smoking...I was told I had COPD a long time ago just kept smoking. Quit I don't know how many times. now I have to do breathing treatments 4 or 5...reactions5repliesBreathingCoping
Still learning.....When I was diagnosed with it in 2009, doctor's had a way of making me think the end was near.. 50's too old to heal. Didn't "heal" but sure have...reactions1comment
It’s been hard...My name is Stephanie I’m a 57 yr old female. I was diagnosed about 7 yrs ago. I went thru the first few years with MASSIVE crippling headaches and the...reactions2comments
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions6comments
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.....reactions5repliesWeather
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions5repliesBreathing
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions32repliesBreathing
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions5repliesBreathing
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....reactions1replyTreatmentBreathing
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...reactions18comments
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...reactions9repliesTreatmentCoping
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...reactions3repliesAwareness
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...reactions17comments
Daliresp (Roflumilast) ...Any else having acute digestive issues, nausea, loss of appetite, etc?...reactions2repliesSide Effects
