Shingles: Good Reason to Boost My Immune System...Editor’s note: This article was written by Health Leader Jacqueline Harmon and originally appeared on our partner site BladderCancer.net. She shares her experience with shingles while living with multiple serious...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Had pneumonia and a bacteria I’m a COPD patient .. ...Is been a month and I still feel out of it .. I had a biopsy then a bronchoscopy.. due to my Oxygen that dropped at 60 I ended up...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesChronic BronchitisCopingBreathing
Has Anyone Ever Experienced a Rash......I have developed this very strange and very itchy rash and when I looked in the mirror at my back this morning, it was almost exactly where the lungs would...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesEmphysema
And the days go by, the water flowing underneath!...Well, if there's anything certain, it's change, and I am trying to cope with a large helping of it! My most recent discoveries and updates are really piling on! First...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
nebulizer instead of inhaled steroids...I was wondering if anyone has tried going off the inhaled steroids, such as Stiolto and just used the nebulizer more? these steroids are so expensive once you hit the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCost
Facebook and copd community forum ...If I delete my Facebook can I still stay on the community forem I need to know before...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
What can I do to take my mind off smoking?...Hi, I'm going to attempt to stop smoking with patches and gum.I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on what to do when I get the craving to smoke to...Reactions0reactionsComments74 repliesCoping
I,m Going to be a Grandma.😁yeahhhh...Hi everyone this is CopdGirl, I just want everybody to know I am going to be a Grandma. I am so happy I could burst, I am over the moon...Reactions0reactionsComments68 repliesAwareness
Community Shares: The Painful Reality of Shingles...We asked our community of Health Leaders to share about their shingles experiences. What topped the list of challenges when dealing with a shingles infection? PAIN! It’s no surprise that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Staging for COPD...Getting a COPD diagnosis is downright scary. So many emotions and questions go through your head and trying to make sense of it all seems like an impossible feat. One...Reactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Hello everyone I have been diagnosed with COPD / emphysema I am also new in this group so please bear with me...Coping with all this and understanding the process of living with COPD / emphysema...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping
My Own Experience Through the Disability Process with COPD...I have noticed every once in a while in our COPD forums that many people have asked about getting on disability, and I thought I would share my journey with...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Never a smoker...Last September I was diagnosed with emphysema. I am over weight and get short of breath upon exertion mostly. I grew up in the era when people smoked everywhere. Both...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
COPD since 2009...My lungs are at 24% now. Very severe COPD now, I am very happy to have found copd.net to share my story and read other stories from all of you...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Looking for pre-diagnosis insights....Prior to last month, I had occasional, mild, exercise asthma and one asthma attack 5 years ago related to altitude sickness. Last month, I picked up a virus. Chest to...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesDiagnosis
How to get inhalers when you do not have insurance?...I have the emergency Ventolin HFA, but cannot afford the other ones that treat long term. The powder one WAS working great until I had to stop because I could...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesInsurance & Disability
Palliative Care Appointment...Would like to hear from others who have been to a palliative care appointment. I was totally flabbergasted. Met with two MDs, signed the health care proxy and then we...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
The Silent Struggle...It is true that when you have a chronic illness like COPD, your daily suffering will be a struggle that others cannot understand. My symptoms go over their heads. I...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Depression...I was in a vent last year this time,now since I was put on oxygen I don't want to do anything,it just takes too much out of me to even...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
COPD and abdominal bloating...I was wondering if anyone had experienced upper abdominal bloating from minimal activity such as climbing upstsirs?...Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
