I was wondering if anyone here is receiving Palliative Care and what your Fev-1 is? My mother has a Fev-1 of 15%. And she is on palliative.

Hi SAW66.....I'll just echo the others.....You need to get your husband to an appt with you. We all need all the support we can get..sorry you're not getting it--you DESERVE it. Does your husband not know that commercials are for selling products-NOT …

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me work out the meaning of my fiance's lung function tests. He recently passed away at home I am thinking of respiratory or heart failure or both. We did realise his lung function tests were bad but did not realise he …

I have noticed many questions on here lately about pain in the head and neck region as well as pain in the chest region. I have also seen a lot of discussion about muscle cramps. My doctor placed me on magnesium therapy because of muscle cramps and pain …

I have both Anoro and Bevespi, and most of the time, I find the Bevespi works the fastest and best of the two. You have to use it twice a day, and if you don't really clean your mouth after it, it can really irritate...mouth ulcers, etc. To me, it seems …

Hello everyone. I am still having trouble breathing. Some days I almost feel normal but most days I am always aware of my breathing. Still waiting to have lung function tests. My appt is 10/09. Anyway, I woke up this morning with a sore throat and …

My question is my doctor has prescribed two inhalers for me. One is Inspiolto Respimat which I don't seem to have any issues with and another is Alvesco 200mcg which is making my legs hips sore. Also seems to make me very tired. I am wondering if others …

This NCBI paper on history of COPD says what needs to be done to diagnosis this. SO WHY IS THIS NOT BEING DONE? THIS IS PATHETIC. This was written in 2006, over a decade ago. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC27065... EXCERPTS: Spirometry …

Good evening everyone! I hope you are all well! I finally got scheduled to see Pulmonolgist for lung tests. The soonest they can get me in is October 9th. That seems like a long time away when I have trouble breathing everyday. I don't know anyone …

With the roller coaster I have been on as of late with insomnia and medication reactions trying to fight off a lung infection something new has come up. Uncontrolled dozing off. I have worked through a bunch of meds and think I have eliminated the side …

I have COPD, which is a life-threatening and incurable disease. I got this disease by smoking and thus introducing crap into my lungs that my lungs were not designed to handle. Vaping is a new way to inhale crap into your lungs. When I see people with …

Good morning! I completed a complete PFT with bronchodilator this week. I am a bit confused by the conclusions. Spirometry results: Spirometry shows an obstructive ventilatory defect with reduced FEV1/FVC ration of 47%, and reduced FEV1 of 47% predicted. …

Can you get PTSD from a shocking event like from being in the hospital for long period of time and your life changed 360?

It's almost the open window to change medicare plans (October 15 to December 7). I use our local Y, so when I am calculating whether it makes sense to change plans, one factor is, "Does the plan include "Silver Sneakers" (with free gym) or "Silver and …

Hi, My mom's Inogen at Home unit caught a small amount of splash, when she spilled a coffee the other day. I cleaned the particle filter, and that's ok. I can see that some there are some splashes on the columns. There are no error codes and the output …

what to do if can't breathe on own, can i go home? cant walk to exercise yet , its 7weeks. not sure if i will be able to do pt, on ventilator, not sure if can wean off.

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Hello everyone! I hope everyone has a great day! I read somewhere that blowing up balloons may help strengthen lungs and help overall breathing. Has anyone tried this?

I had a severe exacerbation aka Flare Up four weeks ago that first put me in the ER. I was told then it could take up to a month to recover fully from it. It was brought on by an upper lung infection I have been trying to rid myself of for three or four …

I recently had a lung biopsy the results came back, I do not have cancer but I do have something called Organizing Pneumonia or Boop. My Doctor put me on prednisone 6 pills a day 10mg each. Have any of you heard of this kind of pneumonia? Prednisone has …

My mama has a chest full of mucus and Vicks has petroleum in it! She really needs to rub her chest down with something that will help!

Hello, everyone! Sorry for so many questions. My lung test appt is not until Oct. 9th and hopefully, I will get my questions answered then. I was speaking with a neighbor who i barely know today. A very nice man who I notice always wears oxygen. I was …

It is an incredible nebulizer that is rechargable, silent, and you can take it with you in your pocket anywhere. I can't recommend this enough to anyone with copd. I can leave my house and not be afraid of needing to take an emergency treatment. Finally …

Quads ache severely upon weight bearing and I have a feeling of heat and hardening of the muscles

Why measure exhaling by an exaggerated forced 1 second? If I do breathing at my normal speed, the deep breath in and back out feels smooth and good. I bet it is then normal or mild rather than obstructed. Why isn't breathing for 2 or 3 seconds good …