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Yankoz

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Jan Cotton-Illinois State Captain

Jan Cotton-Illinois State Captainanswered the question Medicare and 02 Coverage

I have the concentrator with a refil tan attached. I just refill my portables when they are empty. So convenient.
Ms DVBill66Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captainand 1 other also answered the question Ms DVand 3 others also answered the question

1 hour ago

Vinny M

Vinny Mvoted on A COPD Case Study: Susan M.

Gave a thumbs up for a PRAXIS blog post!

2 hours ago

Jimmy S

Jimmy S

Good Morning and thank you for the add Bill.  Hope your having a great start to your day.

3 hours ago

Kristen Willard

Kristen Willardadded a new article A COPD Case Study: Susan M.

COPD case study

Meet Susan M! Share your impressions in our latest COPD case study.

Summary of in-patient admission: Susan M. is being discharged today following a 6-day ICU and step-down admission for acute exacerbation of COPD with bacterial pneumonia requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation for a period of 32 hours. Subsequent to her extubation and...

3 hours ago

edpe77

edpe77

The madness of this disease! I keep my inhalers, and a log sheet in the bathroom. The log sheet is just to tell me the time of a puff. So tonight, feeling fine, I noted it had been 5hrs since my last puff. Typically I need a boost between 3 - 4 hrs. I kid you not, I walk out to the kitchen, there's good ol SOB! I think it's a "mind" thing.
Anyone else notice this phenomenon?
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16 hours ago

Bill66

Bill66answered the question COPD & Strange Chest Pain?

Clarice, glad your having your pain checked out, I wish there was a way all these weird sensations, aches or pains were somehow documented by someone more comforting than DR. GOOGLE!
ClariceevesDavinaTand 5 others also answered the question Clariceand 7 others also answered the question

16 hours ago

edpe77

edpe77answered the question THE CASE FOR SELFISHNESS….

Excellent issue! Case in point, I had some friends over for an evening of euchre. We were playing for a short while.and one of them has serious coughing spell, from his cold. By not being SELFISH, I subjected myself to the risk of a repertory infection - …

16 hours ago

Bill66

Bill66

My First COPD T-Shirt will be here shortly, I crack a huge smile evertime I think about it! I closed my eyes and dreamt I heard the UPS Guy bringing it to my door today😀

17 hours ago

Jastro

Jastroasked the question: Medicare and 02 Coverage

I am told Medicare won't cover a POC and 02 tanks. Ok, what do people do if the power fails and tanks are the only option?

17 hours ago

Uncle Jim

Uncle Jimasked the question: THE CASE FOR SELFISHNESS….

Since you were just a little bitty thing, you were told not to be selfish. If you failed to share a toy, a game, or whatever, you got hollered at. Selfishness, coveting something, refusing to put others first, was portrayed as a bad thing, a sure way to …

18 hours ago

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captain

Karen Deitemeyer - Florida State Captainanswered the question Bullea Treatment

Hi kking5112, I'm sorry that you're getting confusing information. I don't have any experience with blebs or bullea, but wanted to welcome you to 360Social. I hope that one of our RT's or patients who have a personal experience will see your post soon …

18 hours ago

kking5112

kking5112asked the question: Bullea Treatment

We are being told so many different things, I know everyone,s case if different but if you have a bullea or a bleb I have questions for you. 1) Did you have it removed? Did it help? 2) what size was or is it or they? 3) If it or they have not been …

20 hours ago

Bill66

Bill66

Who came up with the COPD Slogan For the T-Shirt? Its pretty awesome! Just an FYI:  I'm buying woolite for the T-Shirt and handling it like a cashmere sweater...

21 hours ago

JeannieM

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1 day ago

Kelseytwo1

Kelseytwo1answered the question How to overcome Breathlessness

stiolito for me works really. well Have been on it about 2 months. IT worked for me almost immediately. So far for me, it works better than any others. I am late stage COPD/emph. Took me a very long time to come to terms with this disease, changed my …
JonHI2centsSusan Nanceand 3 others also answered the question JonHIand 5 others also answered the question

1 day ago

CathyC

CathyCvoted on A COPD Case Study: Jim B.

