Long-Term Oxygen Use and COPD...Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is a treatment option for some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This lasting lung illness can...reactions8comments
Expert Answers: Relief for Swollen Ankles...It can be common for people with COPD to experience ankle swelling. In fact, we've had several community member ask the following...reactions1comment
Exercise...I think a pulmonary rehab program is essential before anybody starts an exercise regimen. If your doc hasn't discussed it with you...reactions1comment
Planning for the COPD Holidays...My daughter and I were talking about how much I enjoy writing articles and moderating for Health Union. It feels healing to...reactions2comments
Self help helps....I have been prescribed for un-named lung problems since 2005. I say un-named because it was many years later that someone referred...reactions1comment
diagnosis...I had to learn was how to listen to health care people who were leading me through the process. At first, 'here...reactions4comments
Dos and Don'ts for COPD Inhalers...Inhaled medications are some of the foundations of treatment for COPD. Since COPD is a disease of the airways, it makes sense...reactions6comments
Vacation and COPD...We recently took our first vacation in almost 2 years. I spent hours planning this trip because I am a planner by trade...reactions4comments
Cigarette Maker Transitioning to Inhalers?...Phillip Morris has been in the news recently. The word is that they have purchased Vectura, a company that makes inhalers and...reactionscomments
Learning to breathe...Learning to breathe It’s been a real struggle for me. As an active person with five sons and a husband, three cats...reactionscomments
Hopeful or Hopeless...Recently I found myself with an extra 100 lbs., and dragging oxygen tubing throughout my house. The weight came from that "miracle"...reactions9comments
As Summer Leaves and Autumn Arrives...Well, it definitely feels like summer is getting shorter and shorter. I feel like it won't be too long before we will...reactions1comment
Tired of it all...I was diagnosed with COPD around 2017. A year after my husband of 40 years passed away from colorectal cancer. In 2019...reactions4comments
All there is is hope...50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to...reactions2comments
Hope defined...Hope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell...reactions3comments
Choices are often related to awareness...I think discovering the trends and symptoms very early in the process can give us more choices about treating the moment. OK...reactions2comments
Struggling but living...I have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me...reactions2comments
A Guide to Safely Disposing of Your Medications...Although spring cleaning may not be on your mind at the moment, it is always a good time to dispose of unused...reactionscomments
Remembering Liana Collet...It is with great sadness to share that COPD.net advocate Liana Collet passed away in November of 2021. Liana was diagnosed with...reactions4comments
How to Be the Architect of Your Own Life...When we are born, we are given gifts that help us navigate our lives. As we get older, we finally chisel those...reactions6comments
