Seeking Advice...After two years of perpetual respiratory problems beginning with covid and then successive bouts of URI and pneumonia, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 COPD a year ago. As a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & Advice
Exacerbations...I have COPD emphasema I am on prednisolone it feels like every two weeks the breathlessness starts to get worse the respiratory doc put me on uniphyllin terrible side affects...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
The Solution: Showering or Bathing...I am not happy that I panicked about taking a bath. I wrote part 1 of this story, which you can read here. My favorite thing is enjoying a hot...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Let’s Talk About Airways...COPD is a disease that impacts your airways and alveoli. In an earlier post I talked alveoli and the role they play in COPD. Today I’d like to begin the...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Counseling?...Hi Everyone. I've been hitting some new and unexplored lows in my condition. I've always been a happy man, quick with a smile and a joke. I guess my trouble...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
COPD & COVID...My Mum (88yrs old) has had COPD for many years. She has had Covid twice - last time March 2022! 2 weeks ago she had her fifth Covid injection. A...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Lung Fatigue ...After a busy day of errands using my POC, pulse, I have what I call “lung fatigue”. I think it comes from having to constantly suck in air through the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Stage 4 Lack of Interest...I have stage 4 COPD and use oxygen 24/7. I’m feeling like what’s the use of getting out of bed so I take Xanax and melatonin to sleep away my...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCopingBreathing
Oxygen how much?...Hi my mom sadly passed away yesterday after falling unconcious the previous morning. I am wondering if being given 3ltrs of oxygen could have been the cause. She had a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingDiagnosisEnd Stage
The Importance of Exercise...There are many significant benefits that may benefit one's health from participating in physical exercise. Jackie describes the benefits of exercise for her COPD and how she works out even...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How do you prepare for a major storm?...Hurricanes, winter storms, or other natural disasters are scary, even more so when you are also contending with COPD and rely on your power for things like oxygen concentrators. Do...Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesTips & Advice
rescue pack...hi ive just been on 5 days of steroids and anti biotics terrible retching at 3 in the morning to bring up a thimble full of green gunge just had...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
copd...i have been to the doctors.it is not vertigo.i am under a neurologist....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide Effects
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The Should Do’s in a COPD World...You likely know that COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, an umbrella term that covers emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and the genetic form of COPD, Alpha-1 (Antitrypsin Deficiency). So, what...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
himilayen salt crystals are they safe and do they work...ive been told inhalers with pink salt cystals help your lungs...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
My Years by the Decade...My life can easily be broken down by decades. Looking back, I find that each decade was spent with different people, doing different things as they interested me at the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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copd cure or not?...https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/871550 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32436281/ This news is already 4 yrs old now so is there any new information?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
