Can I become dependent on oxygen?...Time with oxygen and time without it ? Do I try to get along without it ? The hosp said 24-7...reactions3replies
Our NOTIFICATIONS PAGE At COPD.net Needs COLOUR to Let You KNOW, If READ or NOT...RED for UNREAD Notifications GREEN for READ Notifications...reactions16repliesAwarenessCopingChronic Bronchitis
Mucus Production During Flare-Ups...Hi, I've been having a problem with mucus production and moving mucus through my airways. It feels like there's something I can't...reactions9repliesCopingEmphysemaSymptoms
COPD inhalers ...Hello everyone. My pulmonologist tried me out on a couple of different inhalers with 3 different medicine's in them. The 1st was...reactions18repliesBreathing
Very confused about my situation ...I have been diagnosed with stage 3 copd, every time my blood oxygen level is taken the doctor says it’s fine. Then...reactions2replies
Need advice...I'm 38 year old male, I've been complaining to my doctor's for over 5 years about my breathing, chest pains & blue...reactions1replyEmphysemaNewly DiagnosedCoping
Bereaved medical advice...I came home to find My husband passed away in his favourite armchair last october. The post mortem found his cause of...reactions6replies
Family talk coping...I know my health issues impact my family. They are aware of my Stage 4 COPD, Severe emphysema plus other medical conditions...reactions8repliesFriends & FamilyEnd StageCoping
Will you take our COPD In America Survey?...Around 16 million people in the United States are living with COPD. To better understand the patient experience and realities of COPD...reactionsrepliesAwareness
The Learning Curve of COPD...On a daily basis I work my way through the learning curve of coming to terms with the changes caused by my...reactions3comments
Re breathlessness ...About 5 years ago I had 75% of left lung removed.due to cancer.but since then no matter what I do I get...reactions1replyBreathing
Any advice on the early stages?...I was in denial a year ago. I blamed the technician being a dingbat. The last pft at a different hospital makes...reactions3repliesDiagnosis
What do You feel as COPD ers about EXPECTORATING Your MUCUS | PHLEGM | SPUTUM in PUBLIC?! | JAN 23, 2023 |......How do You EXPECTORATE Your MUCUS / PHLEGM / SPUTUM in Public?! 1: GUTTER 2: STREET 3: TISSUE 4: COMMODE / TOILET...reactions8repliesChronic BronchitisBreathing
can you feel the ribcage and can tell if you have a barrelchest? | January 22, 2023 | HITE1955 with: Doug lnogen......I want to know by running my hands down one’s rib cage if they are barrelechested?...reactions5repliesChronic BronchitisDiagnosis
What are The CO - MORBIDITIES Of having CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and EMPHYSEMA?! Please LIST and DEFINE them !…| JAN 20, 2023 |......Please LIST and give the DEFINITIONS of ALL Of The CO - MORBIITIES With CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and EMPHYSEMA Below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️:...reactions1replyChronic BronchitisEmphysema
Tolerable and Intolerable Medication Side Effects...As with many in the COPD community, I take many medications to help me breathe easier and live longer. Most of these...reactions59comments
Oxygen Glasses ...Miss M here, I would like to share the glasses that I bought when I got my first machine G4. I felt...reactions3repliesAwareness
What do you do in the mornings ...The mornings are so hard for me. I have trouble getting out of bed now for the past two days I have...reactions17repliesCopingDiagnosisAwareness
Diagnosed COPD and spirometry ...Hi all I have been diagnosed with emphysema for around 2 months now from a x-ray then a CT scan with contrast...reactions2repliesDiagnosisEmphysemaNewly Diagnosed
Do the numbers really matter?...A year and a half ago I had pft and I wasn't confident the results were right, because the technician and her...reactions1reply
