Yes! PRAXIS is an exciting COPDF initiative for healthcare providers, administrators and policy makers who are looking to improve COPD care and reduce hospital readmissions. The backbone of the initiative is a section on the COPD Foundation website …

This is a common question - and one of those things that is best to talk with your health care provider about before it happens. When possible, and if you notice them early on, it’s best to treat COPD symptoms at home. For example, your health care …

Could there be causes for these results besides COPD? “Spirometry was normal. Bronchodilatorresponsiveness was not observed. Lung volumes revealed air trapping. Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide when corrected for hemoglobin was normal. ASSESSMENT: …

Hi Al123, There is another resourse out there called UseInhaler. The website www.use-inhaler.com has some free educational material on how to use a variety of inhalers. If your grandmother is also able to, have her meet with a respiratory therapist …

Ask the alternative practices about how the COPD comes? if they say anything different from modern medicine you can try it as it has a different perspective. As far as I know, alternative practices copy and parrot exactly what your physician says but …

Hello, my name is Griselda and my mother who is 48 years old is diagnosed with pulmonary emhysema stage 3. She has never smoked during her life.Is this life threatening for her? Is she at risk? What should she do except mediaction? The doctor has given …

Here is some other information regarding expired drugs. I do think it is foolish to save them for years but I would not hesitate to use them up to several months past expiration. I am also very sensitive to those paying for these medications out of …

Lung function, no insurance companies cover the Lung Institute treatments, nor does Medicare or Medicaid. The reason? They're scams; snake oil and downright ripoffs. I would further refer you to this site: https://www.copdfoundation.org/Take …

To elaborate a bit on what Scott said, the people who do best with LVRS are those who have significantly more damage to the upper lobes than the lower ones and who have low exercise tolerance. This was determined by the NETT study referenced below. …

A little more specific plan for dealing with power shutoffs. https://www.adapacific.org/

Rehab focuses on strength exercises, cardio and endurance. The exercises are kinda tailored to improve activities of daily living. For home use, I like a Concept II rowing machine. You can probably pick one up off craiglist . I like rowing because it is …

Here is the Alpha 1 guidelines to read. https://www.alpha1.org/newly-diagnosed/learning-about-alpha-1/testing-for-alpha-1/

Copdathlete, I wrote a blog post that shows that there shouldn't be a problem bringing all the batteries you need for your POC on your flight. Hope it helps. I was thinking of flying to Australia/NZ and maybe Japan, so was investigating the possibilities …

Many local community or senior centers may offer a discount exercise class. I know if you look through some of the previous threads, this has been discussed before and others have made suggestions. Good luck!

I do have a lot of allergies to my asthma component I do get allergy shots called xolair have been for many years. The pollen has started here in north central SD too I get pollen count every morning to my e-mail. It was 8.1 this morning been high for a …

Hi Josh, It sounds like you are doing a terrific job, being a caregiver is not always easy and its good to know that there are some great resources that may help make things easier for you and your grandmother. In the latest issue of the COPD Digest, …

There is one genetic form of COPD that we know about called Alpha-1. You inherit the condition from your parents. Please take the time to check out the Alpha-1 Foundation web site to see about getting a home test kit. It is quick and easy. There is a …

Remember my report regarding how I thought that COPD was going through a change? Well, here's a PBS film that was shown last Friday on a lot of PBS stations. I couldn't watch because my local PBS affiliate didn't carry it. But I found it on the internet. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC36822... I too can be winded but show high o2. No doubt cooking wears me out too, and its a must to run the vent fan or have air scrubber. Is it possible the condition we suffer is oxygen induced hypercapnia? …

I am a school bus driver. I am concerned about when school opens up if returning to work with Covid if it would be a wise decision. I feel like it puts me in a dangerous situation.’How dangerous is Covid for all of us with COPD

For past few years shortness of breath has been gradually increasing so that going to the mailbox causes me to stop and catch my breath now, Pulmonolgist and testing diagnosis is COPD. Never smoked, no coughing nor sputum. I have scoliosis and Xray shows …

Does anyone know anyone who has copd and become infected with covid 19?

When I was first diagnosed with "mild COPD" three years ago, I was put on half doses of Symbicort daily (only one puff twice a day) and suffered no side-effects at all.  Since I was bumped up to full doses of Symbicort several weeks ago (two puffs …

I need two molars removed- Plus they found an extra tooth under the gumline ( called hyperdentia) Have no idea why it is there!? Found at a regular check-up. I am a total baby in the dentist chair with a mouth full of porcelain crowns. They always used …

I apologize if I misspelled the word above.... Anyway, does anyone experience hoarseness or loose their breath while talking?