Alternative Quit Smoking Methods - Do They Work?...Supplements are very popular these days, with people taking them for all sorts of health reasons.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Fall...Cannula in nostrils, mask over cannula, oxygen on, blower on – and I was in business!... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Grandsons Interviewed Me About COPD: Here's What They Asked...I take that off, hook my oxygen back up to my tubing, and I put my oxygen on, and then get up and go to the bathroom.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Help, I Need Somebody...I got up every morning, grabbed my portable oxygen machine, and drug myself to work. I hid my weak moments from those around me.... By Becky Brooks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Tracking The Movement of Your Numbers...They are battery-operated and take two readings: oxygen saturation and heart rate.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments54 comments
What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea and CPAP?...Apnea means you aren’t inhaling oxygen (O2) and exhaling carbon dioxide (CO2). Hypopnea means you are not adequately inhaling O2 and exhaling CO2.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Always Something To Be Thankful For...When I get up in the morning, off comes the oxygen and CPAP. I check the time, then off the bathroom and I wash up.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Learning to Cope: Making Lifestyle Changes...Fortunately, there have been many advancements in recent years to oxygen equipment making it easier than ever before to stay active with oxygen.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Environmentally Friendly...I’m fortunate because I can still drive and I don’t need my oxygen for the entire time I’m driving.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Transplant Story...(Although he did not have COPD, his lungs were badly diseased with very similar symptoms that COPD patients experience: very low oxygen saturation and... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What a Pain...The requirements of my pulmonologist are that I use c-pap with my oxygen whenever needed. I do have sleep apnea as well.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Becky Brooks...Initially, all I wanted was to get well enough to get off of the oxygen.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
The Motivator...He had been resisting oxygen for some time. Now, after a couple of weeks, he can honestly say the oxygen helps. Why did he keep putting it off?... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Sleeping Problems Linked to COPD...Sleep apnea causes low oxygen and breathing difficulties on its own.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Do You Worry About What Others Think?...I also don't have to carry a backpack with an oxygen concentrator.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Person Behind the Illness...When a stranger looks at my face, I cannot change that they might focus on an oxygen cannula.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Mary Ultes...oxygen 24/7 I had to use a nonintrusive ventilation device, (known to most as a BI-PAP) 24/7.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Bloating and COPD - Part 2...When we hyperventilate, less oxygen is exchanged from our lungs into our bloodstream than otherwise would be.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
What Is an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)? | COPD.net...Veins contain deoxygenated blood that is returning to your heart and lungs to pick up oxygen.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Testing for COPD - Part I: Imaging Tests...My latest test was the six minute walking test to check if I qualified for emergency oxygen, which measured my blood oxygen saturation levels as I walked... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
