Products to use that are oil-free for face as well as body when you are on oxygen....Some of the ingredient lists that I see are so scientific that I don’t have a clue what they mean....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Just every day breathing ...It's been so hard to stop smiling and I've tried everything and the cravings are horrible...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessBreathingDepression
Active 5 days agoDealing With People Who Are Ignorant About COPD...They accused me of faking because I am not using oxygen or a walker and claimed I was taking from "people who are genuinely ill"....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Active yesterdayI’m just having the blues...The holidays are not anything like they use to be. I don’t really look forward to them. I have a wonderful husband....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCopingDepression
Have been diagnoses with COPD . . ....Have been an avid tennis player for over 40 years, and within the past year have found it difficult to play more than one set....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsBreathingCoping
Have any one been dealing with constant hiccups...Have any one been dealing with constant hiccups...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Active yesterdayGas and Electric Appliances ??? ...But, on FB, folks are saying even electric appliances are bad news. Heating pads, air scrubbers, electric counter oven? I’m so confused!!!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Active 5 days agoExacerbation or my normal ?...Since then it has been a continuous pattern. Taking prednisone and going towards feeling normal....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesFlares
What Generator type do I need to get as backup for an oxygen concentrator...We are thinking we have been fortunate with the electricity and foolish to not have a backup....Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesTips & Advice
feeling like a fish out of water!...Despite having been diagnosed in February this year, I've been told very little....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Medications...I have been prescribed 4 inhalers in total over the past year (by colour) the blue one did nothing the pink one was ok at the beginning the Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesDiagnosisBreathing
Has anyone been diagnosed with small airway disease?...I've had a chronic cough for a year and shortness of breath for about 6 months. I had a spirometry in June that came back with mild restrictive disease and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
What has your COPD treatment experience been like?...Which medications, procedures, natural remedies, and other treatments have helped you? Which haven't?...Reactions0reactionsComments151 repliesTreatmentSurgery
I use oxygen 24/7 as we;; as a bronchodilator as needed....My pulmonologist waivers about the safety, does anyone have experience with that area while having COPD? Thanks, Wylma...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTravel
Cannulas, mouth breathing, Nostril dilators, and sleep!...My nasal passages are narrow, and are rarely so clear that I can comfortably breathe only through my nose....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
COPD with attendant Fibromyalgia...Please feel free to tell me again how well exercise works so great when you are living with this combo....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
What am I missing that is good?...I am on Symbacort 160/80 and Pro-air breather that I use sporadicaly throughout the day....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesNewly DiagnosedCoping
Breathing...What I am having trouble with my breathing is—-I feel like my lungs are in a vice grip....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
New treatments...Sometimes I wonder if that is because most patients are or were smokers. I have been talked down to by many Dr. for smoking....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
What are the effects to a COPD who has been wrongfully receiving asthma treatment for 4 years?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
