6 Tips for Staying on Top of Treatment...Living with a long-term health condition requires us to stay on top of everything: doctor’s appointments, new symptoms, insurance, and, of course, managing treatment – all while taking care of...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Why Is Supplemental Oxygen Beneficial?...Some people in this community utilize home oxygen therapy. It benefits them by keeping oxygen levels normal. Today I would like to answer the question: “Why is home oxygen so...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
My Quest for a Portable Oxygen Concentrator...Like many of you, I am on oxygen twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. I got pneumonia, was hospitalized, and woke up on oxygen. It was a stark reality...Reactions0reactionsComments43 comments
Chest cramps...Hi everyone, my first 2 names are Duane Jonathan AKA Dujon. I don't know what stage COPD I have ...3-4. I was diagnosed at the end of November 2019 I...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Benefits stopped...Been getting benefits for asthma, depression and copd for many years i recently lost my 91 yr old father and my depression has deepened i am unable to get out...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesInsurance & Disability
Nebulizer recommendations...Hi everyone, am in need of a new nebulizer mine is very old. Can anyone share what there recommendations would be. Thank you so much !...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingChronic Bronchitis
Copd flair ups...I have copd resently ive started wheezing more...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
My Chronic Illness Health Tracker and Journal Planner...How many times have you left the doctor's office, slapping yourself in the head because 2 minutes after your appointment ended, you remembered what you meant to tell them? You...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My husband is at the end of COPD and CHF...My husband is 66 and has had COPD and CHF for 12 yrs. He has had 2 open heart surgeries and 19 stents. He was at the end of his...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Life Is Getting in the Way of Living (Part 1)...Editor's note: this is part 1 of a series. Be sure to check out part 2 and part 3! You may be able to relate to some of this article...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Anxiety and the Breath...One problem with COPD is that it causes shortness of breath. This dyspnea (shortness of breath) causes a fight or flight reaction that can result in anxiety and panic. Your...Reactions0reactionsComments39 comments
Graham...Hi guys, Just letting you know, that i have been given a different inhaler by my consultant and been using it since December, the inhaler i am now using after...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Copd...Hi everyone Having been diagnosed with cood since 2009 i have tried numerous inhalers but to no avail. I saw a consultant in december and he recommended trelegy ellipta, and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesBreathing
My Story...I'm new to my diagnosis, compared to most of the people that post here that I have read. So I'm still in the processes of accepting my new life. I...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Sleeping to much...'My husband has had copd for quite some time. He is always tired, coughing. Last week we thought he was having a heart attack, but nothing wrong with his heart...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisCaregiving
My Copd Journey...I wasn't clear on my first time writing. It's just been a month or so, since I've started having nasal breathing issues.. I do have oxygen concentrator at home. I...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesAwareness
Nano-silica exposures...My health collapsed eight years ago. Coating sprays at work, the kind which are used on the outside of glass bottles to prevent scratching when they rub against each other...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesWork & Employment
My nose canula falls out of my nos...If I forget to put on my biPAP at night, the canula falls out of my nose; I wake up 4-5 hours later with an oxygen saturation of aroind 60...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDepressionBreathingCoping
The Changes of COVID-19...For the last year and a half, I've lived with the restrictions of COVID and have been advised to shield due to my health problems. Now all of a sudden...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
