Almost Diagnosed...Not looking for diagnosis, but all the data is weird, with sudden onset and normal PF Tests, but hyperinflation and difficulties breathing weekly, even...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesSymptomsBreathingProgression
Sick Again ...The prednisone for my lungs and the nausea meds because of all the mucus drainage making me dry heave....Reactions 0 reactions Comments22 repliesCopingHealthcare Team
Are mild exacerbations a sign of worsening condition?...Am looking at salt based nebulizer supplied mucus removal but only after doctor Thursday....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
End stage...I have begun discussing this with people who most likely will be my front line of defense moving forward, including the people who will have to pick up...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesEnd StageCopingAwareness
Spring Cleaning, and Eclipses and Stuff!...But I'm back on track today, and making progress again....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
Urgent advice is needed for our elderly mum with COPD placed on end of life meds...Our mum has just turned 80 and has had COPD around 10 years, as well as asthma breathing related issues since giving up smoking around 1993....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCaregivingEnd StageHospice & Palliative Care
Learning curve ...Everyone has there own way of slowing our breathing down but one thing is for sure....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCoping
Can you help with my pulmonary rehab questions?...What kinds of results are they looking for, or trying to measure? 5. Finally, I was told I need to get a spirometry test before beginning....Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 replies
DX 2 weeks ago...So I am back working on living one hour at a time and moving forward best I can.....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Merry Christmas!!!...don't have all I want, but today I have what I need, and having woken up, for me, and hearing the coffee brewing, and weather in the 80's, as well...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesFriends & Family
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
prognosis??...seems like even though she is doing everything wrong, she is able to still go on and on so why would I need to give her any advice or stop...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
My Medication Is Too Expensive. Advice?...I was diagnosed with COPD in 2007 and quit smoking in 2009. I am disabled (from another condition) and my only source of income is SSD....Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesInsurance & Disability
Shower Chair A Gift of Love...Now for the gently baby shampoo/wash, I started with soaking my head and then washed down the body....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyMental Health
Any advice welcome...and i was put onto long acting bronchodilators such as Spiriva and Eklira (not together I should add) neither of which have had much of an effect in slowing...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
Intruse Ellipta...I have never smoked, my parents stopped smoking when I was 7 and overall I have never had severe respiratory infections....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Help caring for someone with COPD...contacted the doctor but wondered if anyone had any tips ideas I can use to help her cope mentally and also with calming down/recovering quicker after moving...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingCaregivingTips & Advice
Has anyone experienced degradation with the effectiveness of azithromycin?...Looking forward to many more battles and many more years to fight them. Sleibhin...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 replies
ACOS Asthma with COPD Overlap...They determined that when I quit smoking 30 or more years ago, the emphysema stopped progressing. Whew. Mostly dodged that bullet. ...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosisTreatment
Help me understand COPD stages ...She is now wearing her portable oxegyn all day, even while sitting....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesBreathing