Staying motivated with COPD...I also recognize things I need to be doing to keep myself in the best possible shape....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Home Oxygen Therapy ...oxygen hasn’t been as good especially with activity (high to mid 80s) we can’t get hold of anyone at Lincare as it’s the weekend any idea what we might be...Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Diagnosed COPD and spirometry ...Does anyone have any advice on what could be going on? Many Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisEmphysemaNewly Diagnosed
Bullectomy - Corona virus .....in quite a demanding job, supporting adults with learning disabilities, also involving lots of personal care and I don't want to risk catching it and going...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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
Question on types of COPD...He had been doing this since 2015....Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesDiagnosis
Will bird dander/feces have a negative impact on my Copd?...She even bought me a nice camping chair for the deck but I’ve only sat out there once maybe twice. Is my worrying legitimate or is it just in...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesBreathing
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
37 male, stage 3 emphysema, scared...On February 24, I officially quit smoking as I was losing my breath just getting dressed....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Feeling low...suffer with a chest infection at least once a month not sleeping at all my husband and kids don’t know what to do with me anymore they just think I’m...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCoping
Newly found out about my COPD...I'm new to all this and have no clue as to what's going to happen or how to deal with it. I'm already on two puffers....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
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 and Happy(!)...It's not Cancer......it's not Dementia either and those are the scary ones for me....body or mind doing stuff beyond my control....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
nose problem...I'm 89 and by doing that i'm almost sleeping thru the night....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Being apart of the copd community ...When I was first diagnosed with COPD I had no clue about what was going to happen to me and I definitely want to learn all I can about...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Have no idea what to expect !...I am taking Trilogy and doing the Neb 3 times a day. Why do I keep seemingly slipping back to what seems to be another flare up ?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathingCoping
COPD Hobbies / Exercise ...This forcing me to walk throughout the house opening curtains/ shades and closing them....Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesCopingExerciseTips & Advice
How do you cope with not being able to enjoy being outdoors?...I love going to the lakefront and having a picnic with kids and grandkids! I haven't been since getting diagnosed 2 years ago!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
