Chest tightness...I am not sure if I am so anxious about my breathing in this hot weather, that I am making the top of my chest tight, it is as if...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
The 2024 Social Health Awards Program...Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
An Action Plan Is Hope for the Future...I came across this quote the other day by Ady Barkan, a health care activist talking about his battle with ALS. “Hope is not a state of mind. It is...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
END STAGE COPD WITH A FEVER OF 99.5...Fever and end stage COPD...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesHospice & Palliative Care
Cost...I am a COPD/Emphysema patient and I was using Breo ellipta and it was working and at $50 a refill that was expensive enough. Then it was raised to $100...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Second opinion...So I’ve been contemplating getting a second opinion on my diagnosis. I’ve been taking the prescription meds and honestly I feel the same. My issue was always ongoing nasal congestion...Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesCopingDiagnosis
End stage...I visited my pulmonary doctor this week and he essentially gave me the bad news about being 'end stage,' which is always something that never comes until we realize it's...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingAwarenessEnd Stage
Diet...I keep reading about diet, what type of diet are y'all talking about?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Muscle cramps, itching...Using Symbicort and have muscle cramps in legs and hands. also itching over body....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Home oxygen concentrator...Is a home oxygen concentrator good to use? I have cold stage 4 and just going out a month ago. I also have congestive heart failure. Diabetic type 2. I...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Owning Your Courage...We all know the strangling fear of breathlessness. It knocks the wind out of us and leads us to believe that we're going to die. Our minds become clogged with...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Recipe that I used seems to help a little bit with symptoms....Bison Chili. 3 items I picked up from sam's club. 2.5 lbs Bison. You would just need the first half. Star roasted garlic olive oil. Use this for cooking the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBreathing
Bad inhaler...Hi again. So I was diagnosed with emphysema this week and they put me on Symbicort and Spriva. Now since I’ve been taking the Symbicort it doesn’t help my breathing...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingDiagnosisEmphysema
A Cough Is Very Beneficial...A cough can be annoying at times. This is especially true when you have a chronic cough or a cough that won’t go away. Still, a cough has a very...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Hot weather blues...I live in Florida. During the summer the humidity pretty much stays at 100% which, when stepped out into, will literally take your breath away. I am in late-stage COPD...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Here it is ...I walked out the door yesterday our mailboxes are across the street walk got the mail started walking back to my house I was out of breath before I even...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Holiday in Venice ...Hi guys, I have very severe COPD but I manage to get round with plenty of stops. Have any of you holidayed in Venice and can advise me of what...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Living/Dying with COPD...Does anyone else just feel like dying, asap, due to this condition? I mean, we can no longer really live anymore,we know it's never going to get better or be...Reactions0reactionsComments27 repliesCoping
Affording Our Medications...I had no insurance when I was first diagnosed with alpha-1 (Genetic COPD). Trying to find the money to pay for my prescriptions was so hard. After going without at...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
COPD, anxiety and vanity ...Hi, I joined last year and haven’t participated in any discussion. I am 65, I have stage 4 emphysema ( end stage,I’ve been told), pulmonary hypertension and Factor V Leiden...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
