Help, I Need Somebody...I often hear some of you that have COPD say that you have no help. I believe people when they say this, but I also know that sometimes we need...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Encouraging Self-Care For Caregivers...Most of us with COPD know that our needs will increase as our illness progresses. I am not sure which of us hurts more, ourselves or our caregivers. As hard...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Do you think the higher CO2 levels in our atmosphere due to climate change affects your COPD?...Does it affect our lungs to balance our O2 and CO2 levels.....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesWeather
Me Before Alpha-1 (Genetic COPD)...What is the life that you had before you were diagnosed with COPD? I was working a few jobs at the time of my diagnosis. I was a cook for...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Question about mask, cannulas...It is a question to remember to ask my pulmonary doctor again. We think she told us that a face mask with less than 6 liters of O2 made you...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
My turn...I was first diagnosed 12 years ago, and did not make a lot of changes immediately. I had given up smoking which I had done for about 32 years, and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's all about control....I'm weeks from 79 years of age and 20 years of COPD. I know the insides of ERs (A & E to Brits) and innumerable exacerbations with the attendant antibiotics...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Appetite with copd...I have no appetite anymore...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingBreathing
Adjuster on cannula that slides down....Does anyone have a problem with the slider that is suppose to hold it tight under the chin. I'm finding that most of the cannulas have the tightener that just...Reactions0reactionsComments32 repliesBreathing
Generations of Smoking in My Family...There are several generations of smoking in my family, and recently, it brought up a lot of emotions. See, I found a box of VHS tapes in storage. When I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Got My New NIV Machine!...So, my RT Jason showed up with it on Wednesday 02/16/22. It is a ResMed Astral 150. It is a whizbang fancy computerized thingamajig that supposedly does everything but clean...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
Inhaler...I don’t feel like my inhaler helps that much. I use ProAir RespiClick. For me, nebulizer is much better. I use my nebulizer every 4 hours....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatmentBreathing
Prednisone: Villain or Hero?...If you have experienced a COPD exacerbation at one point during your health journey, chances are, you are familiar with the drug prednisone. To some people, prednisone has earned a...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Inhalers...I have COPD and I on oxygen, I have been prescribed inhalers, I have gone without my inhalers at times when I couldn't afford them. I have noticed that my...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCopingTreatment
COPD...I want to know if others have problems with their finger oxygen number dropping out on them for seemingly no reason? I have not seen any talk about this on...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwareness
Life Is Getting in the Way of Living (Part 2)...Editor's note: this is part 2 of a series. Be sure to read part 1 and part 3! My husband and I have a large family. We have been married...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Daliresp (Roflumilast) ...Any else having acute digestive issues, nausea, loss of appetite, etc?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide Effects
Cost...I just got on Medicare and Metigap I retired last timber my doctor has me on fluticasone to take twice a day for maintenance the first time I ordered it...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesCostTreatment
Nasal irritation...Since going on oxygen this past Spring, I have been experiencing nasal irritation that results in sneezing and a very runny nose. My nighttime oxygen is through my CPAP machine...Reactions0reactionsComments24 repliesTips & Advice
COPD & Confusion...Hello all, I had to answer questions, with respect to a fire occurring at my house. Said questions were performed via Skype and for some reason, I was getting confused...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAwarenessProgressionSymptoms
