My elderly mum has COPD and the last 4 months has been on a constant merry go round of steroids. Her stats are now above 90 but still exhausted by SOB and I can’t get her to find the energy to leave the house. Any ideas people, I’m new to this forum

This is difficult to write. A week ago I was in ER for what was diagnosed as a COPD exacerbation. I’m unable to get a pulmonologist appt. for 1.5 months so saw my PCP. Was put on O2 for nighttime use, iprat/albuteral nebulizer 4x/day, 40mg Prednisone & …

Yes, Jean IA... longer exhales are always good! PEP Buddy helps you optimize - get the most benefit possible - from exhalation. Basically, this device helps you do a better job of what you aim to do every day - get as much stale air out of your lungs as …

Since you found a pulmonologist who was able to fit you in to his/her schedule, if you like the MD, ask if the MD if they have a GP they can refer you to. That’s how I go my awesome GP, a referral from my pulmonologist!

I find that going from sleeping flat to sitting/getting up makes my oxygen level plummet. When I sleep in the easy chair I don’t experience the plummet but rather I stay at good oxy level. I want to sleep with my spouse, so I’m looking for the best split …

Hi, I am under investigation for respiratory issues which I have had for around two year or may be even more but it is first now when it impacts daily life that testing to find the reason began. one wierd thing is that breathingdifficulty is associated …

A peak flow meter administered by non-professional is pretty much next to useless and will not give you any honest information. A better purchase would be a pulse oximeter at this stage. What you need to do is get your anxiety in check, quit vaping and …

Hi All. currently assisting with care of and visiting a sick 86 year old parent with double pneumonia and heart failure who is in hospital... I'm assisting / visiting 4 to 8 hours a day... I have mild COPD aged 53 and have had pneumonia vaccine... This …

Diagged with COPD around 14 yrs ago and given the usual Spiriva/Symbicort meds. When i learned that Symbicort is a Sterroid, I decided to limit my intake of that to ONE puff morning & evening.and have been doing perfectly well on that. Taking it easy I …

I have been on two inhalers (spiriva and symbicort (now breyna)) for 8 to 9 years. They just don't seem to be as effective now compared to the past. Is this normal or has my COPD progressed to a point that it may just not be as effective?

hi I have a question that I can’t find any update information on and the groups online that I’m on are all saying different advice so I’m coming to you lot if that is okay? as you know from my previous post I’ve been having some breathing issues with …

Have you tried the slider to tighten up the cannula!! That helps me to keep the prongs in place. I checked for longer prongs didn't find anything maybe someone else will know. The pediatric cannual are smaller maybe that would help.

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I was just diagnosed with mild emphysema. On my chart it says: mild emphysema Assesment- Recommendation: category 2 ( benign appearance or behavior ). Return for annual CT scan in 12 months. I am really scared. Everything I’ve read states that getting …

I began the Trelegy inhaler a week ago. I really clean out my mouth afterwards. But that does not get into the breathing area by the larynx. I have reactive airway affecting the larynx (damage from concrete dust when laying tile many years ago, I …

Hello everyone. I've been scanning through this forum, and want to commend you all for being such a resourceful and supportive community. I'm hoping some of you might be able to help point me in the right direction. I'm a 33-year-old male. I smoked …

Hi all, I was on the Breo ellipta inhaler for about 3 months. Now I have switched to a stiolto LABA/LAMA inhaler for 1 month. Stupidly, I tested stopping the LABA/LAMA inhaler for 1 week. Now my shortness of breath is back worse than ever before. I’ve …

Henan07 I just wanted to send a quick comment to say hello and that you are in the right place. We are so glad that you are here. Like Debbie said, there are a ton of resources on the Learn More tab, and in the downloads library. https://www …

I recently read and older article published from pubmed which states that a proven study from GLUCOLD found that inhaled steroids are contraindicated in emphysema, particularly centrilobular as they can “due to the risk of further progression of alveolar …

Hi Jordan, I'm not a clinician, but from what I have read normal findings of spirometry are an FEV1/FVC ratio of greater than 0.70 and both FEV1 and FVC above 80% of the predicted value. So, it looks as if your 85% FEV/FVC ratio is above that …

I’m aware that most biologics target allergic pathways but with the latest, Teszpire, it can also benefit non-allergic breathing processes. With that, does anyone know if there are any biologics in the pipeline that will target pathways that solely …

Hi All, Im a new member and I have just been diagnosed with copd after an attack of breathlessness at 5am on Dec 27th which landed me at A+E...I now have an inhaler and I ride horses for fun on long trips...will I still be able to do this? Does anyone on …

Today, I found out the answer to that question thanks to the good people on this platform. To recap, I am a 62 yo female who began smoking in my teens, quit daily smoking in 2005, and socially smoked (mostly in the warmer months) until last year. In …

I am looking into one way valves to reduce my SOB. Any thoughts?

I just read some old posts from folks who buy their meds from India. Can anyone tell me how you verified the quality and safety? It looks as if it is far less expensive, especially if you are in the Medicare Coverage Gap as I am now thanks to the …