Written off as crazy by Doctors and ER - Rant...Over the last two years I've had multiple health issues that resulted in a lot of ER visits, and now that I have COPD, long lungs as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesHealthcare TeamMental HealthSymptoms
Experience with Breztri ?...I've been diagnosed with COPD for about three years now and one of the largest problems I run into aside from the disease itself is the insurance company...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesInsurance & DisabilityTreatmentCost
Work Capability Assessment ...I have been told about my WCA and have been told they bully and intimate you and make you do silly things is this true....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
FeaturedRough Night...I could call it achy breaky body!...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesSymptoms
Does anyone else have a non-productive cough with wheezing?...Does anyone else have a deep, raspy, usually non-productive cough that sometimes ends with a loud wheezing sound?...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
Tools you have that help...You earned it. -- JC Updike, Valparaiso IN (COPD patient for more than 20 years and still not on oxygen)...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Cellulitis again?...It was enough that I literally could not breathe - my lungs could not keep up....Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesFlares
What are your tips for finding a specialist?...If you haven’t found a good specialist, what challenges have you faced?...Reactions0reactionsComments23 replies
vaping...My doctor and lung specialist both told me I can vap as long as I don't smoke. Any opinions...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwareness
Coughing...Need suggestions on hold to reduce or control coughing....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
New here and scared...I'm 65 years old, otherwise in excellent health - my weight is good, I have a good diet and I exercise regularly. Smoking was my only vice....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiagnosis
Learning curve ...Ok, been diagnosed with COPD and Sleep Apnea for a few years now, but no matter what is taught, read, learnt or experienced in hospitals, doctors, forums...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
What 's better Gas or liquid...had made up my mind to ask and get for liquid oxygen , as up here in New York you must have a special need to get liquid oxygen because...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
Advanced emphysema...I was told they’re pretty much all the same. I was evaluated for surgery but I’m not a good candidate....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesEmphysema
Giving up smoking and gum problems ...I'm over the pond in England and our NHS system has collapsed since COVID, it is practically impossible to get an NHS dentist and they were shut in...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Feeling worried....He has COPD, lost half of one of his lungs, has had pneumonia and DVTB twice and also had lung cancer....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Just diagnosed...I feel no different to any other time ive had a chest infection but the Dr diagnosed COPD - early stage emphysema....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Chronic shortness of breath but good oxygen levels...Hello again. I have advanced emphysema ( over inflated lungs). I have chronic shortness of breath yet my oxygen levels are always normal. I am therefore not on oxygen. Can...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEmphysemaBreathing
Weight gain...I feel like if I could improve my breathing, I could excercise more....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesExercise
