What are the most important questions to ask during my first pulmonary visit?...Absolutely no question regarding COPD diagnosis however interested in knowing what other folks considered their most important questions to be answered. I...reactions1reply
Are You My Doctor?...People have asked frequently about lung doctors and who are they. Is there someone else they should be seeing? They wonder if...reactions2comments
Newly Diagnosed and also scared....I am from Cape Town, so as you can see, COPD has no boundaries. I was diagnosed by pure chance 2 months...reactions1reply
What are the differences between nightly oxygen therapy and the use of a CPAP or BiPAP?...reactions2replies
When the Doctor Leaves Questions...Based on the feedback on my last article, which was fantastic by the way; I am left with a growing number of...reactions4comments
COPD Lexicon: Hospital Staff (Folks You’ll Meet in the Hospital)...I work at a small town hospital. Where I work professions are color coded. This makes it nice for patients. Once they...reactionscomments
Can you drink coffee while on Spiriva?...It seems I read somewhere that one should not drink coffee while using Spiriva. I am interested to see if anyone does...reactions4replies
What questions should I ask at my doctor's appointment?...I have been short of breath since my early 50s for no reason. After a terrible summer and early fall due to...reactions3repliesBreathingHealthcare TeamNewly Diagnosed
Do You Know These Ten Things About COPD?...1. Did you know that COPD was first referred to as “chronic airflow obstruction” and “chronic obstructive lung disease.” The first person...reactions8comments
Spring Is In The Air...It looks so beautiful outside, yet it’s cold, It’s only the first day of March. Geese are flying, so we know that...reactionscomments
Is it better to be active while in pain even if I have to take a pill?...I seem to hurt all the time in my ribs and back, and sometimes in my chest, mainly when I am having...reactions1reply
Is there a mask that will filter pollutants from car and truck exhaust?...That is what triggers my COPD....reactions1reply
10 Things Not To Say To Someone With COPD...Here are ten things not to say to someone living with COPD. (Followed by what a person with COPD might say in...reactions23comments
If You Don't Like The Weather, It Will Always Change...It’s early March 2018 and so many here in the United States have been going through flooding, for many others, it’s blizzards...reactionscomments
First Ever COPD National Action Plan...From left to right: Grace Ann Dorney Koppel, Dr. MeiLan Han, Dr. Jim Kiley, NHLBI, Harold Wimmer. Recently the National Heart, Lung...reactionscomments
Does anyone experience windpipe or swallowing issues with COPD?...Does the following problem come from COPD? Or is it separate? More and more often recently, stuff seems to slip into my...reactions1reply
COPD Lexicon: Hospital Terms Defined...So, you happen to be sitting in an emergency room. Here are some of the things you might hear or see. Scrubs...reactionscomments