Gave a thumbs up for a PRAXIS blog post!

1 day ago

JeannieM

JeannieManswered the question Is this copd related or something else?

Went to the ER today and not sure I'll ever do that again. Hubby and I got there at 10 am and left at 4:30 pm. Still sitting in the waiting room. Live in a rural area and it's the only hospital within about 40 miles. My opinion of the hospital is so bad …
Viper65clipper (Debbie) - NJ State Captain Ms DV also answered the question Viper65and 2 others also answered the question

1 day ago

Clarice

Clariceanswered the question Have you seen the new COPD Awareness shirt?

Since November is COPD Awareness month...hoping mine will come sooner rather than later so I can wear it to more of the organizations I volunteer with to help spread the word.
Jan Cotton-Illinois State CaptainStephanie Williams, RRTOrlan = State Captain also answered the question Jan Cotton-Illinois State Captainand 2 others also answered the question

1 day ago

clipper (Debbie) - NJ State Captain

clipper (Debbie) - NJ State Captain answered the question Are all pulmonologists so discouraging and give you so little time

I think you might want to look for a new pulmo. There was truth in what he said but he also omitted so much that he painted a very skewed picture. First I a going to assume that when you say FEV of 71 what you mean is FEV1 71% predicted. I disagree that …

1 day ago

Angie67

Angie67asked the question: Are all pulmonologists so discouraging and give you so little time

I went for my first 3 month check-up and I asked the pulmonologist was my FEV of 71 bad and he said yes it was bad. My pulse ox was 97, my lungs sound fine and he said I still don't need meds. I told him that I have hypothyroidism and am now on meds for …

1 day ago

Kristen Willard

Kristen WillardI appreciated this tweet and photo from Dr. Elaine Bevan-Smith in the UK. She is very active on Twitter and a proponent of exercise and activity for people with COPD, including pulmonary rehabilitation and participation in choirs!


https://twitter.com/breathe_happy_/status/918716976205312000

elaine bevan-smith on Twitter

“These people from our #breathehappy COPD walking group didn't choose to get COPD - but they have chosen to live well with the condition”

1 day ago

Yellowrose

Yellowrose

I had my full work up and dr said the copd is moderate. I smoked for 20 years but haven't smoked for 25 years. The damage was done all those years ago. I'm on oxygen now at night at level 2 and take stiolto but only in AM; haven't required the emergency albuterol.  I hate exercise but now i have no choice.  Will start walking half hour a day. Always an excuse cause i work and tired when i get home. Thank you for all your comments. 

2 days ago

Nancydun

Nancyduncommented onWe Need Your Comments for the National COPD Action Plan

 Hi it said someone sent me a comment. I've had a problem with my hip replacement that I got on 1/20/2015, I was in severe pain, when trying to get off the recliner. To make it short I had an infected hip, which they ended up removing my hip and...

2 days ago

lbcoopman

lbcoopman

I had an episode I have never experienced this weekend. At an event we had to walk quite a distance. when we got there our seats were up higher in the stadium. the walk was a slow process to make that distance and i was a little winded but thought I was okay. rested a few went to go up the stairs got about 10 steps and all the sudden my heart was pounding and I could not breathe felt just limp/ set my bottle on 4 and after about 3 minutes I got some breath and it got a little better I turned it to 2 and sat there about 10 minutes after that I felt tired and very shaky on the inside but made it up the stairs okay. during the next few hours i went down and back up 2 times without any more than my usual go slow breathing a little harder. yesterday and today still shaky and very tired. 
i have had a throb pain that comes and goes above right brest below collarbone and a pain that is sporatic in my back between right shoulder blade and spine. tghis has been several weeks. now my question is was this a copd attack or a heart attack? Would it do any good to go in now? not having insurance its expensived if they cannot tell anything. my son in law is a medic and thinks it was the heart.... 

2 days ago

jackson223s

jackson223scommented onWe Need Your Comments for the National COPD Action Plan

 Jackson GraysonLast december I was told I had mild emphysema. I was shocked, I had only had minor breathing problems at times. However I had smoked for 17 years when I was very young and had quit over 38 years ago, when I developed asthma. I always...

2 days ago

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