Same as always? just completed a Spirometry test and numbers (fev1/Fvc,Fvc,fev1)are exactly the same as 2 years ago? I got older and they stayed the same lol ... no progression, no improvement nothing! Still very mild obstruction . Anyone else’s number …

Hello everyone! I've recently been diagnosed with moderate emphysema via CT scan I had done of the neck for another concern. I do not suffer from any symptoms, therefore this was a shock to me. I am a former smoker of 25 years, quit 7 years ago but used …

At different times/places I will suddenly start coughing non-stop with little if any mucus, except in my nose. I also sweat like I've been running - it drips off my hair into my face/neck and my eyes tear and run. I can find no common denominator - I may …

Talk to your doctors about an exercise program, always get their approval first. Have you been jogging or is it something new for you? Please do not take this the wrong way but it could be that you are out of shape and it takes time to turn that around …

If you have a persistent cough, especially a newly developed one, it's best to go ahead and see a doctor. Can you call your doctor's office Monday morning and let them know what's going on?

I have been researching "cures" for COPD and these two things keep coming up, Inositol and IP6, along with NAC. Has anyone had any experience with these supplements, good or bad?

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I would consult with your oxygen provider. The literature says that it should fill to a MAXIMUM of 2000 PSI but doesn't say it will fill to 2000 psi. Right now it looks like it only is filling to 1500 psi. It might be a matter of calibration

Caroline hit it right on the head, sometimes you have to work out a plan with the medications, I like being on a statin and they can be somewhat rough on muscles, especially if you exercise, I found one that works the best for my body and drink plenty of …

When on Trelegy, I immediately had a side effect. Sleep was disrupted and I woke about 2 a.m. I was really awake and was up by 4 a.m. daily. I was quite tired by end of day. When taken off Trelegy (preparing for 2nd PFT testing), this side effect …

Like written in previous posts, I go through periods of time when I am cramp free and then they come back with a vengeance.. It is always the leg calves that cramp and it can be VERY painful! If I make an effort to try and stretch the leg that is …

Hi Tina-.......Your Dr should help you with this question as it pertains to you----and----The article Jean posted has great info

I have mild emphysema and within the last 3 or 4 weeks have been experiencing a pressure under my breasts around the front of my rib cage.  Almost like you feel when you have eaten too much, but that is not the case here.   My breathing is …

I finally got the full report. Any help interpreting appreciated. A few numbers I left off. Some numbers seem pretty good, but I'm diagnosed with moderate obstructive airways disease. Again, I am without symptoms usually and they have me on no drug …

Does anybody know any way to get ‘high flow oxygen equipment’ (as they have in hospitals) at home for end stage emphysema. My dads sats are so much better on it than on nasal cannula with floor concentrator. Here is an example: https://erj.ersjournals …

Only two numbers on the PFT test were really affected by the post bronch (asthma drug). But doesn't this mean that the asthma drug would help me with these improvements? How bad is this? The FEF 25 - 75 % is .60 actual and 23 predicted %. It was improved …

is the arm one I started with opens chest/lungs/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4285590... EXCERPT: A breast cancer patient has undergone what is believed to be one of the UK's first 'awake' mastectomies. Conducted at Furness General …

I'm currently trying to figure out Shortness of breath or Out of breath, it seems like I'm out of breath more than I'm short of breath and curious to see if its the exercise, before I started walking everyday I would be Short of breath, now it seems like …

Has anyone gone thru a full hip replacement or any surgery?

Hi everyone I was diagnosed via a CT with mild emphysema I saw a plumologist who advised don’t smoke anymore and you will never know you have it and will never get any symptoms. I don’t believe him as it just seems to straight forward to just quit …

O2 tubing tangles. Yesterday I decided to insert a swivel in line on my tubing. To soften the tubing, I heated some water, and held the tube end in it for a bit, then worked it on the tube. After getting both ends on the swivel, I dunked it in the water. …

Can I continue to use my cannula after using in the shower

Had severe exacerbation in July and hospitalized for two days then sent home with antibiotics and prednisone and oxygen to be used at night and as needed daily. Was doing very well until hit with bronchitis in December. Back in hospital for two days, but …

Can anyone tell me about the name of drugs Used to treat for COPD?. Because I want to know which medication help to treat COPD.