Caregiver to my brother...room because he doesn't have enough air I tried to tell him that he needs oxygen but I'm not the doctor so tomorrow I talk to her for the first...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
nose problem...I'm 89 and by doing that i'm almost sleeping thru the night....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Can I apply for both Medical Disability and Early Social Security?...cannot collect both but everything I have read say Disability can take up to two years to get and I thought perhaps my early retirement could see me through...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Newly diagnosed help with dlco...I have learned so much reading through others posts and questions. I have a question about dlco. Everything I read talks about it as a percentage....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
I’ve been on the sick now with my copd 20 weeks ...when I won’t have an employer and how do I apply for ESA I’m not intelligent and lately my concentration span is dreadful my anxiety and depression is through...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
I Got My New NIV Machine!...I thought it would be noisy, though it is sitting on my nightstand right next to my concentrator. But it isn't....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Insurance lost, now concentrators will be taken away. ...My anxiety is through the roof. I don’t know what to do....Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesDepressionBreathingInsurance & Disability
Oxygen providers, and contracts....I have an oxygen machine through an oxygen provider that is 7 years old. It's had minor servicing. I use it only at night....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesHealthcare Team
Another Fun Learning Day...I still have to yet go through the cataract thing next, and the, finally, the Pulmonologist for all that....Reactions0reactionsComments47 repliesDiagnosis
Major Power Outage and another hospital follow up...Couldn't get thru to 911. Had son charge phone in car....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceBreathing
Finding out what is causing continuous exacerbations ?...I have easy contact with my GP through a portal, phone calls to the nurse and the office....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatmentFlares
My Dad...I went through that trauma with my mom and I don't know what would happen if I have to experience that with my dad too....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Could my partner have COPD?...My partner has been through so many tests to find out why she has this persistent cough since her heart attack a year ago....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Diagnosis of copd...My boyfriend says he can't breath well, that it's like breathing through a straw. He can't sleep and it's bothering him constantly....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosisDepressionFriends & Family
Organicell Regenerative Medicine...The concept is that by delivering these particular microRNAs through EVs, Zofin will induce changes in cellular behavior that lessen disease-associated...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
How have your family members adjusted to your diagnosis?...It has been adjustment for both me and my husband He has been extremely supportive but is going through psychological changes himself....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Frustrated and frightened...It is long and rambling if only because the whole COPD experience has thus far been long and rambling....Reactions0reactionsComments16 replies
How do I deal with this?...If anyone has any kind of advice about how to just get through your days, id appreciate it so much. Thank you ❤️ - Liz...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCaregivingEnd StageCoping
Newly Diagnosed and also scared....Yes, I am scared, but realise with the support of this group, and looking after myself with exercise, i will get through this part of my life....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
A lonely journey!...In January this year she had an exacerbation and they said she'd be lucky to make it through the night....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesFriends & FamilyHospice & Palliative CareEnd Stage
