COVID-19 Vaccines for People With Lung Conditions...People living with COPD face a higher chance of serious illness from the virus that causes COVID-19 and having other long-term lung...reactionscomments
Has anyone here had a baby with COPD?...Has anyone had a baby with severe COPD and how was it? I have COPD from scarring from TB and pneumonia. My...reactions3replies
COPD in your 20's...Hi all, New to the forum. I've been looking for a support system like this for a few years now but I...reactions8replies
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...
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...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...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...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...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...reactions34comments
