my dad is in the hospital with COPD...I wonder if this was partly because of the intubation? It is still like that now so maybe not? Then there is the BiPAP machine....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTips & AdviceEnd StageEmphysema
Out w Bang In w Bang for 2023 & 2024 Update...Turkey dinner for Saturday night and left overs for Sunday....Reactions 0 reactions Comments38 repliesBreathingDiagnosisCoping
Has anyone experienced degradation with the effectiveness of azithromycin?...The Nurse brought a soluble 1 gram antibiotic ( Ceftriaxona ) that she added to the IV solution that is either 500 ml or 1 liter....Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 replies
just new ...I am currently taking a couple of things for it Annoro Ellipta and Albuteral , i was told Lemon would really help , but i seem to enjoy hot Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 replies
Another New COPD & Medication Troubles...I would appreciate any guidance/suggestions/advice for the questions below: (sorry to be so long-winded, but this saga has been hell so far): 1) After...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 replies
Status Update On My Brother (and me)...I've already lost two brothers and my sister, and have only one brother left - Joe, the youngest, who lives in Nashville....Reactions 0 reactions Comments17 repliesCoping
COPD?...I am assuming I have COPD since my spirometry is under 80 and did not improve much after the neb treatment but in the back of my mind I Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
Taken with grain of salt, or how not to strangle your friends...Then offer holistic suggestions....honey, ginger and vinegar will heal me!! Then hey, tell your brain you're getting better....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Another Fun Learning Day...Then we talked about the dizziness, and she scheduled videonystagmography (VNG) and Electronystagmography (ENG) testing for brain/inner ear function....Reactions 0 reactions Comments47 repliesDiagnosis
Nano-silica exposures...the only significant effect of this which I noticed was that it became impossible to breathe when there was any pressure on my chest, such as when in water...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesWork & Employment
new-drugs-aim-disarm-immune-system-s-atomic-bomb-cells...conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), they seem to lose their sense of direction: Instead of homing in on bacteria, they wander...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Intruse Ellipta...She wanted to drop my Advair dose down but since my Dr told me it was the right dose for me on the last visit and I had not...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
prognosis??...more a day, roll ups and general cigerettes, she doesn't eat hardly any nutritional food, microwave pasties and drinks nothing but cups of tea, no fresh water...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 replies
UPdate on Lung Cancer and COPD...The doctors wanted to back up with something though just to try to ensure possible remission....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
Repeated flare ups...I’m starting to wonder if it’s COPD. It’s so frustrating medics just discharge me cos oxygen sats are fine....Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesBreathingChronic BronchitisCoping
Feeling scared and guilty....She has felt way 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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 replies
Living with End Stage Emphysema...It has been a transforming experience for me, and I wanted to share it....Reactions 0 reactions Comments34 repliesEnd StageEmphysema
Major Power Outage and another hospital follow up...So please check yourself, do you have emergency supplies within reach, back up meds in case you cant walk out to get them yourself, do u have snacks, water...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesAwarenessTips & AdviceBreathing
Cellulitis again?...I have to stay off it, so very little walking around, just to the bathroom and kitchen for water and food. This is the weirdest thing ever!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments26 repliesFlares