Any advice welcome...The frustrating thing is that my lung x-ray was relatively clear, my oxygen and blood levels are good and my general health overall is good....Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
New member, kind of a mess I am...I am on meds of course, Anora Ellipta, ER inhaler, have nebulizer and get oral steroids when needed and oxygen at night, 2L for now and as needed during...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Has anyone experienced degradation with the effectiveness of azithromycin?...Peace of mind knowing oxygen level is okay and early warning before I physically know that all is not right in my lungs....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 replies
Diet...The results have been very noticeable as I can now walk around without oxygen and can take short walks....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Concentrator pooped out!...I quickly switched tubing to my small bottle of O2 and because my oxygen was not coming up fast enough, I put the cannula straight on to the small...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesAwareness
When you think stage 4 copd is too much to handle..........I was diagnosed with copd age 48 and placed on oxygen within a week. I kept busy and moreless distracted raising our three children....Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesCoping
Help me understand COPD stages ...her first day required her wearing her portable all day, she actually got better after that she was back to “normal”, which her normal is not wearing oxygen...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesBreathing
Kind of funny in a way...She said it was causing the problem with my ankles because my heart is working harder to get oxygen to my organs and they aren't getting enough to work...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Seeking correct diagnosis...I am so much better and oxygen levels are better + less thick mucus to spit all day....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
prognosis??...I am not sure she has been offered oxygen but most likely she would refuse if she did. She has got inhalers but I have never seen use one....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Tip to avoid panic about valves damage...I do run the tank out of oxygen by not thinking about the level left and find myself out and there next by is a replacement tank....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
What next?...I now find myself on oxygen 3 lpm....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesFlares SymptomsEmphysema
My Beginning-of-Year (2022) First Medical Report...The items of focus are my blood pressure and heart rate, my oxygen and C02 levels, and the sleep study, for which the results came back....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesTreatment
Problem with Inogen...weeks, as I also got a charger that works in a vehicle as well as one that plugs into an electrical outlet, so I have no fear that I'd ever...Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 repliesBreathing
What next?...I now find myself on oxygen 3 lpm....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesEmphysemaBreathingFlares
Another New COPD & Medication Troubles...Each time my oxygen levels are tested, I have scored 97%!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Diagnosed at 35 with Emphysema and COPD...Will I need to use oxygen in a future as a certainty even if I stop smoking, keep healthy, exercise and keep the disease under control?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Help me understand...wednesday morning, he was struggling to breath, I wasn't there, mom called an ambulance, the doctors came, heart was fine, it was the lungs, they put an oxygen...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesProgressionDiagnosisCoping
Feeling scared and guilty....better in this period, and has been able to do a little laundry with breaks, walk up the stairs better, make dinner and even take a break from her all...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 replies
Tools you have that help.... -- JC Updike, Valparaiso IN (COPD patient for more than 20 years and still not on oxygen)...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies