I am 47yrs old and newly diagnosed with COPD. The hardest part is coming to terms with not being able to do anything strenuous without first having to think about it. How does one remain positive with such major changes to your 'quality of life".

walking, my 02 starts out at 95 then goes up and down like the small inclines I am walking. It will go down to 89, then back up to low 90's. Had it go as low as 86 and then came right back up to 91. I am on 02 at night. I walk a little over 2 miles if …

Hi everyone. Does anyone know why I would feel I am getting more O2 when I am using my portable liquid than when I am at home on my Exchanger? I am at a level 6L, but feel better when on the liquid. I do know that the hose is larger on the liquid O2 one. …

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WYHOJR8BTCS Here is a link that explains PFT and results.

I am 43 years old and diagnosed about two years with COPD, with a FEV1 of 71%. I had already quit smoking a few months before the diagnosis and I have been exercising with long walks daily, as I followed the medication to the letter. However, I feel that …

2 truths and a lie: 1. I obtained both my bachelor's and master's degrees in four years 2. I have had braces twice 3. I've never been to a professional sporting event

As some of you have already mentioned I lay my clothes out the night before. I have the medications that I take by mouth in containers that have the 7 days of the week on them. I have a clear one for morning and a blue one for evening. When it is time to …

This afternoon, in a plseant 72F/65%, enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend. Feeling slightly SOB, I checked my O2, on my thumb as I usually do. 84%! I turned on the O2, and watched it bounce around 84%-87%. I then increased the O2 to #3, still below …

I found that on my 4ft. cannula, I have two different widths of tubing. I would like to know the smallest width, and the large width, and what company carries the small width?

I'm back on Combivent Respimat. Trouble is I don't get much relief from it alone. Figured a nebulizer would be the ticket but both the Albuterol Nebulizer or the DuoNeb seem to be too much and I wind up with major breathing difficulties. Any suggestions?

Are you or a loved one using oxygen? If so, we want to hear what challenges you are facing so that we can help advocate to improve your quality of life. For the first time in years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing …

Im new here and I’m scared, I’m really scared. Yesterday I went to urgent care with shallow breathing so they took a chest X-ray and the radiologist said it look like emphysema. Then the doc had me do a PFT which I did well on and it did not appear there …

Hello all- I thought I would post a few frequently asked questions I get asked about the State Captains Volunteer Program! What is the State Captains Program? The State Captains program is a group of 100+ volunteers who want to help spread awareness …

Are there any recognized treatments for patients with both COPD and Sarcoidosis

hi all, my pulmonologist now wants to put me back on 10mg prednisone to be tapered off when the cellcept becomes useful. Still ideopathic so guess he is treating symptoms in case it’s IPF. It’s hard for me to talk to him about these issues maybe because …

Hello I'm new on this site today trying to find alternative ways my dad can have emergency oxygen. He uses 6 lpm on constant flow with his Invacare Platinum 10 home system. I just read a post about Liquid O2 therapy. Can anyone please tell me if he would …

I met w/the clinic this morning for the first of 5 visits. Today, signing the consent formssss. Next visit, some preliminary med tests, and confirming if I will be part of the study. For the next month I'll be on Symbicort. Followed by a 24 hour session. …

My mother is in hospital the past week because of an exacerbation and pneumonia. My family wants her to try pt rehab. Most of the pt nursing places have bad reviews by patients and family. Should she go to a place that is below or average, or just do …

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My mother has an Inogen One g3 for a few months and all of a sudden tonight it turned itself on and then the display would flash "shutting down", then it would restart. It keeps doing this repeatedly. The only way to stop was to remove the battery. I …

SOB vs O2

I was diagnosed with sever COPD in January 2011, my doctors told me I was not going to be able to do a physical job of any kind ever again. They recommended I apply for SSDI, I did and filled out the online application but also contacted a place called …

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copd and asthma are overlapping.  I have asthma and emphysema. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23473596

Hi Evie, speak with the Physician who diagnosed you in terms of further exploring 'allergy tests' there's no harm to having it done. In most cases to my knowledge, it's airborne pollutants that's the cause. Keeping the furnace and AC filters on a …