I am working on planning a program that aims to help reduce the likelihood that COPD patients will land in the hospital and if you do end up in the hospital, reduce the likelihood that you will have to go back. Please help us understand more about the …

Hi all, My father has got COPD for nearly 6 years, I want to buy him a Inogen G4 oxygen concentrator online, since it it not available now in China. However, it seems much more complicated than I thought: 1. I need a prescription from a certificated …

The oxygen transfer from lung to cell is mediated via blood. The blood is just a reservoir for oxygen similar to u tube which fills when it is low automatically. as the blood oxygen measurement is much easier, it is widely used. water reservoir level, …

I recently had a PFT redone because the first one was abnormal. My levels improved in every area on the new test, except my FEF25-75, which had a value of 65. The pulmonologist did not seem concerned but wants me to redo the PFT in 3 months. I’m still …

Hi Janina, Within a year of taking inhaled meds I started experiencing what my former doctor (a P. A.) and I suspected were symptoms of GERD. The only thing I could eat that didn't cause problems were Twizzlers and liquids. I was given a prescription for …

If so, once your levels came up, did they stabilize? My mom's sodium levels dropped pretty low to the point where she could not speak coherently. They are going up. I would like to know how they can stay up and stabilize.

Always purchase on the internet but from a business that also has a physical store. A lot of companies on the internet carry no inventory and just dropship. Check out sites like First medical for oxygen and CPaps.com for CPaps. Also check out what they …

This is a great conversation and one that's so important! I think we can look at COPD frustration in two major ways. short term and long term. You may have frustration over the fact that you can't get from "here to there" without running out of air...or …

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Thanks for posting this Fabiana. I have one of those bracelets. As it relates to the COPD community John would ask as many people as possible to get involved and make their voices heard. Whether through advocacy efforts, getting involved in COPD360social …

Hi Caroline, Etsy would definitely be an option. I have been on Etsy since 2009 and have two shops there, though both are temporarily closed while I try to keep up with a heavy freelance workload. One downside to Etsy is that there is overwhelming …

New song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xVkrpFf6k&feature=youtu.be

Hi, I believe the COPD Foundation's Pulmonary Education Program (PEP) utilizes videos from the "Sit and be Fit" Series. I believe these exercises are good for those with limited mobility or beginners: https://www.sitandbefit.org/ I'll see if one of …

Stacy there is a free test thru the mail confidential that you can do from your own home. I have done it myself being so many generations of asthma in my family. You e-mail them give them the information they will send it to you and you do the test 3 …

My partner / husband has Pulmonary Fibrosis which is obviously different than COPD but they share many characteristics. I got here by way of Google looking for information about portable oxygen concentrators and continuous flow vs pulse dose. My partner …

I found this site to be interesting: Natural Breathing Gently and slowly inhale a normal amount of air through your nose, filling only your lower lungs. (Your stomach will expand while your upper chest remains still.) Exhale easily. …

I'm attaching a checklist and action plan that's on my website, as well as the sample emergency information card that I have customized and carry in my wallet. The information is from a fake patient with the form that can be used to complete (or modified …

What you heard from the pulmonologist is not absolutely certain-sure true, but given those spirometry results (that's the breathing test you were given the results of) and what was shown in the CT scan, that's exactly what I would have told you. Your …

Wow!! I am posting a link that proposes we stay fit while traveling. No equipment is necessary for any of these exercises. My goal is to work up to about half of the warm-up and then add one or more of the other exercises per day. If I am not back on for …

It's easy to feel that COPD doesn't get nearly enough press. Let's post articles about COPD here. Bonus points if they explain COPD in a positive light and are helpful.

I was diagnosed with COPD several years ago and was told I had emphesyma. I was a former smoker who only smoked lightly and quit 45 yr. ago but asthma runs in my family. About 2 months ago I was diagnosed with brachiecstasis. I have mucus in my lungs …

I am a member of the Integrative Therapy Special Interest Group of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Our group has a website on the ATS and would like to a few select scientific websites for complementary, supplementary, integrative therapies for: 1. …

Rolando, Another COPD patient and I started our own very casual support group a few years ago in Central Florida - we called it the "Lunch Bunch Group".  We didn't have a set schedule, but met occasionally and in various restaurants in the Central …

Good afternoon! I mentioned yesterday that I would be posting my Tuesday Tunesday song on today’s check in. I have to tell you that there are few songs that really amuse my kids when we hear them on the radio or better yet, if they play while we are out …

I agree with everyone who has commented thus far; eating inside a restaurant is still high on the list of risky activities for us. I’m still avoiding groups of people, even when outdoors.