Just been approved for Dupixent...This is giving me some hope. Still waiting for it to arrive. I have read that it takes 2 to 4 weeks for it to show improvement. I will let...reactions1replyTreatment
2025 Resolve To Have Better Communication With Your COPD Care Team...Gone are the days when your family doctor would magically appear at your bedside for a check-up if you were hospitalized. The face of health care has changed from house...reactions7comments
Dealing with copd and cancer...I have copd about 5 years now have just had surgery to remove left breast and lymph nodes under left arm, having radiotherapy at moment, can’t have chemotherapy as also...reactions5replies
Ronald barber...By my doctor I’m granted oxygen,have to wait 6weeks for an appointment with assessment team 😖...reactions1replyEmphysema
Hoarseness...Is it normal to experience hoarseness due to COPD? While I have been diagnosed for several years, this is the 1st time that I am experiencing pretty severe hoarseness that...reactions1replySymptoms
The Cost of Over-Giving as a Caregiver...According to the Apostle Paul, Jesus believed that It is better to give than to receive. However, the concept of over-giving as a caregiver is a topic near and dear...reactions1comment
Supplemental O2...Hello everybody and Happy New Year I am misunderstanding the need of supplemental oxygen. When I first started exhibiting A-Fib last year my heart rate and oxygen were so crazy...reactions1replyBreathing
Discovering COPD...I'm writing this as a way to validate my choices in dealing with a diagnosis of COPD... I was diagnosed with COPD several months ago. Went through the tests and...reactions1replyDiagnosisNewly DiagnosedCoping
End of Life Decisions...Hello, I am new here. I hope my 'interest' in End of Life Care does not upset anyone it's just that I am not only curious but I want things...reactions6repliesCaregiving
Spirometry results help...Hello everyone, I am 34 years old and have been smoking for cca 15 years. I started having short breath, and need to yawn or sigh sometimes to have a...reactions1replyBreathing
My journey ...I was diagnosed with COPD in the spring of this year. I have multiple issues such as a hiatal hernia, peripheral artery disease, primary biliary cholongitis, and Barrett's esophagus ...reactions2repliesCoping
Where to now ?...Hello all, Firstly, I live in the UK, so I use our NHS system which I have no complaints with. The question I am curious about is that yesterday I...reactions3repliesCoping
FUN Christmas Prank is ON...Well folks it is that time of year to do something naughty or nice. This year for me was a little of both. My family has had a rough year...reactions6repliesCopingFriends & FamilyCaregiving
Diagnosis ...Being diagnosed just this past summer, I have a question....or two. I was diagnosed with "moderate" COPD by 2 different hospitals. I do have some discomfort and slight breathing issues...reactions2replies
Update I am Back for now -- Stage 4...Its been a while since my last post / update. Why, well within a couple days all stuff hit the fan again. First there was 2 black outs with falls...reactions25repliesCopingEnd StageAwareness
Tilt-a-Whirl of Home, Hospital, and Rehab...There is a revolving door that often starts slow until the frequent hospitalizations become dizzying. It may start with a fall, which leads to increased bed rest and muscle atrophy...reactionscomments
Update to My Wife's September Car Accident...Just wanted to update my wife's recovery from her car accident in September. Her shoulder and knee have pretty much recovered and are feeling better. But her neck has not...reactions20repliesCaregivingFriends & Family
Rapid Heart Rate causes shortness of breath...I was in the hospital all last week, because driving home from work, my heart took of pounding so hard and so fast I couldn't breathe. I had to pull...reactions3replies
How to breathe when there is an Elephant sitting on your chest?...My wife said I should try to learn the way she was taught in yoga classes. Take a deep breath, hold it for a count of five, then let it...reactions16repliesFlares
