Expert Answers: Relief for Swollen Ankles...It can be common for people with COPD to experience ankle swelling. In fact, we've had several community member ask the following question, so we decided to ask our experts...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Household Chores with COPD...Household chores, such as cleaning and yard maintenance, can be difficult to manage with COPD. Do you have any tips or strategies for tackling household chores?...Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
Attitude Adjustments...When I was a teenager, I remember many times that my mom would tell me that I needed an "attitude adjustment." At the time, it was hard to understand why...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Help for rib cramps...Hi been having rib cramps and excruciating pain for 3 years. The other day I bent down and there it was again. I don't know why but I held my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Looks like I may have COPD...A couple of months ago I had this cough that got worse, developed into a hacking cough, gradually got better after a couple of weeks...but never completely went. I've had a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Questions for Your Pulmonologist...If you have been recently diagnosed with COPD, you may be feeling like you can't do anything that you used to do. There is a mystery behind the new label...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
10 Tips to Help You Cope with COPD...Being told you have a lung disease like COPD can be a frightening experience. The idea it’s associated with being short of breath and that it forces you to make...Reactions0reactionsComments50 comments
What 's better Gas or liquid...I was just at my Dr.s today and had made up my mind to ask and get for liquid oxygen , as up here in New York you must have...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
It's hard to exercise, so......I've had COPD for 10 years. I'm 69. I've had symptoms for around 20 years. I started out on 4 liters of oxygen, I'm on 6 liters now, 8 liters...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Five Common Triggers for Shortness of Breath...There are many different reasons that you may become short of breath, and if you are just beginning to learn about COPD, you may be wondering what could be your...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Strange Symptoms with COPD...I have the rib cramps when I move around and just when I get relaxed enough to fall asleep, so needless to say I don't get to sleep until they...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Expert Answers: What is Spirometry and PFT?...There are many types of tests one may go through when facing COPD. Lots of questions can accompany those tests, and one of our community members asked the following: "What...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Transplant Story...Deciding that you are willing to try for a lung transplant is only the beginning. Finding yourself in the middle of the process brings about loads of stress. Then receiving...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Every Day's a New Day - not for the weak to read...No memory that's what happened. Oh I do remember some of it but just don't know why I lost my memory. I can remember going to the ER, but don't...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Killer co pays...I don't know how anyone can afford to get sick today they have u paying so much for all this equipment its out of hand some of these drugs are...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
What has hurt me the most with COPD...Sure I am short of breath and get tired but I wasn't prepared for this . After my morning ritual yesterday, I did my powdered inhaler and went about my...Reactions0reactionsComments29 replies
Non-smoker COPD...I never had breathing problem, except for the occasional cold. I never had any life threatening reaction to an meds. That is until I took a Motrin in 1996 for...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My COPD...I was diagnosed with COPD about 8, maybe 9 years ago. Unfortunately I had never heard of this disease, so without taking it seriously I failed to give up smoking...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Healthcare Team (Part 2)...As mentioned in Part 1, when talking with people about their journey with COPD, it’s important to remind each person that they are unique in their own disease. COPD is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Heat and Humidity...How do you fight the heat and humidity of summer?...Reactions0reactionsComments63 replies
