I am doing a survey for a young man who is interested in the way weather determines the kind of day that you will have. Please share your story. I will not divulge where I got the information, I will just relay the information. Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone. I am new here, great to find you. I'm waiting for CT scan to find scale of COPD, my question is, can anyone tell me more about the tickling sensation on my back. It feels like spiders on my ribcage! I suspect it's not good news.

I too was a smoker and I quit...over and over and over again. It's been over 30 years since the last time I quit. I tried everything I could think of and what finally worked for me was an overwhelming sense of being disgusted with myself. Everyone who …

There is a NEW FAA rule about flying with oxygen. Please check your battery and find out what the watt hour rating is. It has to fall below the 160 maximum allowed by FAA or your battery may be banned from the flight. The Inogen One G5 double (16 cell) …

It's like it's deep in my lungs. Definitely an innate immune response. Can't catch a break, just taking prednisone 6.25 mg daily. Have to see a speach pathologist before anyone will try any further medications. What a load of twaddle. Vocal chord …

Hello Friends, Well.... it seems as if I have unwillingly just joined a club that none of us wanted to belong too and I am scared to death. As a 30 year plus smoker, time and the Marlboro's have caught up with me and 16 days ago I found myself in what I …

I’m 35 and had asthma all my life and recently have been diagnosed with COPD no hospitalizations but I use my inhaler a lot and it always helps . I had a lung test and CT scan. Could this still be just asthma? I didn’t see anything on the CT about COPD ? …

The only reason I can possibly think of (and i'm not medically trained at all) is that it reduces inflammation which in turn slows the progression. The study below adds some useful insights, but again its very much lab work and not human studies. …

I missed the session on 7/9/25 Is there a transcript available for review?

Just curious, with the spirometer they give you in the hospital they say to use every hour, and the v pep. should you wait awhile after you eat to use them. Thank you G-Ann

Hello, thank you for letting me join. I live in the UK and was diagnosed with emphysema 6 months ago. Post chest infection This was after a chest x-ray that showed hyperinflated lungs with structural changes suspicious for underlying emphysema. I have …

Hello, Last October, i went to see a doctor for help/advise with smoking cessation. The doctor had a spirometry test done in the office. He said my airways where very tight. He prescribed nicotine patches and wellbutrin for the smoking cessation. When …

Does anyone know where to purchase Trelegy for less? I looked at alldaychemist and complete online pharmacy and they do not seem to carry it. There does not seem to be a generic for this medication. At about the 6 month point in a year, my cost …

What causes the feet to swell and what can I do. I up walking and doing Pt, is there anything else to do to help, and I elevate, G-Ann

Has anyone had Lasik cataract surgery who has stage 3 copd. How was your experience?

Very long first post. Sorry. I’m struggling and need to offload everything because I don’t understand how I ended up like this. Skip to the Symptoms section if you don’t want to read my backstory. I know no one here can diagnose me. But maybe someone can …

I was recently diagnosed with moderate to severe COPD at 28 years old. The past few nights, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night and feeling pressure in my left breast. Feeling there, it’s as if my ribs have moved or at the very least, are not …

I'm I guess not really that young, but found out I had some emphysema scattered in both my upper and lower lobes of my lungs. I tested negative for the AAT Deficiency. I am a preemie survivor, who was on a vent for three months after birth. But I had …

I was diagnosed with emphysema years ago. I was taking 2 puffs of generic Spiriva every day. All was good till I got covid. I'm not vaxxed, got covid in January of this year. After I got over it, I had a lot of problems. Breathing was worse and the …

I have these 2 prescriptions that I won't use. Wondering if I could send them to someone who would use them. They would have to pay the shipping charge only, from Cleveland Ohio. The pharmacy won't take back, never opened, and I won't use a steroid and …

Had my spirometry today, here are the results. Just a reminder why I had the spirometry. My x-ray notes included this phrase emphysematous appearing. Is this test ok? if so what should I do next regarding the notes from the x-ray. Thanks Lee

Any ideas what to do with the long 50 ft hose I drag behind me when I walk in house G-Ann

I am (now) 25 and after struggling with breathing issues for what feels like all my life (and things like chest pain/tightness/heaviness, excess mucus, horrible acid [even at 10 years old], chronic fatigue and general breathing difficulties).. I finally …

Did you know that members of the COPD Foundation have been traveling to minor league baseball stadiums to raise awareness and educate the public about COPD? Over the last several years, we have spread awareness at the following stadiums: The Louisville …

Desaturated to 86 bilateral pins and needles in both hands and the technician had to call a doctor in. Apparently a sharp decrease in DLCO. A respiratory consultant I saw before told me to wear gloves when my hands turn blue, and a nurse accused me of …