Can't afford health insurance....What are we supposed to do when we can't even afford health insurance anymore? I've been without it since Feb....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
da mage’s lungs with mucus ...i was told my ct scan showed my lower lungs are destroyed and have mucus trapped in said surgery to remove the damaged lung and mucus...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSurgery
Doctor Fatigue...My HCP has been very good about using Telehealth calls as opposed to in office visits when possible....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTravel
Home Oxygen Therapy ...of anyone at Lincare as it’s the weekend any idea what we might be doing wrong as it’s all new to us ?...Reactions0reactionsComments19 replies
Diagnosed COPD and spirometry ...Does anyone have any advice on what could be going on? Many Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisEmphysemaNewly Diagnosed
Confused and a little scared...There was no significant change after administering bronchodilators, however, this does not preclude its use if it has been proven beneficial during a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Active 5 days agoHow To Support Someone With COPD...What are ways you could be better supported while having COPD?...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
How do you prepare for a major storm?...Hurricanes, winter storms, or other natural disasters are scary, even more so when you are also contending with COPD and rely on your power for things...Reactions0reactionsComments18 repliesTips & Advice
If you are looking for a cure, that cure will be a future treatment currently collecting dust on a shelf....These are called experimental treatments. You must request the demand for a clinical trial to be put underway....Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceTreatment
bad days breathing .....why are there several days od breathing being more difficu lt...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesFlares DepressionBreathing
Bad inhaler...Now since I’ve been taking the Symbicort it doesn’t help my breathing, to me it makes it worst....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesBreathingDiagnosisEmphysema
Foundations Merge to Do More for People With Lung Diseases...https://copdnewstoday.com/2021/03/02/montreal-foundations-merge-helping-patients-with-lung-diseases/ Good to see Canadian researchers are working together...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
Injection...My mum passed away 3 weeks ago with copd she had gotten worse and it was endstage but I didn't realise it would be so soon , after a...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
With all of my treatment, why can't I breathe?...I was told from the visiting nurse they are clear of wheezing and that type of thing and my upper lobes are affected....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Chronic shortness of breath but good oxygen levels...How is the oxygen I breathe in able to get to the rest of my body yet not into my lungs because they are over inflated?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesEmphysemaBreathing
moving to a different state...We are thinking of moving to Iowa, and its normally cooler there, but can be more humid than Las Vegas....Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
It’s Always Something!...We liked her most of all because my sis has been enduring intense pain greater than 3 months and not one Dr during her last three hospitalizations, her...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSurgery
Low dose ct lung cancer screening...I had a regular check-up with pulmonologist this week and he ordered another ct scan, it has been about a year and a half since last one....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessEmphysemaTreatment
