Hi, new here, my PC diagnosed me last week...Just wondering what age you were when you were diagnosed and what stage you were? I had got a cold that just wouldn't quit and it really shined a spotlight...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiagnosis
Hopeless...I don't maintain hope. I just muddle along. I go through hopeful periods and then I am slammed with an exacerbation. Nothing can be done except to take my meds...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingMental Health
Choices are often related to awareness...I think discovering the trends and symptoms very early in the process can give us more choices about treating the moment. OK, not so much about choices, but I think...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Struggling but living...I have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me this awful disease. I also work for a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hope defined...Hope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell you how to manage the next minute or...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Newly Diagnosed with COPDp...I have COPD I'm not sure when my diagnosis was made but it's on my medical portfolio. I had pneumonia twice in 2020. I had 2 admissions to 2 different...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
A Guide to Safely Disposing of Your Medications...Although spring cleaning may not be on your mind at the moment, it is always a good time to dispose of unused and old medications. Disposing of medications can be...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Coloring Books, Puzzles and Games...By the end of August, the days become cooler and shorter, and the never-ending humidity of summer has lifted. Days and nights will soon become the same length in time...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Stem cells...When will science kick in. On this treatment that works. I cant find any trials.except in the canary islands .does anybody know about this,? Thankyou...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCost
Remembering Liana Collet...It is with great sadness to share that COPD.net advocate Liana Collet passed away in November of 2021. Liana was diagnosed with COPD in 2014 and joined our team in...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
exercise and emphysema...My Doctor says keep exercising. However my exercise tolerance gets less and less. I do not feel stronger after very mild exercise, I feel weaker and out of breath. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesEmphysema
Easiest way to shop & cook...My husband suffers from M.E. (CFS) and is on immunosuppressants, having had a kidney transplant, and I suffer from diabetes & COPD. I do the cooking for both of us...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Letting go...Hi all, I am having a hard time letting go and trying to move forward. This is so hard. I don’t know how. But I wanted to thank all of...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesAwarenessIntimacy & Relationships
Medicine ...Has anyone have experience with salubutamol...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Salubutamol ...What is the difference between albuterol and salu butamol!...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwareness
Can People With COPD Undergo General Anesthesia?...General anesthesia can be inevitable depending on the medical procedure being performed. People with COPD may have extra concerns about anesthesia due to the risk of lung complications. This raises...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Medicare plan...Which plan is best for those with copd. I have reg. Medicare and Express Scripts as drug program. , but it is changing and cost is doubling....Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesCost
Regarding Breo...I took Breo for nine months and stopped with my pulmonologist's approval. Every couple of months I would have a bout of pneumonia and we couldn't figure out why. Well...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Family Support Is Critical...I was diagnosed with severe COPD on my 63rd birthday. I knew something was going on so I intentionally made an appointment to see a Pulmonary Specialist as a birthday...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Overthinking everything...Shower time is a real issue. For 6 years... I dread everytime I have to. I have a chair I do use, but it’s just a crutch. Going out is...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCoping
