Shopping With COPD...Do you find shopping challenging? Do you have a preference for purchasing online or shopping in physical stores?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Summertime and COPD...Do your symptoms become more severe as the temperature rises?...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesCopingTriggersBreathing
5 Tips To Help You Get Through Summer...Summer is almost here, and I don't know about you, but I have a lot going on this summer: grandkids' sleepovers and sports, the Alpha-1 National Conference, babysitting the grandkids...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Active 2 days agoLung transplant ...Anyone here have a lung transplant? As my dr wants me to consider it. Looking for more info than what he gave me and some personal experience. Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatmentSurgery
What Would Others Say if They Had Your Lungs?...I recently had an intriguing conversation with one of my COPD patients and a friend who has asthma. During our discussion, I posed a thought-provoking question to both of them:...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Diagnosis and advice...I am 69 years old and have had breathing problems all my life. I was a lifelong asthmatic which became more and more severe later in life. Now I have...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
My Role With COPD as the Caregiver...We are three days short of 2 months since my husband's triple bypass. He has come so far and has accomplished so much. He actually started working part-time a few...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
All the Positives That Came With My COPD Diagnosis...I know that there are a lot of negative things that go with having COPD, but there have been a lot of positives that have come with it for me...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Being grateful can be difficult. ...What are you grateful for despite your COPD diagnosis?...Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesDiagnosisCopingMental Health
Dehumidifiers and COPD...A COPD sufferer must walk a tight line between having sufficient humidity and not having too much humidity. As we go into spring and what is likely to be a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Nebulisers...Do nebulisers make the heart rate faster?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Nebulisers...Does using a nebuliser make the heart race? My partner uses one three times daily and he has AF, so has been advised to take a higher dose (10 mg...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
Insurance lost, now concentrators will be taken away. ...Since my last 3.4% increase to my SSDisability, I was told I make $35.00 to much to have the state funded health insurance. So now Apria wants to charge me...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesDepressionInsurance & DisabilityBreathing
Hello All. I think I’m nearing the END...Well my fatigue is insane and I’m in bed for the most part. I get extremely dizzy when up as the CO2 in my blood stream has increased. I don’t...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
My partner very resistant to being told what to do’...Our relationship is tricky ~ no-go areas. If I stand back, I’m afraid that he’ll deteriorate and die....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregiving
Odd symptom ...Since my COPD has progressed I have noticed an increase in burps. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwareness
Experiencing Ghosting as a Caregiver...The slang word 'ghosting' applies to the act of a person disappearing from your life for no apparent reason. The once accessible and supportive family member or friend vaporizes into...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD and Nose Issues...Do you deal with a stuffy, runny, or dry nose? What tips and tricks do you have for managing nose issues with your COPD?...Reactions0reactionsComments34 repliesCoping
Does your pulse ox drop drastically from COPD?...Lately, I have been sleeping and I wake up finding it very hard to breathe. I am on oxygen all of the time. I keep a pulse oximeter by my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Attitudes and Adjustments..."Attitude is everything." We have all heard that saying. But what happens when you have a really tough day? It's one of those days where you feel like giving up...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
