New here and a few questions...Thank you so much and sorry for the messy text 🤦🏽♀️...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingDiagnosis
My Beginning-of-Year (2022) First Medical Report...The items of focus are my blood pressure and heart rate, my oxygen and C02 levels, and the sleep study, for which the results came back....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesTreatment
New Here...There must be many folks here just like me that read and learn as much as possible but never say anything....Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
37 male, stage 3 emphysema, scared...Now that I've quit smoking i feel much worse, and I keep getting pains at bottom of rib cage and feel completely swollen inside....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Quality of Life Lately ...My breathing is still not better, and my stamina is not that good lately, as I cannot seem to do very much without getting too tired....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesAwareness
Censorship...This ‘may be effective’ standard is a MUCH LOWER LEVEL OF EVIDENCE (emphasis added) compared to the “effectiveness” standard the FDA uses for product approvals...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsAwareness
Tough Love!...I do get some comfort from knowing that I’m putting forth so much effort to remain stable, at least for the moment....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesExercise
Family talk coping...I texted him saying I didnt mean to be rude and not answer his questions but I had to focus on my breathing so it would not flare worse....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesFriends & FamilyEnd StageCoping
And the days go by, the water flowing underneath!...First, I did the barium swallow test, and learned that much of my difficulty with eating is caused by the fact that my throat is no longer normal and...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
Another Fun Learning Day...Suddenly I understand why I cannot hear most people talking unless they are facing me, and why I have difficulty understanding much of what they are saying...Reactions0reactionsComments47 repliesDiagnosis
What next?...I do that all the time and cannot spend that much time in the ER....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesEmphysemaBreathingFlares
Urgent advice is needed for our elderly mum with COPD placed on end of life meds...I am very much well aware of the VARS and Yellow card statistics and follow UK Column, The Corbett Report, etc. and other independent media for many years...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCaregivingEnd StageHospice & Palliative Care
Help with diagnosis...went through a bad time when I was first diagnosed because I felt like they overdosed me on Prednisone but once that was under control I e been pretty Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
I Got My New NIV Machine!...Right now, all I can say is that when I lie down with it to sleep, there is too much going on and that is distracting, and I cannot...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Diagnosed at 35 with Emphysema and COPD...I hope some of you can clarify my doubts because the 2 pulmonologists I visited didn't explain much....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Nano-silica exposures...Pretty much anything which they consider worth the effort. They are used as preservatives in food and as the coatings on medications....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesWork & Employment
What next?...I do that all the time and cannot spend that much time in the ER....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesFlares SymptomsEmphysema
Help me understand COPD stages ...It doesn’t seem to help her much, she’s still insanely out of breath from walking to one room to another....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesBreathing
Taken with grain of salt, or how not to strangle your friends...I was very skeptical as I enjoyed smoking so much and no patch or lozenge would help. Early one morning, I could hardly breathe....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
