Comfort & Joy...It’s a really nice feeling to know you’re not alone on this adventure. Reading others stories, challenges, suggestions and solutions is not only tremendously helpful, but it brings me continuous...reactions1reply
3years withCOPD...I smoked all my life. Not since diagnosed. I have ups and down, when on predezone I feel great and can breathe ok, the minute the prescription ends I am...reactions3replies
Coping...Thanks to your newsletter and FB I have learned from others that what I am going through with COPD is not unusual. Listening to others stories and the articles you...reactions1reply
Never Give Up...Hello! I feel somewhat fortunate and blessed, I am not dying of cancer, in need of a kidney or liver some other sort of illness. The struggle is real. I...reactions1comment
Consequences of my choices......Started smoking in 1979 to "fit in" with the other kids..... didn't really like it but after a while I started inhaling. I ended up smoking until March 2, 2013...reactions1comment
Ask the Advocates: Thankful for Our Community...November is COPD Awareness Month, and since this is a month to give thanks, we asked our community health leaders why they are thankful for our COPD.net community. Read what...reactions2comments
Fickle Friendships...How could I have known that people from my past would join me in my current life? It was, after all, I who changed. And a lot about me changed...reactions3comments
Spirometer...Does anyone use a "Spirometer" (FEV1 tester) at home? If so what brand and model or kind?...reactions6replies
A Shoutout to Kloker and Intruder286...Hey Kloker and Intruder268, Haven't heard from either of you knuckleheads (I use the term with affection) in quite a while. Is everything ok with you guys? Kloker, the last...reactions6repliesFriends & Family
Loss of appetite ...Can anyone please help us with my wife as she has totally lost her appetite and feels sick all of the time...reactions2replies
I have COPD it doesn't have me!...I was diagnosed in 2018 as severe (I had it for a long time prior just not officially diagnosed ) I was already on oxygen from a prior brain surgery...reactions4comments
Lying in the hospital ...I'm here because I had an episode of not being able to breathe. I was frightened because I had been incubated May prior to this month. Thank God I only...reactions7replies
Thankful...I'm thankful to have found a place where.people understand. Most if my family doesn't. Thank you for being here....reactions3replies
Pulmo test new Doc update...Morning folks: well, I made it in to see my new pulmo Dr /team, and all I can say is WOW! I had no idea of what I missed out...reactions2comments
My Experience With an Alpha-1 Liver Study...Most of you have heard of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1). November is Alpha-1 Awareness Month. Alpha-1 is a rare genetic liver disease that may cause lung and/or liver problems. Learning...reactionscomments
Spouse with COPD is so irritable...Hello All, I am brand new to this community. I am a caregiver to my husband, who has severe COPD (stage unknown). He is on oxygen 24/7. I am needing...reactions11repliesCaregiving
I have lots of sticky phlegm especially with the cold weather...Phlegm so sticky and lots of it once I clear it.it comes back straight away .I use menthol (vick) and albas oil helps me breath.i have had a cardiac arrest...reactions3repliesCopingDepressionAwareness
My Experience With Being Intubated...About two months after my COPD diagnosis, I had a sudden cardiac arrest and died at my kitchen table. Not once, but twice. The stars aligned, and paramedics got to...reactions5comments
How to decide on appointments....This may sound crazy, but having COPD, never really know how long one has left! Especially when in golden years already! I have survived lung cancer now for 8 years...reactions5repliesAwareness
