Hi Everyone, I am a Grandma, Beautiful Baby Girl, Mother a Baby doing fine.X...Baby Girl Everyone.X...reactions8replies
UPdate on Lung Cancer and COPD...Hi all, so glad you allow me to do this, it's helpful just to vent in a way. Well as you know I finished chemo and radiation a while ago...reactions4repliesCoping
So this is my life now?...Greetings everyone! I'm Janice, 66 y/o, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 COPD in February. I also have asthma and allergies. Life has changed a lot since the diagnosis...reactions16comments
Diagnosis ...Hi I’m Andrew 🙏🏼, I’ve been Diagnosed with stage 2 COPD ‘ I’m asking if anyone has the same stage as me but you feel as though your maybe more...reactions7repliesAwarenessDiagnosis
World COPD Day and Awareness...On November 15th, we celebrated World COPD Day. It is this day of the year when we bring awareness of our COPD. This year's theme is ‘Breathing is Life-Act Earlier.’...reactionscomments
Ask the Advocates: Oxygen and Shortness of Breath...We asked our advocates about their challenges in using oxygen and managing shortness of breath. Here are their responses. Barbara I started using oxygen about six years ago. At first...reactions16comments
Oxygen Usage and Shortness of Breath...Do you use oxygen? If so, do you still struggle with shortness of breath? How do you manage it?...reactions54repliesBreathingCopingSymptoms
RSV Vaccine...Good Evening all, I was wondering how many of you on this site has had an RSV vaccine? I saw my pulmonologist last week, and he suggested I get one...reactions15repliesTips & Advice
herbal spray...im thinking og using the south moon herbal spray cleansing lung is it safe to use and does it work...reactions8repliesTips & Advice
Finally a diagnosis ...So I was Recently diagnosed with diffuse centrilobular emphysematous change. There are a few thin-walled pulmonary cysts. Mild lower lobe subpleural linear densities. This all is so confusing. Anyone else...reactions2repliesDiagnosis
PRP...There is a treatment not in the USA yet. Platelet rich plasma nebulizer. It is not stem cell. It is made from the patient's own blood. It regenerates tissue on...reactions1reply
Swelling and bloating ...Does anyone also have this bluge on the thighs the bluge is hard and painful on the muscles? It's on the inner side of my thighs What is it? Is...reactions5repliesHealthcare TeamSymptomsTips & Advice
Dear Family,...I want to thank you for being the people to take care of me. From the time we got married and had children, my life path changed. I had no...reactions5comments
présentation...Bonjour tout le monde, je suis Gilino, je suis nouveau dans cet forum, je rejoins ce forum en raison de collaborer et de discuter des idées sur la santé. merci...reactions1reply
You can’t see it....People say, well, you look great! Or you look good. My thoughts are You can’t see COPD. All I can say to them is it’s a struggle to breath. I...reactions7comments
Surprise for me....I had a severe SOB issue at a client's house in 2017. I came home and my lung collapsed less than a minute before the paramedics walked in. Lung re-inflated...reactions1comment
No Purpose = Anxiety...My anxiety is off the charts in the morning before I get up. Racing thoughts about stuff that hasn’t happened or that I have to do today. I used to...reactions3comments
Questions concerning medications for diagnosed stage IV COPD...Recently read that "Roxanol" (liquid morphine) has helped with the "air hungry" feeling that we sometimes get. My questions are: Has anyone in the group tried this? Has it worked...reactions1replyTreatment
COPD Awareness Month: COPD Struggles...I have emphysema and chronic bronchitis from the combination of smoking and having Alpha-1. I usually try to stay upbeat and not let the struggles of living with Alpha-1 get...reactionscomments