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Advanced emphysema

...Not getting any answers from tests I’ve had done and I’m very scared of the really poor quality of my life now which will just get worse ....

Emphysema

Stage 4 emphysema

...Getting nebulizer treatments with only a little relief but with side effects. My O2 levels are usually ok yet I can barely breathe....

Emphysema

Lung pills?

...Also, even at my age (and many other medical issues I have) I am getting depressed that all I can do now is drive my son to work and...

Treatment

Lots of ?'s and unsure of what to expect.

...Guessing 1.5hrs he calls and tells me he just woke up laying on floor like he passed out....

exercise

...But compare that effort to the option of getting sicker and weaker with COPD....

Where to live!

...This is the first winter I’m having problems due to the humidity and barometric pressure pushing down. Never had problems like this before....

Weather

COPD & Confusion

...Said questions were performed via Skype and for some reason, I was getting confused, while other times, was on point with the recollection....

Awareness
Progression
Symptoms

Auntie with COPD

...X My auntie is getting worse I seen her today , I haven't seen her nor my uncle in ages and I love them to peices I miss them...

Depression
Coping
Caregiving

knowing when its time to let go and let hospice manage you

...A month later another 5 day stay for having water on my r kidney.Two months later I woke up in the hospital after being in a medically induced coma...

Hospice & Palliative Care
End Stage
Emphysema

What can you tell me about oxygen and high altitudes?

...The problem is my youngest daughter is getting married this summer and her dream wedding is in the mountains....

It’s Always Something!

...I’m having my hip replacement surgery tomorrow so she must wait to see an orthopedist. Pulmonologist at UCSD in a few weeks. ☀️...

Surgery

Insurance lost, now concentrators will be taken away.

...I already feel like ending it all due to the severe pain I have from disintegrating ribs from lung cancer....

Depression
Insurance & Disability
Breathing

Constant Flow vs Pulse

...If you have 2 liters of constant flow and take 20 breaths per minute you are only getting 1/3 of the 2 liters. So 1/3 is 66 ml of...

Oxygen providers, and contracts.

...They recently sent me a letter saying the machine was old, and I needed to inform them if I was going to remain as their customer, or go to...

Healthcare Team

Lung cancer screening

...Seems like my breathing is getting worst and worst....

Coping
Awareness
Breathing

Dental appointments

...I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has faced this dilemma and what techniques - breathing or otherwise - they might have employed to get through...

Coping
Tips & Advice

Affording meds.

...Appts for test aren't getting set either. At this point I'm giving up on my illness. Nothing working any more....

Cost
Coping
Depression

Orkney

...Yes I'm getting worse. It's inevitable so I'll accept what I can't change. I have a partner but no children which I am fine with . Peace and quiet....

Pulmonary Rehabilitation closed.

...I was up and felt great, I was finally (after so long) getting my mind to understand the body was far from where it used to be.....But then comes...

Tips & Advice
Treatment

Copd

...does and I now worry about going to bed in case I can’t clear it at all the next day I’m no help to my lovely wife as I get...

Coping
Depression
Breathing

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