Blood Oxygen Levels...When I was diagnosed with Stage 3 COPD 4 years ago, they put me on 3 liters of oxygen and told me...reactions3repliesBreathing
DNR or AND: What You Need to Know...Editor's Note: This article discusses sensitive topics related to death, specifically end-of-life care, which may be distressing for some readers. Shortly after...reactions6comments
What are your Hobbies?...I wanted to start a thread about everyone's hobbies. I know a lot of us spend a lot of time indoors and...reactions110repliesCopingMental Health
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4537 https://news.mit.edu/2023/new-nanoparticles-can-perform-gene-editing-lungs-0330...I'm not sure I have enough time to engage but I thought I would put these two up here for discussion...reactions1reply
newly diagnosed (near Mild)...good day I am newly diagnosed with COPD i am 47 turning 48 years old, Former smoker, i stop smoking about 12...reactions2repliesDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
Chest tightness...I recently started experiencing chest tightness-no shortness of breath or wheezing-just tightness. Any insight as to why and what might help to...reactions10replies
are electric hair clippers dangerous?...are electric hair clippers dangerous while on supplementary oxygen? After having used an electric shaver 4-5 times, I read that it was...reactions2repliesCoping
For my family. ...Stage 4, o2 24/7 21% lung capacity. I’m tired of explaining myself and how I’m feeling and that it’s just not me...reactions5replies
severe emphysema waking constantly breathless...dont know what to do im scared...reactions14repliesBreathingEmphysemaHealthcare Team
The Benefits of Respiratory Therapists...My regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a...reactions16comments
Rescue inhaler...How many times a day do you use your inhaler? On mine it says 4 times per day as needed. I use...reactions2repliesBreathing
breathing...On a Cpap machine but still having thickness of mucus. So is it the machine or copd that is making it harder...reactions2repliesBreathing
My Experience Giving Up Smoking...It was a funny thing about smoking: even though I knew that it was hurting me, I still never really wanted to...reactions4comments
Just got diagnosed with COPD...I go in to my primary doctor hopefully tomorrow since I just got told in ER today I have COPD.I wondering if...reactions6replies
Living in Bushfire Regions...Good morning, I have early stages of COPD, and I unfortunately live in a bushfire zone in Australia, and now for the...reactions2repliesCopingEmphysemaBreathing
Looking for others confined to one room on High Flow Oxygen...I was on prescribed 2 liters and then in hosp put on 45 liters. Now it seems I can't ween off....reactions6repliesBreathing
Trying to remain positive when the unknown outweighs the known...Hi, I am a 56 year old woman, married with 2 children ages 30 and 26. I was diagnosed with COPD in...reactions1comment
I'm new here...I and 73 years old. I was diagnosed with COPD in the late 90's. I walk one lap around the track every...reactions16repliesEmphysema
