A Disaster of a Week...Life seems to be throwing crazy at me lately, and this week is no exception....Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesTreatment
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
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
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
Oxygen usage ...Do any of you who are on oxygen, change your settings up and down depending on what you are attempting to do?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathingTips & Advice
Have YOU had the Endobronchial Valve (Pulmonx) treatment?...Hi Everyone, If you have or know someone, I am interested talking with them, as I've been approved from this treatment....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
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
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
Hello everyone I have been diagnosed with COPD / emphysema I am also new in this group so please bear with me...Coping with all this and understanding the process of living with COPD / emphysema...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping
Having breathing troubles...I have been taking breathing treatments about every 4 hours....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Can a Flu or COVID shot cause a flare up ?...Doctors have opinions too and are not always right....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Z Valves...My understanding about the valves were that your lungs had to be bad enough for them to help....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Can my dry mouth be contributing to thrush?...Can my dry mouth be contributing to thrush? I've been using corticosteroids since 2012 and recently have developed dry mouth....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Climbing stairs with copd...Been here 3 weeks, the more I do it the less I get out of breath....Reactions0reactionsComments21 replies
fatigue following an "event"...So, many symptoms and experiences are my first encounters. Even at this mild level, I have learned that COPD is not a friend....Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Unofficial COPD diagnosis at 28...I have also just been diagnosed with GERD, but he said it would not affect Spirometry this much....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisCopingNewly Diagnosed
Experience with Breztri ?...I've only been on it a short time and don't know if I see much difference, other than only having to manage 1 medication instead of 2....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesInsurance & DisabilityTreatmentCost
Feeling lost - can anyone give me some guidance?...I have not been off the net since told that 'end stage' thing but there is so much to take in and I am just in panic....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesHospice & Palliative CareCaregivingEnd Stage
Alternative Therapy: Cordyceps...I’ve been doing some research online and it would seem to be a truly “magic” mushroom….....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
