New to this...My copd has been getting alot worse lately. Sometimes I feel like my lung is popping out of my ribs. Does anyone else have this problem?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Tips for keeping nasal cannula in place while sleeping...of the bed 2....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSleep
What do I do now?...Should I be worried if it said .. suspicion of COPD and emphazema?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisCopingDepression
Trelegy...Have been taking Trelegy for about 2 years. Now that I am now on Medicare I will be in the dreaded Donut Hole in a few months....Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesInsurance & DisabilityTreatment
Shower Chair A Gift of Love...Home, I finally made it, weakened by being confined to bed, only being able to use a commode next to my hospital bed and then back to Reactions0reactionsComments12 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyMental Health
Looks Like I go back in the Hospital Again!...An x-ray tech is coming today to bet chest x-rays. As my cough had worsened, it now feels like I have been shot in the upper left lung....Reactions0reactionsComments63 repliesTreatment
How do you deal with knowing what it's going to do to you, when your times up....With that being said; here lately it's been really hard to breathe, walking takes it out of me fast, I'm so wore out , I feel like I'm suffocating...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEmphysemaProgressionMental Health
Trying To Balance All These Meds!...I've been struggling for a while now, with my body's reactions and interactions with all these meds I take daily. As of today, there are 8!...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
new-drugs-aim-disarm-immune-system-s-atomic-bomb-cells...“We are now beginning to understand that neutrophils are linked to many diseases that blight our population,” says pulmonologist Elizabeth Sapey of the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Breathing ...Hey all my special friends today has been a good 👍 day we had big rain in GA last night it cleared air and I am not struggling so...Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
CT Scan...I got my results back from my pulmonologist, apparently I have scarring on my right lung, lower lobe, I was told to redo the scan in a year....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
copd ...1st thank you all on the reply on azithromycin , put my mind at rest. i have a hospital bed here but cant sleep in it , keep sliding...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesEmphysemaDepressionBreathing
Has cannabis helped you?...If you have taken it or are, what are the benefits?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Using Airv02 humid oxygen...Admitted to hospital yesterday morning with a blood oxygen of 82,you can I again what a mess I was, have been put in this machine which is humid oxygen...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Nebulisers...My partner uses one three times daily and he has AF, so has been advised to take a higher dose (10 mg instead of 7.5mg of Bisoprolol....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
Placement of tank...I live in a small apartment that gets incredibly hot I've been told it's because of the big blue oxygen unit I have my first question is that true...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping
Another Fun Learning Day...It's been a long week. But I feel like now I should be making some progress....Reactions0reactionsComments47 repliesDiagnosis
What is the right hose length?...My wife was recently diagnosed with copd and has to be on O2 24/7 they gave us a 75 ft hose Ive been reading that we should have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Advanced emphysema...I have about 1/3 lung capacity, am chronically short of breath and have also been chronically lightheaded which no Dr can figure out....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesEmphysema
Nothing helps me...I have also been evaluated for valve implants and lung transplants, but did not qualify for either because my overall health is bad....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathingTreatmentCoping
