia...Got diagnosed with copd and empsemia and 6 years and following on from that 4 years later my left lung collapsed and after trying to reinflate it 3 times surgeon...reactions11replies
COPD Welcome Wagon...In the good old days when a person or a couple moved into a different town, when they got married, or when they had a baby, a gift basket was...reactions3comments
My Experience Flying With COPD...Well, it's been about a little over a week since landing on UK soil, and what a time we've had. I would just like to share my personal experience as...reactions7comments
December 2020 Journal...Dear Journal, Here we are at the end of another year. It has been a strange year for most, great sadness because of so many lives lost with Covid, and...reactions4comments
Exercising With Resistance Bands (Part 2)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series. Check out part 1 and part 3! Doing respiratory rehab one-on-one with my therapist on ZOOM made it even more intimidating...reactions7comments
Jeff Collings...I was born and raised in a small Canadian town with two brothers on a dead-end street with a cornfield and abandoned gravel pit behind the house. Dad thought to...
What do you think caused your COPD?...Smoking, your career, the alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency... what do you think contributed to your diagnosis?...reactions90replies
Chronic lung diseases: prospects for regeneration and repair...To halt or reverse disease progression and achieve lung regeneration, there is a need for earlier identification and treatment of these diseases. A precision medicine approach to treatment is also...reactions2replies
Mullien Tea...There seems to be more than one kind of Mullien Tea. I’m wondering if anyone what kind would be the best to buy to help with breathing problems...reactions3replies
What can I expect with a maintenance of prednisone?...I have been prescribed a course of prednisone. I am starting out on 60mg for 3 weeks then then 50mg for 3 weeks and so on. My Doctor said I...reactions3replies
Do humidity and barometric pressure affect breathing ability significantly?...I have had much-reduced breathing ability during this cold, wet winter....reactions3replies
Ask the Advocates: Irritability...We asked our COPD advocates for their thoughts on irritability and here’s what they had to say. Our families and friends know that I have COPD, asthma, allergies, and more...reactions17comments
Nose Dryness With Supplemental Oxygen...Sometimes mom had nose dryness with supplemental oxygen for COPD. Then the cannula would irritate it and make things worse. Her skin seemed drier and thinner inside her nostrils anyway...reactions30comments
What Can I Eat?...It never occurred to me when I was diagnosed with COPD how much it would affect my diet and eating habits. I have been lucky in that I don’t have...reactions25comments
Blood Tests Your Doctor May Order and What They Mean...Doctors often order blood tests which requires that you have your blood drawn. The information obtained from your blood can be helpful to doctors. It can help them monitor how...reactions15comments
Complete Surprise...I am a 65 year old woman. I smoked for nearly 40 years, thankfully finally, successfully quit about 12-14 years ago. I first noticed this Spring what I thought was...reactions10comments
