Is this another side effect of COPD?...Hello to Everyone, I hope you all are having easy breathing days. I have a question I’ve been wondering if others with COPD have to deal with. I have had...reactions9repliesSide EffectsExercise
Smoking marijuana?...Is smoking marijuana just as bad as smoking cigarettes when you have COPD and emphysema?...reactions8repliesBreathingMedical Marijuana
Exacerbations - what do they feel like for me...I was replying to a topic I just read! What do these exacerbations feel like- I was just released from Hospital on another diagnosis about four days ago. I visited...reactions9comments
I Had To Smile...Reading the article on what a COPD patient should have which included a good doctor and an action plan I could only smile. I have neither. I was diagnosed about...reactions3comments
A COPD Patient Interviews Me...I do not always bring this up. But in a conversation today with a patient of mine with severe COPD, I mentioned I had really bad asthma as a kid...reactions3comments
New here ...Found out about 5 months ago i have copd . Now found out have apnea to . Bit of a shock but there you go . Ive give up smoking...reactions5repliesDiagnosis
What I Thought Was Eczema Turned Out to Be Shingles...Editor’s note: This article was written by Health Leader Cora Lyn Sears and originally appeared on our partner site AtopicDermatitis.net. She describes her experience of having shingles while living with...reactionscomments
Navigating the Impact of GERD on COPD...According to Google.com, GERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Heartburn is the main symptom, but it also affects swallowing and causes food to get stuck in the esophagus. When you...reactions9comments
Phone number...Is therea phone number to connect with someone there? I have a member in my adult mental health group who is on oxygen now and considers herself "housebound" and suffers...reactions1replyCoping
How Often Should We Change Our Hoses and Other Oxygen Information...Just recently, in one of the Alpha-1 support groups, questions have been asked about how often we should change the hoses on our oxygen concentrators. When reading some of the...reactions20comments
Tips for managing nigh time oxygen ...How much tubing do you put in bed with you?...reactions3repliesDiet & NutritionExerciseTips & Advice
Copd advice needed...Hi, everyone! I am caring for my 86 year old Mom, who has copd. I am not sure what stage, but my guess is at least stage 3. She is...reactions7repliesBreathing
Spring Has Sprung...Yearning, I so want to smell the flowers. Wildflowers are my favorites. Yet, nothing compares to the aromatic lilacs from those beautiful lilac bushes. I remember picking them up when...reactions7comments
You Don't Look Sick...I want to thank a few of you members from our forums who reminded me of how this feels. I think we all have been through this, but it would...reactions3comments
Cold oxygen into warm nostrils ...I have been experiencing running problems while using oxygen thru a cannula. Very annoying!!!! That is running nose as opposed to running. Help...reactions1replyBreathingPulmonary RehabilitationTips & Advice
Oxygen Precautions...Hi, I am newly on oxygen after hospital release. I have been told not to run the hair dryer while it is on and not to smoke around it. Those...reactions1replyEmphysemaAwareness
Using and Wearing Supplemental Oxygen...At least once a day, I hear someone say how much they dread wearing supplemental oxygen. Some because their vanity dictates it, some because of prejudice, and others because, the...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2repliesChronic 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...reactions16repliesEmphysema
