You've Got to Be Your Own Best Friend...positive effects lasted a good five years before I could feel the inevitable approaching - more difficulty in breathing and higher settings needed on my oxygen... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Anxiety With Flu and COVID Around...Does anyone have any vitamins or supplements that they suggest I ask my doctor about?... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Nutritional Counseling and Weight Management...If you are overweight, your heart and lungs use more energy, which requires more oxygen.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Chest Tightness...Emphysema causes damage to the millions of tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is absorbed into the body.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Bone and Muscle Conditions Linked to COPD...inflammation • Poor nutrition • Taking steroid medications to treat COPD symptoms • Being physically inactive • Getting older • Smoking • Low levels of oxygen... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
COPD...So on that day my doctor said well you need oxygen (because I was in the 70%) and I'm sending you to a specialist.... By blue-iris1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Lower Muscle Endurance...If patients have low levels of oxygen in their bloodstreams for a long period of time, it can decrease the size of their muscle fibers.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
A Look at the Services Virtual Care Offers...“Telepharmacy” lets pharmacists answer patient questions about medicines or review all the drugs and supplements a patient is taking.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Wolfsister003's story...Unless I can find a way to use a soldering iron while on oxygen.... By wolfsister0031 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Documents Every COPDer Should Have - Part 1...I have said when to turn off my oxygen and leave me in the hands of God.... By Mary Ultes5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Coping With COPD Flare-Ups...WebMD suggests being aware of the following: A sudden increase in SOB (shortness of breath), particularly in situations that were previously manageable, oxygen-wise... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Life Gets in the Way of Living...We talked about oxygen. I told her that I was okay and we were almost finished.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Day In My Life With COPD...This morning, like many other mornings, I get up to let the pups out and to use the bathroom myself, after removing my c-pap mask and oxygen.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Staying Hydrated...People with COPD who are on oxygen therapy may have dryness and irritation in their nasal passages and airways.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Debz Borge...My sats reached 92 so I didn't need oxygen at home. After discharge, I had a physiotherapist come out to my home every other day for a while.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
It's hard to exercise, so......I started out on 4 liters of oxygen, I'm on 6 liters now, 8 liters with activity, most of my symptoms are the same as everyone else.... By jimbos1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My dad...My dad has stage 4 COPD with 24/7 oxygen. Lately things seem to be getting worse as he gets so breathless after a few steps.... By lindaloo1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
It Couldn’t Happen To Me...I checked my oxygen and it was at 79%. I had checked this a few times with exertion and it was the same 79%.... By Janet Plank5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Chronic Bronchitis...I’m not on oxygen. I have 2 inhalers. And a nebulizer. Thank y’all for accepting me in this group 😊... By tonnie-pell-941 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Life Is Getting in the Way of Living (Part 2)...At night, one might sit by the oxygen machine until I turn it on.... By Janet Plank5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
