Scattered Pulmonary Nodules & COPD...Hi. Just wanting to know if SPN & COPD the same? Are they linked? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
Taking your meds. Having COPD…...I have to wake up every three hours through out the night to take my meds. I have an alarm to wake me, but I’m so tired of not getting...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesEmphysema
Has anyone thought death would be better than life?...I have smoked for 50 years. My breathing has become awful. I'm tired all the time, in a bad mood most the time, it is awful and not me at...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
How To Spot A Bad Doctor...What do you call a doctor who barely passed his medical exam? You call him doctor. I am sure that some of the best doctors barely passed their medical exams...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Incontinence and Shortness of Breath...Have you noticed that anytime you get short of breath, it leads to an urgent need to use the washroom? First comes the inability to breathe, and if you don’t...Reactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Oxygen concentrators with CPAP machines...My doctor recommended that I connect my oxygen concentrator to my CPAP machine in order to get oxygen during the night. There was no way for anyone to sleep with...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Causes ...After doc examined me he said my heart is working too hard because l had a flare up. Has anyone else had this? I am so worried...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosisSide Effects
COPD: It’s Not Easy To Watch...A girlfriend sent me a text the other day. She said that her husband didn’t understand when she got short of breath. He was very good to her most of...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Mornings and rehab...So, a Lil catch up quick. I had a test done last year. And I got a 78 fev. I wasn't told it was over the line at the time...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Oxygen ...On oxygen 2 liters work fine when I am at rest but when I stand I drop quick on my oxygen level...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesBreathing
Oxygen usage ...Do any of you who are on oxygen, change your settings up and down depending on what you are attempting to do? If so I would love to hear about...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathingTips & Advice
Belly Breathing...I inhale for 2 seconds through my nose, with my mouth closed, and try my hardest to get the breath deep into my abdomen. No shallow lung breathing is allowed;...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
lung stints...Has anyone had those stints put into their lungs for copd and if so do they work?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesBreathing
Pain in back/ ribs...Went to PcP yesterdayand they did a pft, EKG, already had blood workup, took oxygen level, and BP. Dr never examined me except to hear my heartbeat, said everything looked...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Copd with oab does medicine work?...I just learned about Copd with over active bladder when your body can get oxygen it goes into attack mode and get oxygen from other organs does anyone experiencing COPD/OAB...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBreathing
Coping with c.o.p.d....My husband is at its wits end!! He can't find a doctor that even acts like they care about him & his health he's suffering with c.o.p.d.,he's suffered 3 heart...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Hello. I am new to this forum and recently diagnosed. Please help....I would like some information on my PF report. Does anyone have FEV1 at 42.6 and FEF 25%-75% at 20.7? None of my Spirometry came back good, as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Swelling ...Is it normal for your feet and knees to swell up with copd?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSide Effects
Will a water air cooler help with my wife’s struggle to breathe?...Will a water filled air condenser/purifier help with my wife’s breathing? Please can someone help us?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBreathingCaregivingCoping
End stage...I often wonder how hard it is going to be when I die , am I going to fight for my very last breath ? As everyone on this site...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesDiagnosisCoping
