How To Support Someone With COPD...What are ways you could be better supported while having COPD?...reactions88repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
COPD and Young People...What are some unique challenges young people face when diagnosed with COPD, and how can they best manage their condition at a...reactions7repliesDiagnosisTips & Advice
Traveling with COPD...Do you have any tips for traveling with COPD this travel season?...reactions5repliesTravelTips & Advice
Loosing friends to COPD...How have you coped with the emotional impact of losing friends to COPD? Are there any strategies or support systems that have...reactions1replyCopingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Can COPD coughing go into remission?...... for 4-5 years I coughed heavily with lots of sputum ... daily. My coughing stopped this year around January/24. I was...reactions1reply
Only resident in assisted living with 2 tanks on wheelchair no automatic doors to go thru need to ask for assistance staff......Need assistance with sorting and removal of deceased and mine family items ???? Assistance info much appreciated thank you...reactions1replyCoping
Prevalence of COPD in Young People...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) has long been associated with older age. But a trend is beginning to emerge. An increasing number...reactionscomments
How To Support Someone With COPD...Having a friend or loved one with COPD can be challenging, both for them and for those who care about them. Here...reactions4comments
New medication prescribed ...Hi. My doctor wants me to take Roflumilast aka/ Daliresp. I have ordered it but not started. The side effects are pretty...reactions5replies
I just joined...I was born 3 months early didn't even weigh 2 lbs I was born 1953 growing up in the 1950s and 1960s...reactions2replies
Cough chronic...Does anyone have any recommendations for the chronic cough associated with COPD? I understand there's a medication in Sweden to help control...reactions6repliesCoping
Anxiety with emphysema...I'm having major anxiety and panic. I'm on sertraline but this doesn't really help. Is anyone taking gabapentin or vallium?...reactions24repliesBreathingCoping
3 in 1 breathing problem ...Had some test which diagnosed me with copd and Asthma anyone else with both and how do I know which ones causing...reactions1replyBreathing
Learning the new *normal* and how to tell if I am going downhill...Hi there I'm a 48 year old lady from UK have mild emphesema and mild Bronchieastatis along with alpha 1. The route...reactions1replyDiagnosisEmphysemaChronic Bronchitis
valve placement recovery...Hopefully I'm in the final stages of valve placement approval. What is the recovery like? I live alone with no family in...reactions2repliesSurgeryDiet & NutritionTreatment
Mucus plugs...I usually don’t get sick with colds and never had flu my thing is I have a lot of mucus and sometimes...reactions1replyFlares
Scared the hell out of me!...I first told my story here about a year and a half ago , when I was sure my days were numbered...reactions4replies
Anesthesia and COPD...I asked my pulmonologist about general anesthesia for an elective surgery. He was short, not so sweet, and too the point. Joe...reactions5repliesCopingSurgery
Zephyr valves...Had 5 Zephyr valves installed in lower left lung on 4/10/24. I walked into the hospital without oxygen and came out with...reactions2repliesSurgery
