Stem Cell Therapy for COPD: What You Need to Know...This leads to difficulties in gas exchange (oxygen and carbon dioxide), resulting in the typical symptoms of COPD.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Community Health Leaders...Now at the very severe stage, I use oxygen for mobility and am disabled by my illness.... By Editorial Team 7 min readBookmark for later
COPD and Nutrition: Managing Difficulties with Gaining Weight...You can also talk to your doctor about adding supplemental nutrition drinks to your diet to add calories, vitamins, and minerals.... By American Lung Association3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Story of My COPD...I left the hospital on oxygen #3. I quit smoking again.... By sweetness623 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
My Journey so far with COPD...To make a long story short, she prescribed me 4 liters of oxygen, but the place we went to get the oxygen set up told us it needed... By JennieS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Four Strategies for Coping When You Feel Overwhelmed by the Reality of COPD...You might find it cumbersome if you're on oxygen to bring along the equipment. All this can be very isolating. But you don't have to go it alone.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I'm Still Here After 13 Years Battling COPD and Alpha-1...I still have hard times and have used oxygen for almost 13 years now, but for the most, I'm still able to get out and about.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Tips for Helping Your Caregiver Help You With Your COPD...includes all the members of your health care group, including your physician, his or her staff, a respiratory therapist, nutritionist, and possibly an oxygen... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
My Illness...I use oxygen 24/7 which I am also learning to accept. It is my hope that one day I can get off the oxygen, but my doctors say... By stac631 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Surviving the Summer...Thankfully that heavy oxygen concentrator hadn't been carried out yet. Pollen can really affect a person.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Not Only My Lungs Part II...There are medications and oxygen therapies that can help. So these are the top five comorbidities that I have, having COPD.... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Top 12 COPD Comorbidities...It can make you feel weak, and it can cause your oxygen levels to drop. But, it’s treatable with antibiotics and rest.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Should Do’s in a COPD World...Possibly a CT Scan, a 6-minute walk, blood work, and arterial blood gas tell how oxygen is moving in your blood and how well it’s removing carbon dioxide... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
My Initial Thoughts As A Caregiver...Would she be able to live without oxygen? She had an uncle with emphysema, and I remembered visiting him, near the end of his life. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sudden COPD Flare Gave Me a Dose of Reality...My resting oxygen level with no oxygen is 90 and with it is about 94 to 95.... By fa75hk2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My struggle with doctors...I am on oxygen 24 hours a day and albuterol inhaler to help my breathing when outside with my portable tank, at home have an oxygen concentrator.... By dawnish1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Hopeful or Hopeless...., and dragging oxygen tubing throughout my house.... By Phardy631 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Acceptance...It's my second bout of prednisone and I had an antibiotic for my last two exacerbations, my shortness of breath, and decreased oxygen levels within the... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
80 Year Old Female...I am 80 year old female on oxygen 24/7. Diagnosed with COPD about 5 years or more.... By gettinby1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Death and Dying: Part 4...He wanted to know why, and I said because his organs were shutting down, and his oxygen level was way down and not recording anymore.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments