printers and ozone...And then she made the observation that ozone is very bad for the lungs, which I already knew from pulmonary rehab....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Diagnosis and where I am today....For ,long time I was build up drinks, now 3 years on I've done the Pulmonary Rehab programme I exercise regularly using dumbbells squats (as far as my...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Venting - family needs to communicate!...Explaining to her that I regularly see an excellent pulmonary specialist, who runs PFT tests, and 6-minute walks on a regular basis didn't seem to stop...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
COPD questions and request advice and help...Anyway, I was sent to a Pulmonary specialist....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
What next?...I was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension so, after evaluation, I was rejected for Zephyr valves and told I needed a transplant....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesFlares SymptomsEmphysema
DMV requiring doctor's validation to renew license...I have to go to the doctor now, and have all this pulmonary information filled in by him. Anybody experience this problem....Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 replies
Surgery without knowing if cancer....Should I just find another pulmonary doctor? I'm anxious and my wife is worried sick. Thanks to all in advance....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 replies
What next?...I was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension so, after evaluation, I was rejected for Zephyr valves and told I needed a transplant....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesEmphysemaBreathingFlares
Another New COPD & Medication Troubles...(I am in front of people teaching, usually 7-8 hours a day, so this has been especially troublesome) 6) So, now, the new pulmonary specialist (truth is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Awaiting tests & diagnosis, oxygen saturation question, very distressed...Walked out the door, googled fibrosis of lungs... that one is fast and terminal.... but a doc on a Stop Smoking forum has since told me i can't have Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
exercise...Ask your doctor or pulmonary rehab team how many you should do. Reason 4: Exercise is too much work. Exercise does take a lot of effort....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
new-drugs-aim-disarm-immune-system-s-atomic-bomb-cells...In some conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), they seem to lose their sense of direction: Instead of homing in on bacteria,...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
I was surprised at my new diagnosis. What are your thoughts?...Then saw pulmonary doc who seemed to panic after the breathing into tube test. The oximeter was 97, so good....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
exercise...Ask your doctor or pulmonary rehab team how many you should do. Reason 4: Exercise is too much work. Exercise does take a lot of effort....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Living with End Stage Emphysema...During my last hospital visit in May, one of the pulmonary doctors told me I had end-stage emphysema....Reactions 0 reactions Comments34 repliesEnd StageEmphysema
ACOS Asthma with COPD Overlap...A pulmonary infection set off my asthma and Type 2 diabetes....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesTreatmentDiagnosis
Mornings and rehab...Also will pulmonary rehab help me. Do u think this just sounds like a flare up. Also I quit cigarettes on Saturday afternoon too....Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 replies