Feeling Overwhelmed With Doctor Appointments...Is anyone feeling overwhelmed with doctor appointments? I sure am! Between missing yearly appointments the last few years from COVID and my recent ER visit, I feel I have enough...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
COPD Knows No Age...The longer that I’ve been in this COPD world, the more opportunity I have had to talk with others that have COPD. I may have met only a few dozen...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Pain in back/ lungs...I got sick yesterday what I assume was stomach virus 2 days after wife had it. Early this morning had to get up with a pain in my left shoulder...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptomsBreathing
Bad Migraines with bad COPD...Anyone besides me have migraines to complicate life with COPD even further? Last week a series of rebounding terrible migraines laid me out and I had bronchitis at the same...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTriggers
Zephyr Valve Treatment ...I'd love to know who has had this treatment and how they have fared afterwards. It is being suggested for me after I did not qualify for a lung reduction...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTreatment
Things I Have Learned...The old adage goes, “We make hay when the sun shines”. So, as February turns into March, and March into April, I will be bravely getting ready to leave my...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Anxiety With Flu and COVID Around...I don’t know about all of you, but this new variant on the rise has my nerves on end. I normally try to keep my articles upbeat, but I want...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Nana has progressive COPD...Hi everyone. My name is Amy, I have just joined copd.net in the hope of learning more about COPD and hopefully getting some advice/support from others. I am a Nurse...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesEmphysemaFlares Treatment
What the heck?...Sunday was the 10th day of a 10 day streak of "bad days". I couldn't take it anymore so checked myself in to the hospital. I should say I'm a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptomsAwarenessBreathing
Reminders...There is a reason we need to remind ourselves to be healthy, and it's called our understanding of mortality. When we're 18 we should be careful what we eat and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Another visit from the ambulance...I knew last Thursday I was going to be in trouble, with the bank holiday weekend coming up I knew. My doctor was going to be closed. I managed to...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Caregiver Help and Support...I am a caregiver to my husband who has moderate to severe COPD. I have been his caregiver for many years and I am now finding myself struggling with the...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCaregiving
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Struggling ...Hi I'm realy struggling to deal with this copd , I was fit and health a year ago , now I'm tired breathless and don't sleep to good it all...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSymptomsDiagnosisCopingTips & Advice
Living with chronic headaches...I'm been having migraines for more than 3 months NON-STOP now. I don't even know if im gona see another day. I've been having these headaches every day in the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCopingSymptoms
To Jackie English...Jackie, I had to laugh reading your story. I don't laugh when I have to do that, but reading about someone else.... ? Though, you've forgotten to take the fishing...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Intimacy With Alpha-1 (Genetic COPD)...Okay, it’s something we don’t like to talk about, but we really should. How is the intimacy in your home? Over the past eleven years since being diagnosed with Alpha-1...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Difference in palliative and hospice care...Hello Friends, I’m sorry I have not been on in a while, I have been in and out of hospital a few times, just now getting back to normal. But...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesHospice & Palliative CareCaregivingEnd Stage
The Future Is Now...How good would it be if the doctor came to your house instead? Well, the future is now! Hear about how my healthcare experience has changed with the advent of...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
