Living with flare up...Recently went to ER for shortness of breath. Dx exacerbated copd and respiratory infection. They gave me steroids to take and sent Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisCoping
Don't know what stage i am in...Hi i was diagnosed with copd 2 years ago don't know what stage got 4 inhalers my oxygen machine and my nebuliser machine...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Loosening congestion?...I am in end stage COPD. Of course, I have inhalers and use them as prescribed. I also take Musinix 2...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesEnd Stage
Has anyone else’s experienced muscle atrophy? ...Following my last flare up I have experienced heaviness and weakness in my legs. Muscle contracting and now muscle loss. Is this typical with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone used CBD oil for their breathing?...my wife has copd and does not want to take prednesone and we are looking to see if the cbd oil may help her...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Backache?...Does anyone on the board suffer from backaches since being diagnosed with COPD? I don’t know if it’s related or caused by something totally...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesSide Effects
Still Struggling with Coping ...So many people who live in my apartment building smoke and tell me they have COPD to. I don't know how they Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingDiagnosis
What foods do you eat that have helped your Copd...I've been doing reading on what foods help breathing people with copd....Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
Exacerbations...Both even after I got over them ,made my COPD a little worse. Does anybody ever feel good? I almost never do....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
BenDavis' Diagnosis...I had asthma as a child diagnosed with sleep apnea and mild case of narcolepsy at 40 and then copd shortly after that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Intestinal issues ...Is this related to COPD? Any advice on how to manage this?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivingEnd StageSide Effects
Bloating...After 3 years of stage 4COPD I STARTED TO GAIN WEIGHT DOES ANYONE ELSE GAIN WEIGHT BEFORE I FROUGHT HARD TO GAIN WEIGHT Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone else got laryngitis from COPD treatment or meds?...This was my 3rd flare up, 1st time on steroids by IV and in treatments. Feel better than I have in...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Why would someone with COPD have a constant runny nose?...Trying to treat a runny nose with COPD She went to the doctors and they put her on an antibiotic but it did...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
My BF has stage 3 COPD.. I am totally lost....My BF is 48 years old, and has -pretty recently- been told he's up to stage 3 COPD now. (55% lung...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesCopingIntimacy & RelationshipsSmoking
Concerned about severe weakness and pain....Could she have told me? Should she have? I feel like I do NOT KNOW me anymore....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
Time left to live...Yesterday I was told by a clinician consultant that my mother only has months left to live due to end stage copd....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
