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
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
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
What is going on with my Mom?...Since moving to a new town, she never informed anyone at her new hospital (she is dependent on government care) of this diagnosis, despite going there...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 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
Another Fun Learning Day...But I feel like now I should be making some progress....Reactions 0 reactions Comments47 repliesDiagnosis
My Exciting Oxygen Day...The broken machine was definitely broken, making crazy noises and such, and the new one is silky smooth and quiet....Reactions 0 reactions Comments30 repliesBreathing
My Beginning-of-Year (2022) First Medical Report...I'd be lying if I said all this is not making me pretty nervous. But I have dishes and laundry to do, so I guess I'll go do that...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesTreatment
just new ...disease your slowly getting suffocated and eventually you wont be able to handle it and well i don't even like to say it . so i spoke to a person...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 replies
Compression Socks I am in Love ! ...What happen to "force me" to finally wear them was that I choose to crochet, sat for long periods of time (hour plus), concentrating on my work, without moving...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatmentTips & AdviceTravel
Trying To Balance All These Meds!...The whole thing is wildly chaotic and confusing, especially when the meds are making me muddleheaded. Oh, well....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTreatment
UPdate on Lung Cancer and COPD...Our daughter with the 2 grands will be staying with us a few days during this, she is great about helping also and the grands, well they just keep us...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
Tools you have that help...Moving into spring and doing those chores that require some elbow grease, I've learned that weights are worth it....Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Exasperation, ER and Hospital, Memory loss, What A Week! ...Now looking up the Xanax and my normal anxiety med (another member of the xanax team, I found out that it can cause Short Term Memory Loss...Reactions 0 reactions Comments10 repliesAwarenessCopingFlares
Feeling scared and guilty....The doctors told us that, as far as they could read from the data on the NIV, my mom has almost completely stopped breathing in her sleep, making the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 replies