I have gained nearly 8 lbs ovr the last 3 weeks or so with no diet or exercise change and have more SOB episodes when walking outside or up stairs. Is there a relationship with COPD or could it be something els? Am down to 7 mg of prednisone for the PMR …

Hi Norso check out the video by our own therapist .... JANE MARTIN ..... at this link for breathing exercises OK?.... Broncs https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/I-am-a-Person-with-COPD/Breathing-Exercises-for-COPD.aspx

Hi Jane....What makes me feel younger???? I'm 68---- Nothing anymore!!!!!---LOL--Just kidding!! For me I guess it's exercise. I believe it has literally saved my quality of life. Luckily for me I've always been active. Played sports until my mid 50's …

Sorry... Yet another question. Just read NAC is good as is ginseng for copd sufferers. Are they? And any other suggestions that might help

I am a bit scared to participate in love making but have a healthy partner and don't wish to deprive them. I do use Cialis and I have noticed this seems to reduce cough and mucus. It is available as adcirca. Just wondering if other people give up love …

I'm in stage 3 and have been in this stage for a year. I've had pneumonia 5 times and bronchitis twice. . I can't find even a ballpark answer to the life span questions. My doctor doesn't give me any real answers. I'm on spirva and rescue inhalers, but …

Wearing a mask that restricts breathing is not that uncommon in gyms, people wear them while working out to strengthen their respiratory muscles. It's pretty amazing what you see at the gym. There are plenty of ways to work all the respiratory muscles and there are a lot of them (muscles). I do a full range of exercises strictly for all the …

Btw I've yet to find any groups or anything. Most of what I've found is for parents of infants. My official diagnosis is bronchopulmonary dysplasia, symptomatically it's basically emphysema. And like I said earlier, I left the hospital at 4.5 months old …

Hi Has anyone been diagnosed with copd and emphysema for a long time . Ex. 10 years or more and is not on oxygen and why not

Omarwhaba, I am happy that you seem to be recovering with the exception of taste and smell. I am wondering for my own curiosity if you have been diagnosed with COPD. I and perhaps others would find benefit in learning from persons diagnosed with COPD …

Does anyone have ventilator fear? When I was in hospital recently, there was a discussion about VAT surgery...which meant a ventilator. We avoided the VAT surgery, however. My pcp was concerned because they had experienced difficulty getting COPD …

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My pulmonologist suggested getting an AVAP machine to use while sleeping. Is there anything else that helps. I do not think I can sleep with the mask on my face.

You have been give great spot on advice from all of the people who have posted previous to my post. I think that knowledge is power and like others have said I set about learning all that I could about the disease and trying my best to not deny the …

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Over the past few days I have encountered a rather sudden need for more oxygen from my concentrators to even get me close of minimum %. Last week I was using 3 Liters close to 24/7 with short off periods for eating and bathing. If I got SOB then I used …

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As the others have said we are all different. I don't usually get short of breath unless I'm exerting myself-for the most part. I'll go several days with no coughing-then-I'll get a couple of days of coughing and mucus. I just try to go with the flow …

My spirometry test results concluded that I had moderate to severe COPD with 43% lung capacity. Now I recently took a 6 minute walking test and did excellent with 98% oxygen levels and perfect blood pressure. My doctor diagnosed me as Type A and …