Helping a Pet Owner With COPD...COPD is an acronym for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with four stages. Here is a list of helpful suggestions that you or someone else could do to be of help:...reactions1comment
Oxygen ...Can anyone recommend a portable oxygen supplier I want to try it and see if it helps...reactions1reply
Medications...I have been prescribed 4 inhalers in total over the past year (by colour) the blue one did nothing the pink one was ok at the beginning the grey one...reactions14repliesBreathingDiagnosis
COPD...Please let me know how to treat early warning signs. Also what will help. Thanx...reactions2repliesTips & AdviceBreathing
medication...Hi, I take 2 Carbocisteine tablets morning and evening. I take 1 Ultibro- Breezhaler capsul every morning. These products are to loosen mucus (phlegm) from to the lungs. The problem...reactions9replies
Seeking Advice...After two years of perpetual respiratory problems beginning with covid and then successive bouts of URI and pneumonia, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 COPD a year ago. As a...reactions3repliesTips & Advice
Exacerbations...I have COPD emphasema I am on prednisolone it feels like every two weeks the breathlessness starts to get worse the respiratory doc put me on uniphyllin terrible side affects...reactions3replies
The Solution: Showering or Bathing...I am not happy that I panicked about taking a bath. I wrote part 1 of this story, which you can read here. My favorite thing is enjoying a hot...reactions3comments
Let’s Talk About Airways...COPD is a disease that impacts your airways and alveoli. In an earlier post I talked alveoli and the role they play in COPD. Today I’d like to begin the...reactions25comments
Counseling?...Hi Everyone. I've been hitting some new and unexplored lows in my condition. I've always been a happy man, quick with a smile and a joke. I guess my trouble...reactions13comments
COPD & COVID...My Mum (88yrs old) has had COPD for many years. She has had Covid twice - last time March 2022! 2 weeks ago she had her fifth Covid injection. A...reactions3replies
Lung Fatigue ...After a busy day of errands using my POC, pulse, I have what I call “lung fatigue”. I think it comes from having to constantly suck in air through the...reactions3replies
Stage 4 Lack of Interest...I have stage 4 COPD and use oxygen 24/7. I’m feeling like what’s the use of getting out of bed so I take Xanax and melatonin to sleep away my...reactions7repliesCopingBreathing
Oxygen how much?...Hi my mom sadly passed away yesterday after falling unconcious the previous morning. I am wondering if being given 3ltrs of oxygen could have been the cause. She had a...reactions1replyCopingDiagnosisEnd Stage
The Importance of Exercise...There are many significant benefits that may benefit one's health from participating in physical exercise. Jackie describes the benefits of exercise for her COPD and how she works out even...reactions4comments
How do you prepare for a major storm?...Hurricanes, winter storms, or other natural disasters are scary, even more so when you are also contending with COPD and rely on your power for things like oxygen concentrators. Do...reactions18repliesTips & Advice
rescue pack...hi ive just been on 5 days of steroids and anti biotics terrible retching at 3 in the morning to bring up a thimble full of green gunge just had...reactions3repliesTreatment
copd...i have been to the doctors.it is not vertigo.i am under a neurologist....reactions2repliesSide Effects
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The Should Do’s in a COPD World...You likely know that COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, an umbrella term that covers emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and the genetic form of COPD, Alpha-1 (Antitrypsin Deficiency). So, what...reactions9comments
