Hi does any one have problems with their non invasive vent straps leaving ridges on their scalps and will it cause problem

Thank you all, for so many great, inspiring ways to control worry! The next time we start having worrythoughts, let’s remember that we have the power to choose our thoughts and not get all caught up in worrying.

I have 2 EverFlow concentrators running 24/7 in my house. They account for 35% of my power bill monthly..approx $70+. Any suggestions as to how to cut this usage..solar too expensive. power companies need to adjust Charges for medical purposes. …

Spiriva is a once-a-day med. I think if it were making me dizzy, I would take it before bed.

I have a dry cough and wheezing but no shortness of breath.

In the NY Times, from Bloomberg: The virus is reshaping smoking. In the U.S., 83 percent of smokers say a case of Covid-19 in their household influenced their desire to quit, Bloomberg reports .

Hi .i quit smoking 7 years ago after diagnosed stage one c.o.p.d. My husband is finding it very very hard to quit and has started vaping. While he smokes tobacco well away from me he is vaping near me and it is really irritating my lungs and makes me …

edpe77 - is "nutmouse" a Freudian slip ? Is that what you think of me - ? We need the answer to 7B

I have one 25' cannula extension hose on my concentrator which extends out to my recliner for TV viewing. I use a 7' cannula hose on it which I change out every two or three weeks depending on how stiff the ear tubes get. But I have not changed the 25' …

I was a denier. 20 + years ago my PCP told me I had a" little" COPD. It showed up on an Xray. He didn't know I still smoked-told him I just smoked cigars- sometimes-. I just blocked it out and moved on. I was always active and I just kept playing sports …

Question, I have Server COPD for last 8 years. I'm 68 years old and I am taking Stiolto and Asmanex and i take Singular, Daliresp, Pro Air HFA, XANEX, Nebulizer Albuterol and a Concentrator at bedtime. Before I was prescribe Stiolto and Asmanex I was on …

edpe77 If you post more puzzles, and I hope you do, can you use ones with answers available? The last one #15 is pretty frustrating, time for the answer.

I posted an earlier question regarding a "severely reduced DLCO" and got some good answers. I now understand what it is so I asked my lung specialist for my DLCO numbers from my last test. He told me my DLCO was 8.7 and that normal is 22.4 meaning I am …

It is not a S or 5. If you enlarge it, it looks like a diamond ring. So "ring in a ..... ?"

My mother has COPD and has been on Symbicort, Spireva, and high doses of prednisone over the past year. These are all steroids. Recently her sodium, potassium, chloride and anion gap are all low. Her CO2 is high. Could this be because of adrenal …

hi, i have been diagnosed with copd year ago and this year it has been a struggle, tired all the time and of late very dizzy. Has anyone else suffered from this iam 37 year old female.

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I miss baseball, too! We are a baseball family - my uncle was going to play professional ball, but then the Vietnam War happened and he was not able to play. Also, my cousin has been on the coaching staff for the Twins and the Tigers. It was always fun …

hello everyone. I recently talked with a woman who told me that her husband (who suffered with copd) tried the hydrogen peroxide treatment? In their nebulizer? I guess you put a couple drops hydrogen peroxide in distilled water and use that as treatment …

I am wondering if this is related to the humidity and heat.  I have had stabbing pain between my ribs for the past week.  Another person at work who also has had a collapsed lung is experiencing the same thing.  I do not believe that I am …

Are you ever the person late to the party? In my case, the party is every current band or TV show or trend. I don’t ever seem to catch on to them when the rest of the world does, but instead wait until they are but a Wikipedia entry when I finally come …

I posted about this a a few months ago about my nebulizer. I want something better than a cheesy aquarium pump for a nebulizer and I want it to really put out some med vapor pressure. I want to see the med solution turn a real milky white as it is being …

My husband in the late stages of copd and was doing fine but since the end of April he has been in and out of ER/hospital with an exacerbation and three bouts of pneumonia, each declining his health. His palliative care doctor thinks it may be time for …

#13 - Well, would you believe "The Dead Heart" song? It is a picture of a RIP heart. This is REALLY not a happy song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bFBzx7I_0

hi, I'm new to the COPD website. I am seeking advice for handling the financial aspects of my COPD. Oxygen concentrators, inhalers,co-pays.I am retired on a fixed Social Security income. I have Parts a b and c on my social security, I have been told that …