Just Say the Truth...I'm 2010 was diagnosed with less than 50% lung function. Although happy to know what was wrong, I started researching what I could find. Well, I found COPD.net, and it...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Steps...I see people mention getting their steps in for the day. Is it number of steps or minutes. How are the steps calculated?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesExercise
Activity in Stage 4?...My sister in-law has stage 4 COPD, with Lee's than 25% capacity. On oxygen at 5 liters 24/7. Currently remains in bed only coming out to eat or for restroom...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesCoping
Does this happen to everyone?...In my reading of this site I have read a lot where people have had a cardiac arrest or something going on with lungs, collapsed. Is this a normal thing...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingSymptoms
Sandy Spears...I’m Sandy Spears, a lifelong resident of Georgia. In November 2015, an x-ray revealed a large mass in the lower left lung. The doctor said appeared to be lung cancer...
Winter & Cost Of Living...Anybody Else Worried About Winter , The Cost Of Living & COPD . I am so worried I only just got through last year ... The Flue or Chest Infections...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesFlares
HAP (Hospital Acquired Pneumonia) ...I know of two people who have HAP (Hospital Acquired Pneumonia) And who now require Oxygen 24/7. Has anyone else seen or know of people who have HAP?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Controlling Flare-Ups?...Is there anyone that can advise on how to control Flare-Ups . I no they can't be stopped completely but is there any way of making easier . Especially when...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
Support ...Just knowing that they support us is a big deal! That they are caring and answer questions is everything to me ! Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
sick and tired of being sick and tired ...COPD, I've had it longer than I can remember. I drag around my tubing of oxygen at home , I have a oxygo to carry when I can make it...Reactions0reactionsComments24 replies
COPD and Anxiety...Sometimes I would get confused if I was having a COPD Flare Up or an Anxiety Attack especially after having Respiratory Failure 4 years ago. I would panic really quickly...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
in and out of hospice...Things have been very rough this year. I dropped to 74 lbs in Feb and they put me into a in home hospice program. The hospice nurse tripled my morphine...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Lost with COPD...I was diagnosed with C.O.P.D back in 2007. That was it. No one told me anything about it. Just that I have it. I never really understood how it works...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Living With COPD...I was diagnosed with COPD in 2011 which was 11yrs. ago I was still working and doing ok, except a few incidents of not being able to breathe and sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My COPD Journey...I was diagnosed with COPD, stage 3, about 5 years ago. I love COPD.net because it helps me know I'm not alone on this hard journey. My body tends to...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
You Can Write About COPD if You Want...I never planned on being a COPD writer. I never planned on being a COPD advocate. It was not even a distant thought when I graduated high school. It was...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Copd components ...Is allergic bronchitis a part of COPD ? I have continuous mucus since 2021. After asking my pulmonologist she said it’s not copd but it can lead to Asthama. I’m...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisSymptomsTreatment
Sleeping...My oxygen levels dip to less than 80% for periods of half an hour when I am asleep. This occurs every two hours or so. I am increasingly scared of...Reactions0reactionsComments20 repliesBreathing
Routines, exercise, and COPD...As most on this board know, my wife and I moved recently. For about 3 weeks, there was basically chaos. Between packing, cleaning, moving, unpacking, and cleaning again, there was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesExercise
copd...I have been living with COPD for 6 years now a long with other health problems. I read about others that are going through the same, and it makes me...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
