My BF has stage 3 COPD.. I am totally lost....I thought I'd register here and hear your thoughts, I'm kind of alone with mine at the moment....Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsSmokingCoping
Quality of Life Lately ...But also, I am more sleep deprived than ever, and frustrated that my POC is still not here. And there are a myriad of other things....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesAwareness
Weak Diaphragm. Advice?...The thing that's most obvious is that I am frequently using extra effort to breathe by way of having to flare my nostrils or suck really deep through them...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Censorship...Here I am citing two clinical researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research who established a 200-person COVID-19 Clinical Trial Unit (CCTU...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsAwareness
Help with diagnosis...Once more, I'm glad you all are here. It's great to know others are.iut there listening....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesDiagnosis
new-drugs-aim-disarm-immune-system-s-atomic-bomb-cells...Merck and AstraZeneca have also recently abandoned once-promising compounds....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Another Fun Learning Day...It's been a long week. But I feel like now I should be making some progress....Reactions 0 reactions Comments47 repliesDiagnosis
Stop smoking...I was back on top with in a week. My coughing for cigarette is no more. I have thought about cigarette don't get me wrong....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingDiagnosisSmoking
Help me understand...Hello, I decided to post here because I lost my father 3 weeks ago, and I'm trying to understand or make sense of it, if someone could help me...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesProgressionDiagnosisCoping
Lots of ?'s and unsure of what to expect....I'm Sara and I'm here w all these ?'s because my friend Brian has been recently diagnosed with stage 3 copd....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Family talk coping...I have printed out several of the great articles found here to let them read. Has anyone else dealt with this? What helped?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesFriends & FamilyEnd StageCoping
Intruse Ellipta...So it is over a week later, I have used my rescue inhaler for chest tightness a few times (hot humid weather and exercise) but my cough is getting...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
FeaturedCOPD equiptment issues...Thankfully the first two were at home and since I have always had two I was ok till I got a replacement....Reactions 0 reactions Comments34 repliesTravelTips & Advice
Frustrated...I ride a recumbent bike for an hour a day five, usually six days per week. I do all the housework (dragging that dreaded cord around!) and cooking....Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesCoping
Thanksgiving Struggles...And warm sunshiny weather will be here on the weekend, though it is pouring all day today....Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 repliesCoping
Repeated flare ups...Since November I have had monthly, week-long flare ups. Very breathless and often go days without sleeping or even eating....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisCoping
Help me understand COPD stages ...Desperate here for some help understanding....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesBreathing
Side Effects of Antibiotics...I have been almost completely unable to eat for days and have eaten little over the last week....Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 repliesSide Effects
Staying motivated with COPD...Aside from wallpapering and painting window frames in dollhouses for my daughters when they were young, I have never really done woodworking or any kind...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCoping
COPD questions and request advice and help...The left side of my heart arteries was unable to be cleared or have stents put in as they said my left side arteries were like the twisted tree...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
