Tip to manage carbon dioxide retention ...I retain carbon dioxide and have to monitor my oxygen intake to 1 to stay around 90 saturation....reactions2repliesTips & AdviceCoping
Cannulas, mouth breathing, Nostril dilators, and sleep!...I'm hoping to find a better way to get more oxygen through my nose!...reactions5repliesBreathing
Stage 4 COPD ...I've been on oxygen since 2013 24/7 I use concentrators. I'm glad to be I've even though I can't do anything but watch TV or read....reactions4repliesCopingAwarenessBreathing
Confusion, memory loss, shaky...He’s on oxygen at night and an inhaler. Are next step is Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Any thoughts? Please help me get some peace of mind....reactions4replies
Active 8 days agoArya concentrator comments?...Need oxygen only at night. Rented Inogen for 4 nights on vacation. Worked fine. Planning going to Europe....reactions2repliesTravelTreatment
COPD and pneumonia ...I'm home on oxygen. Is there a good chance I can quit the o2 when the pneumonia is gone? I still smoke...reactions7repliesPulmonary RehabilitationSmokingChronic Bronchitis
Inhaler VS nebulizer...I'm not on oxygen but I have two important inhalers: Atrovent and Wixela Inhub....reactions3repliesTreatment
How does one know when one might need daytime oxygen?...I’ve been on 2 liters of nighttime oxygen, since 2017, when a Sleep Study (taken for high heart rate), showed my oxygen surprisingly dipped for minutes...reactions20replies
Has anyone participated in a home respiratory program? They evaluate patient, check out how patient is using medications, inhalers and oxygen supplementary equipment. It is funded by Medicare. They......I want to make sure that I am using my medicine, inhalers and oxygen units for my best benefit....reactions15repliesPulmonary Rehabilitation
Going Places with COPD...I’m on oxygen so afraid to go to picnics because of nearness to barbecue as one example....reactions19repliesCoping
Concentrator electricity usage...We have 2 EverFlow stationary oxygen concentrators running 24/7 in our home. Electricity costs are $60-70 a month....reactionsreplies
Bi-lateral Lung Volume Reduction...During recovery, I got crepidus - a horrid condition where oxygen leaks out of lungs and goes underneath your skin....reactions1replySurgery
Small airway disease...If I can't breathe and my oxygen drops below 89 at school, how can I work?? I'm so frustrated that it takes so long to figure out what is...reactions2replies
Finally a diagnosis ...Oxygen levels range from 90 to 97 typically. Heart rate can go pretty high. Tired, cough, SOB, and chest tightness are worse symptoms....reactions2repliesDiagnosis
Overthinking everything...I walk about a mile everyday, am on all the prescribed meds.. oxygen , etc. I think the thing I miss the most is walking in the woods, and...reactions7repliesCoping
Phone number...I have a member in my adult mental health group who is on oxygen now and considers herself "housebound" and suffers with anxiety and depression....reactions1replyCoping
Venting - family needs to communicate!...I'm out, and about without needing daytime oxygen at this point....reactions4replies
COPD and eyesight...Does lack of oxygen to the brain affect sight? I’m at least advanced COPD my doctor said : years ago....reactions1replySymptoms
Tips for coping with the anxiety side of it...anyone tell me what tablets have helped with there anxiety as I am not coping very well at all to be fair I hve never let it get to me.I’ve...reactions8replies
