I have gained about 10 pounds and it is all in my stomach. I don’t what to go to the gym because I don’t want to wear my mask. What kind of exercise can I do? What do you do? Also what is a good diet to go on. I need help getting started. Tha

I noticed the other day when applying lotion that my rib on my left side hurt when I pressed it. This is the same side I had a lung biopsy on a year ago. In fact we’re it hurts us right we’re the scar is. It does not hurt when I breathe and I do not …

My feet and ankles now swell during the day but are ok when I get up in the morning?

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It is November, COPD Awareness Month. Hmmmmm… So, what, actually, is awareness? Is it just knowing that this disease exists? Is it knowing what the letters COPD stand for? Is awareness knowing how COPD affects those diagnosed with it? Or is awareness a …

my dad has COPD and keeps having nose bleeds and bad headaches he has the humidifer on his oxygen tank, what else can we do to help him?? i'm really worried?

Todays ? from Norso numbskull....... The 30 mins exercise per day does it have to be all in one session. For instance I do squats waiting for kettle to boil. Then may not do star jumps till I've drunk tea. Then read then do push ups etc. Should I …

Just googled neuropathy and copd and wish I hadn't... Ive been having tingling in left hand and foot. It started with foot going numb about half an hour after walking then coming back to normal after rest. Now foot goes numb very soon after putting …

I can have either Revlar or Spiriva Respimat Which would be best for me? Stage 2 73% Morning cough and mucus Thanks

It's always nice to have something to look forward to. Whether it’s a special meal, a TV show or sports event, a phone call with a friend, or something more long term... the graduation or wedding of a loved one, a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, or …

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When I changed my cannula I discovered there was no air coming through it -- neither the old one or the new one. I checked my hoses and there was no air coming out of anything, altho the little bit of water in my bottle was bubbling. After messing around …

With my NHS respiratory appointment months away, I paid for a private consultation today and puffing into machine yielded what I think he said was 73% or thereabouts... I asked what stage and he said moderate and mild, he used both terms... so I'm still …

Because I'm waiting so long to see specialist I asked for my x-ray report as 3 doctors have given me different versions... Here it is:- Standard chest x-ray: old pleural scarring. Emphysemous changes reported. Nil acute. Consider resp referral. XR …

I know this question has been asked and answered a lot but it is about 4 years old so as new participant allow me to ask it again. I am now 'graduated' to 6 LPM and also to dry and blood smeared noses. Not a full bloody nose but some times a dry nose …

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I now run on continuous flow so I just stick the end of the cannula to my ear. At 5 or 6 lpm it sounds like a mini-tornado. I also find my nose to be really sensitive to cold and sneezing.

Hi, My mother who is O2 user has also recently been given a Bi PAp after a recent exasperation. She is having a huge time adjusting to it. Even though it is important and it helps keep her Co2 levels at bay it is preventing her form sleeping> The sound …

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I've never been good at the "every" day, but I do write often, and have been writing since I was in high school. My writing tends to be more reflective than detailed. It helps me tap into something at a different level ...At times writing helps me make …

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Sorry to ask yet another question but with little access to drs and no consultation with respiratory for months I have nowhere else to turn... To recap... I had a chest x-ray and was told it showed emphysemic changes. About 2 months ago. I congratulated …

sometimes i am so horse nothing comes out. It's a real problem for me and I'm sure its the medicine. I just try to drink lots of water. It's a pain for sure......but better than being sob

This is weird sp02 in the morning is 97, 98 even 99 and bpm is anything from 56, 67 to 74.... But at night and early evening sp02 drops to 94, 95, 96 and bpm goes up to 85, 86... Is that normal... I don't understand it at all. And there's today's …