Coping With Life’s Difficulties in a COPD World...Pain affects my posture and oxygen levels. How does pain affect you?... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ask the Advocates: Impatience...I’ve tripped over my oxygen tubing, yet again.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Tonya Hidalgo...Tonya Hidalgo blogs at The COPD Life and is the author of Traveling With COPD, a basic guide for traveling with extra equipment and oxygen.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
The Emotional Pain of COPD...I use oxygen and my friends as are most people, cannula blind.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Does the Word Hospice Scare You?...The hospice where I live in Michigan did not supply the liquid oxygen I required. They only had concentrators.... By Mary Ultes7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Trip to Texas...I am on oxygen 24 and 7.... By debi551 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Incontinence and Shortness of Breath...Have you noticed that anytime you get short of breath, it leads to an urgent need to use the washroom? First comes the inability to breathe, and if you don’t... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Planning and Preparing: A Social Life with COPD...For overnights, it’s extra things because I’m taking my oxygen concentrator and c-pap as well.... By Janet Plank7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Why I Chose Not to Have a Lung Transplant...At this moment, I am on 2 lpm of oxygen and life is manageable. I am working on losing the weight the specialists told me to.... By Carol Kirker4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments69 comments
Lung Function Breathing Tests...A lung diffusion capacity test measures how good your lungs are at getting oxygen from the air you breathe into your blood.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Taking Control of Your Anxiety...It is like being a fish out of water that is gasping for oxygen.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Hubby's Life with COPD...Can't do anything or oxygen levels drop as low as 70's. Morphine helps restore his oxygen levels within minutes.... By fyaclp1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Friend, Rick (Part 2)...But she can run her daily errands without carting around her oxygen.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Better Breathers Club...Almost half of the attendees brought oxygen by tank or compressor.... By KevinDavitt5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Importance of a Doctor and Others in Treating COPD...The nurse will monitor your blood pressure and oxygen levels periodically.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Make Your Home COPD Friendly...I am on oxygen and certainly don’t need an open flame burning in the house. Plus, we know ash is messy and couldn’t be good to inhale. ... By Becky Brooks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Wife and I are both on oxygen...My other half just went on oxygen about a month ago.... By seabolt1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Diagnosing COPD...These tests might include: Other tests can be used to determine how much oxygen is in your blood.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Are We Cleaning Our Supplies Properly?...Over the years, I have always done what the directions from the supply company or what the DR said to clean my oxygen, nebulizer, and CPAP equipment.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments37 comments
PORTABLE CONCENTRATORS...I have a POC (portable oxygen concentrator) that goes up to 5L which I was thrilled to get, because at home on my big concentrator I am on 3L.... By laceyjanet6931 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
