New to forums need a question answered if you can...Getting tired putting on shoes,walking my dog and going up stares. I went to the E.R yesterday so for a bout of SoB I never experienced this before....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisSymptoms
Exhaustion...But I feel like I’m going down. Getting worst every day. I used to have 2-3 good days a week and now I am lucky if I get one...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCopingMental HealthBreathing
What causes a quick drop in O2 levels?...Just sitting in his lounger, not doing anything and O2 drops from his average of 88-90 down to 70 and then panic attacks hit....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Prednisone...Is this going to be the case every day? Any chance it will ease up?...Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
LVRS eligibilty...I have 170% hyperinflation, and my chest feels like it's going to explode most of the time, but I'm not sure I meet the other criteria (FV1, etc)....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatmentDiagnosisEmphysema
Spirometry test results...The nurse was also teaching as well as doing my test, she jotted on a bit of paper the following FEV1 1.67 FVC 2.36 PER 6.84 As usual I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
What has hurt me the most with COPD...He said sir I live across the way and my grandmother and I noticed you are having trouble mowing your lawn....Reactions0reactionsComments29 replies
Repeated flare ups...Quite often (like at the time I’m typing) there are loud popping and rattling wheezes, most prominently when laying on my back....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisCoping
Status Update On My Brother (and me)...Anyways, I don't even know how to wrap my brain around this at the moment, though I kind of knew it was coming....Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesCoping
Routines, exercise, and COPD...I was having breathing problems during the entire moving process. Most of it I think was from packing paper and boxes creating dust....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesExercise
Diagnosed at 37...I smoked since I was 18, and switched to vaping 5 years ago....Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
I Got My New NIV Machine!...I had a feeling it was going to be an odd experience. Anyway, I will report back when I know more....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Frequency of desaturating ...Are we all moving around and desaturating? I tried walking very slow like a cat trying to sneak up on its prey and I still go below 85. I’m...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessBreathing
Am I just being unrealistic?...Which is something that is not going to happen. He used to go to Alaska and Africa and hunt big game....Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesCaregivingEnd StageAwareness
Emphysema patient...My dr. only paid attention to me having walked for the 6 minutes but not how I had to keep stopping to catch my breath and kept feeling like I...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingEmphysemaPulmonary Rehabilitation
zephyr valves...have " lateral Ventilation " which means that my bronchia's leak and zephyr valves would not close off the air to my bad lobes so there is no sense in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
What does your daily routine look like?...I wonder if I’m alone in feeling like I’m not doing the best for my daily self care....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
COPD Hobbies / Exercise ...This forcing me to walk throughout the house opening curtains/ shades and closing them....Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesCopingExerciseTips & Advice
How I deal with my COPD and other conditions ...I read, color collect things coins paper money some cards and I pray 🙏....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Medication for anxiety....The first thing he said to me was, "Well...the first thing is you're going to stop taking your anxiety meds." And in January I was off them....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies