Mask outdoors...COPD has,slowed me down (so has age), but it is,NOT going to stop me from doing what I love like garden and yard projects....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptomsTriggersBreathing
New...retirement would be like I'm 55...I am a strong woman always the caregiver...now some days I'm emotional mess...I can't do anything anymore....I have severe COPD...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Oxygen...G'day Folks , ( from Australia ) I'm a mild case COPD , probably caused by living in a very polluted city , when a nipper . ( London...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Does anyone else who is on oxygen have problems with static electricity?...Now that the weather is cold I am having major static shock problems when I turn on a light switch, touch the refrigerator or touch the range....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Chapter Two: My Continuing Oxygen Life...The good news is that the pneumonia is gone, and my breathing is quite clear....Reactions0reactionsComments15 replies
I was recently diagnosed with COPD. When will the coughing start? When will I get nodules?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Out patient surgery? Zephyr Valve treatment...It sounds like a dream...I have Sever COPD and server to moderate emphysema and was just approved for this procedure....Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesEmphysemaAwarenessBreathing
Hospital admissions ...outstanding from the onset I find it difficult to understand why emergency services and associated staff take such a‘look down your nose’ approach to every COPD...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Steroids...I was also glad to know I'm not the only COPD person who wets themselves....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Scar Tissue and Spasms in the Lung area...Just wondering if anyone else has had anything like this...or can you even have spasms with COPD?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptomsProgression
About the flutter valve...a chest tube operation-a broken rib had punctured my lung-i used it regularly and when my lung was stronger i forgot about it-years later i developed copd...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Can Valium be used episodically for anxiety relief?...I was on Valium while in hospital (5 mg twice daily) for exacerbation and I was under the care of the COPD clinic doctors....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
LUNG SCAR TISSUE DUE TO DVT...I AM NOW 88 WITH COPD AND SCAR TISSUE WHICH MAKES BREATHING DIFFICULT. MY PULMONARY DOCTOR PREDICTED THIS CONDITION....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Beta blockers - anyone else on them?...She said 60 - 80 is good....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesTreatmentCoping
Melinda...I was diagnosed with COPD a few years ago it's getting worse and it scares me. I was also diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease 3 weeks ago....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesMental Health
Prednisone...I have copd and just started a course of prednisone: 40 mg for 7 days, then 30 mg/7 days, 20 mg/7 days, 10 mg/7 days, 5 mg/7 days....Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
Is there a link between the MS Hug (tightness under the rib cage) and COPD?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Didn't know....Found out last February when I got a chest cold, I was smoking an e-cig first time first day bam put me in the hospital for a week....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Getting more calories due to chronic weight loss...So if you need more calories give it a try, my fav is chocolate good and cold....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCaregivingDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
My medicine...I have tried taking it two different times but each time l end up with a lower respiratory problem like a cold. Anyone else have this problem?...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
