Beyond Exhaustion: How Life Changes with Fatigue...Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life...reactions2comments
Community Views: How Does Being a Caregiver Impact Your Life?...Most of us know what a caregiver does, but not everyone fully understands what it is like to be a caregiver until they are in that role. To start a...reactionscomments
Not Just Difficulty Breathing! COPD Awareness Month 2020...November marks COPD Awareness Month. Now more than ever, let's bring awareness to what it's like to live with a chronic lung condition like chronic bronchitis and emphysema! We can...reactions3comments
What material should I read regarding supplemental oxygen?...I have been on oxygen for 4 years. It seems that I still do not know everything about its use. Any available material that you might suggest I read? Thank...reactions3replies
prognosis??...Hello I am posting this thread in relation to someone I know who ahs COPD. They has had it about 5 years maybe 6 and will be 79 soon. The...reactions3replies
depression and fear of newly diagnosed COPD person...My husband was diagnosed with COPD 2 days ago, the doctors assistant called us and told us over the phone. We have not yet seen the doctor to discuss this...reactions5replies
The Importance of COPD Awareness...Why is COPD awareness important to you? What should others know about COPD?...reactions120replies
Straight From the Community: Results from the Sixth Annual COPD In America Survey...It is estimated that more than 250 million people worldwide have COPD and over 65 million of them have moderate to severe cases. In an effort to better understand the...reactions7comments
Aortic Stenosis and COPD...Nearly half of the adults living in the United States have some form of heart disease and about 1 in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic lung...reactionscomments
What Do You Like to Do on a Rainy Day?...I usually know before I get out of bed that it is going to be a cold, wet day. I can hear the rain on my windowsill and feel the...reactions5comments
COPD and the Weather...Have you ever experienced worsening COPD symptoms during certain types of weather? Whether it is too hot, humid, cold, or rainy? I think we all have our “ideal weather” type...reactions17comments
COPD...I am a mom of three kids and a wife and all my life I been a fighter. I went through a divorce and three custody battles and won them...reactions8comments
Newbie Dr not helping...So about 12 months ago my nephrologist checked my lungs in routine and asked if I had COPD. I was like ummm....(wtf) no. So when I visited my PCP I...reactions2comments
Exercise, Self-Discipline, and COPD...Opening my eyes, I focus on the clock. It is 7:00 in the morning. I would love to roll over and get another hour or so of sleep. I don’t...reactions14comments
Best food choices against COVID...What are the best food I can have to make sure I get a healthy lungs and prevent frm having COVID 19?...reactions5replies
Has anyone experienced degradation with the effectiveness of azithromycin?...In late December, 2019 and early January, 2020 I had several events related to my COPD. This question deals with one of them - secondary lung infection. For many years...reactions7replies
COPD and Relationship Changes...For those of us with a chronic illness like COPD, the one thing we know is that our lives were turned upside down with our diagnosis. We also know this:...reactions4comments
3 Things Doctors Should Think Twice About Before Saying...We love doctors. They are the ones with the wisdom to diagnose and help people manage COPD. Most are very kind and passionate people and most of what they say...reactions22comments
We're All Different...Isn't it strange how we are all so different? Not just in the way we look, but the ways in which COPD affects us. The different stages and also how...reactions4comments
My Friend Rick (Part 4)...Editor's note: Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this interview series. Kevin: You had gone to rehab before the surgery? Rick: Yeah. I really liked it...reactions3comments