Wife has missed 3 pulmonary funtion tests...HELP MY WIFE CANT DO HARDLY ANYTHING. SHE SITS MOST OF THE TIME....reactions8repliesPulmonary RehabilitationBreathingCoping
Idjit...My 1st time posting. Thank you for the opportunity. I have come to discover COPD is underrated. I started smoking at 16. That was 1963 when they said it would...reactions3comments
Life Expectancy ...Those who've recently received a COPD diagnosis and are despondent and experiencing anxiety about their future should be aware that I was diagnosed in 1977....reactions9replies
7 Innovative Breakthroughs for COPD Patients...There have been a few noteworthy innovations in recent times. These tactics can greatly improve our quality of life with COPD. Here are seven new innovations that can be very...reactions6comments
Side effects from inhaler...Hi again all! Do all inhalers cause nervousness, blurred vision, Lightheadedness, fatigue? I’m looking for an inhaler for emphysema that does not cause any of these side effects. Currently using...reactions3replies
This or That: Dealing With the Heat...COPD triggers are different for everyone, but a common trigger is hot weather! We want to hear from our community members about how the heat affects your COPD! Let’s play...reactions9comments
Finding the Strength...Change the story to change the outcome. The challenge is to change the outcome by changing the story you consciously tell your brain. Because it is an organ of memory...reactionscomments
Water thirst.💧💦...Hi Everybody, I have had a terrible thirst for water lately, for the past two weeks, I am a coffee drinker, I love my coffee in the morning, but in...reactions27repliesAwareness
Where Are Our Celebrity Advocates?...I love Michael J. Fox and wish that those of us in the Alpha-1 and COPD world had "our own" Michael J. Fox. I have been the biggest fan of...reactions13comments
Two steps forward...I was doing really good until spring when I caught a cold and now can’t get rid of the bronchitis. Dr. Put me on a prescription for the nebulizer, as...reactions2replies
Copd...I have had Copd for around five/ six years maybe more, my doctor says it’s stage two but my my symptoms suggest more like stage 3, and until recently I...reactions14repliesCopingDepressionBreathing
Many Choices Is a Good Thing...Of course, we would rather not have lung diseases like asthma or COPD. Yet, be it as it is, many of us are here because we do. We must learn...reactions12comments
Injection to help you breathe...I had to go to ER because I was having what I thought was bronchitis issues (turned out to be Covid, I have COPD). They gave me an injection and...reactions10repliesChronic BronchitisBreathing
Life Gets in the Way of Living...Life with COPD and other chronic health issues sometimes puts living on hold. Too often, when we struggle with breathing, for example, we stay home and away from people. Why?...reactions1comment
Coping...Hi, I just feel like talking today about things I've been thinking about. I was diagnosed with COPD in 2005 right after I finally stopped smoking. I smoked for 40...reactions7repliesCoping
Can COPD cause breathlessness out of the blue ?...My wife has emphysema and a quadruple heart bypass ( 3 years ago ). She is experiencing breathless occasionally but not every day. I understand that COPD is a chronic...reactions7repliesEmphysema
Alpha 1 gene and COPD...I was diagnosed with COPD roughly 15 years ago. My COPD has been very aggressive in its advance. My pulmonologist couldn't figure out why at the age of 60 my...reactions8repliesBreathing
Trying Trelegy and Not Liking It...My doctor, whom I saw July 24th, gave me a two week sample of Trelegy to try. AstraZeneca is stopping Symbicort in any assistance program at the end of the...reactions43repliesTreatmentSide Effects
Time Flies When You Do Nothing (Part 2)...Part one is here. Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has its own challenges, but hobbies can be a good way for people with this disease to relax and...reactions4comments
