Advise for 1st lung Dr. Appointment...So I quit smoking (16 days ago) and made an appointment with a pulmonary specialist. I'm 53 years old and have a highly stressful job....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Conventional and Nanotechnology Based Approaches to Combat COPD...Conventional and Nanotechnology Based Approaches to Combat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Implications for Chronic Airway Diseases Combining gene...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Bronchitis ...I am trying to get in with a pulmonary doctor now....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Documents Every COPDer Should Have - Part 2..., right now I'm sitting here writing this article, but, I'm fully aware of the fact I could get up from my chair and have an exacerbation, cardiac or By Mary Ultes6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What now ...My pulmonary doctor is currently consulting with the oncology surgeon about anesthesia....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTips & AdviceCoping
COPD, anxiety and vanity ...I am 65, I have stage 4 emphysema ( end stage,I’ve been told), pulmonary hypertension and Factor V Leiden ( too much of the clotting factor)....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
Newly diagnosed with COPD and fearful...I am in a combined cardio-pulmonary rehab program right now but I am the only pulmonary patient and they have suspended their educational classes due to...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
Just Starting Diagnosis Process...I have a couple referrals in now for a CT scan and pulmonary function test and to see a pulmonologist....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesTips & Advice
Has anyone participated in a home respiratory program? They evaluate patient, check out how patient is using medications, inhalers and oxygen supplementary equipment. It is funded by Medicare. They work......My goal is to become fit enough to attend Pulmonary Rehab classes....Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesPulmonary Rehabilitation
My story...I was diagnosed in 2018 with Interstatial Pulmonary Fibrosis and COPD. Have been on 24/7 oxygen since....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Organicell Regenerative Medicine...granted Organicell Regenerative Medicine permission to begin a clinical trial testing the company’s lead product, Zofin, in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
My COPD experience....On Nov 2015 I was exposed to a breeze an cold day and I got a cold and had breathing problems.I was hospitalized with pneumonia and was diagnosed with Reactions0reactionsComments20 replies
New meds...Seeing a pulmonary Doctor the last few months. Got a breathing test done at hospital ( one where you sit in a machine)....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
COPD and CHF...over a year I was getting what I can only describe as Violent attacks ; couldnt breath and heart rate spiked and my Doctors treated it as strictly A Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosis
Feeling low...I’m going on the band tried to speak to the doctor they put me on depression and anxiety pills but that’s not the answer I don’t think haven’t seen a...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
Finally a diagnosis ...There are a few thin-walled pulmonary cysts. Mild lower lobe subpleural linear densities. This all is so confusing....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Distal Acinar / Paraseptal emphysema...My pulmonary specialist continues to point out that my fev and lung volumes are still within normal ranges, however my dlco has been reduced to 62%....Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesPulmonary RehabilitationCopingEmphysema
Sleeping is so hard...I see my pulmonary doc the 9th of next month however I'm looking for advice on how to go to sleep without laying awake til 3,4 or 5 sometimes...Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesSleepTips & Advice
New...be like I'm 55...I am a strong woman always the caregiver...now some days I'm emotional mess...I can't do anything anymore....I have severe COPD and pulmonary...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
New to COPD...I had a number of pulmonary evaluations back then....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiagnosisCoping
