Blind Going In...My journey has been long without knowing what was happening to me and the many things going on inside felt like any day I could die. If not for my...reactions1comment
Not Happy With My Doctor...I also have been diagnosed with COPD. No stage has been given to me yet, but it's been six years. I am having a CT scan in January to determine...reactions13comments
Post Nasal Drip and My COPD...I wake up in the morning with a lot of nasty sputum. I used my neb, but for a long time, I needed something more. I would hack and cough...reactions2comments
Never Give Up...I was diagnosed with COPD after entering the Air Force back in 1973. It was minor at that point. As the years progressed (I kept smoking), so did the disease...reactions8comments
COPD Plus Asthma...I have had COPD for over 10 years and asthma all my life, I try to stay active, but some days it's hard to walk to my mailbox. I use...reactions1comment
COPD Scares...Well, I get fearful every time the oxygen level drops. This comes from the two times I have been in the hospital on a ventilator in the last year. The...reactions4comments
Just Say the Truth...I'm 2010 was diagnosed with less than 50% lung function. Although happy to know what was wrong, I started researching what I could find. Well, I found COPD.net, and it...reactions1comment
Steps...I see people mention getting their steps in for the day. Is it number of steps or minutes. How are the steps calculated?...reactions1replyExercise
Activity in Stage 4?...My sister in-law has stage 4 COPD, with Lee's than 25% capacity. On oxygen at 5 liters 24/7. Currently remains in bed only coming out to eat or for restroom...reactions14repliesCoping
Does this happen to everyone?...In my reading of this site I have read a lot where people have had a cardiac arrest or something going on with lungs, collapsed. Is this a normal thing...reactions3repliesCopingSymptoms
Sandy Spears...I’m Sandy Spears, a lifelong resident of Georgia. In November 2015, an x-ray revealed a large mass in the lower left lung. The doctor said appeared to be lung cancer...
Winter & Cost Of Living...Anybody Else Worried About Winter , The Cost Of Living & COPD . I am so worried I only just got through last year ... The Flue or Chest Infections...reactions2repliesFlares
HAP (Hospital Acquired Pneumonia) ...I know of two people who have HAP (Hospital Acquired Pneumonia) And who now require Oxygen 24/7. Has anyone else seen or know of people who have HAP?...reactions1replyBreathing
Controlling Flare-Ups?...Is there anyone that can advise on how to control Flare-Ups . I no they can't be stopped completely but is there any way of making easier . Especially when...reactions8repliesCoping
Support ...Just knowing that they support us is a big deal! That they are caring and answer questions is everything to me ! Thanks...reactions1reply
sick and tired of being sick and tired ...COPD, I've had it longer than I can remember. I drag around my tubing of oxygen at home , I have a oxygo to carry when I can make it...reactions24replies
COPD and Anxiety...Sometimes I would get confused if I was having a COPD Flare Up or an Anxiety Attack especially after having Respiratory Failure 4 years ago. I would panic really quickly...reactions6comments
in and out of hospice...Things have been very rough this year. I dropped to 74 lbs in Feb and they put me into a in home hospice program. The hospice nurse tripled my morphine...reactions2replies
Lost with COPD...I was diagnosed with C.O.P.D back in 2007. That was it. No one told me anything about it. Just that I have it. I never really understood how it works...reactions2comments
Living With COPD...I was diagnosed with COPD in 2011 which was 11yrs. ago I was still working and doing ok, except a few incidents of not being able to breathe and sleep...reactions1comment
