Getting A Good Night Sleep...Hello - been using CPAP off and on for the past two months. Unable to get a good night sleep, maybe 4/5 hours top. Any tips on ow to get...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesSleep
I’ve been on the sick now with my copd 20 weeks ...Hi please can someone give me advice as I’ve never felt so alone I’ve been on the sick now 20 weeks my husband is the landlord and I landlady the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
Sleeping Position: Left or Right?...I sleep in front of a fan w/o O2 or CPAP. When I lie on my left side, I find that my sleep is interrupted and I get wheezy. I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & AdviceSleepTriggers
Learning to breathe...Learning to breathe It’s been a real struggle for me. As an active person with five sons and a husband, three cats, and a dog to look after as well...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Just a thought about inexpensive percussion therapy...I've been noticing the popularity of deep tissue massagers lately and wondered if they would have a similar impact as an alternative to expensive percussion vests that my insurance won't...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatmentTips & AdvicePulmonary Rehabilitation
Newly diagnosed with COPD and fearful...I now realize that I have probably been having symptoms of COPD for several years but was in deniaI. After all, I never smoked so I couldn’t COPD. I got...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCoping
Scared...Hello everyone O recently had a CT scan and the results read.... minimal centrolobular emphemas lung changes..I have little phlem,no cough an mild short of breath..I immediately made an appt...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTips & AdviceMental Health
Taking Control of Your Anxiety...One thing that I know for certain is that many of us struggle with anxiety. Even if you don’t have COPD, you may be suffering from anxiety on some level...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
November is Alpha-1 Awareness Month...Not only is November COPD Awareness Month, but it is also Alpha-1 Awareness Month, which is a genetic form of COPD. I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 in 2010 and have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hopeful or Hopeless...Recently I found myself with an extra 100 lbs., and dragging oxygen tubing throughout my house. The weight came from that "miracle" drug called Prednisone, and the oxygen is supposed...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Easy Tai Chi With COPD...Many tai chi classes seem complex and involve a lot of fancy moves. This easy tai chi with COPD class includes simple postures that are easy to do. Follow along...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Tracking, Charting, and Planning Your Chronic Illness...Why should you maintain a daily journal to track your chronic illness journey with COPD, heart failure, and diabetes? There are a good number of reasons why you should document...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Did anyone else experience early fluctuations in their symptoms...My own COPD hit suddenly, after experiencing heat stroke at work. During the first month my physical function and health crashed but then I gradually began to experience occasional days...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSymptoms
30 Things I Am Thankful For...Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And there are so many things COPD-related I am thankful for. Here is a list of 30 of them. I could list more. Although...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Leg cramps...I was wondering if anyone other than myself have had any issues with extremely band lower leg cramps at night? I have been getting cramps so bad lately I have...Reactions0reactionsComments25 repliesAwareness
As Summer Leaves and Autumn Arrives...Well, it definitely feels like summer is getting shorter and shorter. I feel like it won't be too long before we will only have two seasons. As the weather changes...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Tired of it all...I was diagnosed with COPD around 2017. A year after my husband of 40 years passed away from colorectal cancer. In 2019, had a really deep basal cell Carcinoma (...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Your oxygen tubing ...After 8 years on O2 I am still having kinks and bows in my tubing. I go through it every morning checking and straightening the lines, as every so often...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTips & AdviceBreathing
November 17th is World COPD Day!...Share something you wish the world understood about COPD in the comments below!...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwareness
All there is is hope...50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to yourself" stigma. Not true in all cases, I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
