Getting more calories due to chronic weight loss...Hoping that with my continued intermittent small meals and snacks will help add weight. I try to eat healthy but fruits n veggies dont add that much....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCaregivingDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
prognosis??...She doesn't exercise much at all, basically doing all the wrong things....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
does this seem like how COPD started for any of you? is there hope for me?...It'd last most of the day regardless of what I'm doing....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathingDiagnosisCoping
new-drugs-aim-disarm-immune-system-s-atomic-bomb-cells...Researchers have been cautious about targeting neutrophils, fearing that doing so would leave patients at the mercy of pathogens....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Does anyone have any advice for me?...Is it ever going to improve? Because the depression I deal with is really bad. The pain is bad enough but I can deal with pain....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
New member, kind of a mess I am...Yes, had previous problems, what the pulmonologist states what I described as stage 1 going toward a 2 and the WHAM it hit fast and furious one day could...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Sometimes Being a Shut-In is a Necessity...Always be aware of outside conditions before going out and avoid something that could cause a flare up....Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesBreathingFlares Triggers
Dental work using a POC...I was diagnosed with COPD in 2014 and have been doing quite well until lately. My pulmonologist has changed my meds and they are really helping....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTips & Advice
Noninvasive ventilator (Trilogy Machine)...He is not doing well at all. He has chronic respiratory failure... he retains CO2. They put him on a Noninvasive Ventilator called Trilogy....Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Newly Diagnosed...After several tests on my heart and not finding anything that really explained what was going on, my doc decided maybe it's my lungs....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Diagnosed via ct scan last week with extensive emphysema...like I’m breathing thru a sponge and feel so tired all of the time… I’m having severe panic attacks and do not no where to turn I’m so so scared...Reactions0reactionsComments15 replies
COPD and exercise...But it's hard for me to imagine exercise when I'm out of breath just going from one room to the next. My daughter even gives me a shower now....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathingCopingExercise
printers and ozone...My question concerns printers, and because it might be of help to someone else, I am hoping to get access to some serious research....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
How to cope...However after taking part in some very vigorous Aqua Aerobics I went to the changing room and couldn’t stop coughing while doing this I noticed a small...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiagnosis
A Big Thankyou to Leon, for all the work you have done within the Copd community.X...Samantha saw my message on the site, and assured me he is well.So Leon I hope you see this and my chance to say a BIG THANKYOU to you for...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesAwareness
Help ! 20 year old with Severe COPD...Still now I'm not able to breathe normally, i was constantly breathless for 2 months and my meds were working fine and i was doing fine , last month...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesChronic BronchitisDepression
Help me understand...Also at beggining of this year he started getting severly out of breath after walking a few blocks, maybe going up the stairs, and the past few weeks before...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesProgressionCopingDiagnosis
Nano-silica exposures...Coating sprays at work, the kind which are used on the outside of glass bottles to prevent scratching when they rub against each other, had been burning...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesWork & Employment
Sleep Study...I am now going to do a sleep study to determine if I snore. My pulmonologist asked me if I snored, I told him my dog would not tell...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesSleep
Stigma about breathing problems...I don't know how I'm going to get through the next few days. Any other illness I'd be able to be upfront about but I feel I have to...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesCopingBreathingSmoking