Valves...Next Friday they are going to test me to see if I am bad enough for putting valves into my lungs. I have COPD 4 now and it is late stage.... By 3k106o1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Exacerbations - what do they feel like for me...Continued to push self putting things away from previous Hospital stay. Couple hours everything seemed to catch up with me all at once.... By 74Elly1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
A form of COPD...Antibiotics, Entreposage later and results of the COVID test (which proved to be negative) I am now king of sitting around wondering what to do.... By questerfuse1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Navigational Bronchoscopy...But recovers again when sitting. I am giving all of this some time. Not sure if I will return to work tomorrow or not but we will see.... By Alwaystomorrow1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Windpipe Seemed to Close Whilst I Was Eating My Meal...Family arrived at 12 as we were sitting down for dinner at 1pm.... By probbo1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Inhalers, Panic Attacks, and Being Loved...No longer able to drive, my sitting room was a prison. I started to have help from a dear friend who gave me back my confidence, dignity and hope.... By sunsh1ne1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Tubing...Now I use the plug-in one, sitting and sleeping. The problem for my provider of oxygen is, the government.... By buddyfoxy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Counseling?...I've been hitting some new and unexplored lows in my condition. I've always been a happy man, quick with a smile and a joke.... By rick19591 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Back Pain...Some days it's bad, other days not so much, but still there and most noticeable when I've been sitting or reclined back on the bed and then start to... By videomagic1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My COPD and Covid...I gained weight sitting at home doing nothing. I have an appt later this month and I am so afraid he’ll tell me I am now end stage.... By petsaregood1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Lesson...In a month will I be sitting in a rocker on Oxygen, inhaling steroids again, and my bones will be falling apart? I just want to die.... By sashabear1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
COPD / then COVID...I was on oxygen 2L while sitting and 4L while ambulating. I developed emphysema in my early 40’s. Pulmonary doctor said it’s genetic.... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Down Hill...I am on 7L now with activity like walking or anything else but when I am sitting down and not doing anything I can get by with 3 or... By plunger1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
LIFE in my NEW WORLD......But one afternoon while cutting grass I started noticing I could make one round, stop, had to catch my breath.... By philj1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Diane With Advanced COPD...This coming Friday they are putting an SCS stimulator in. I’m very careful with my pain medicine.... By loosey271 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Lung enlargement shock...I do feel very anxious and I have tried so hard to stop smoking, cutting it down quite a lot, but will be seeking support in being successful.... By susanmarie1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
I LOVE THE COPD WEB SITE...WITH THIS HORRIBLE DISEASE, I STILL BLAME THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES FROM NOT PUTTING WARNING LABELS ON THEIR CIGARETTES YEARS AGO?... By beverlydemarco1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Really beginning to see this is not going to end well......Been in a bad flair for the last month and been putting off doing anything about it for as long as I had a premonition I would not make... By bobmmm541 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
So this is my life now?...And I have almost 1,000.00 in a savings account where I've been putting the money I would have spent on cigs.... By Gemini lady1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
bull headed...It is not needed on 6 when I am sitting but when I get up to go to the kitchen or where ever, a lower setting will cause a... By tomboyer461 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments