Welcome to COPD360social Jim C. You will make many friends here. Yes it's normal. I also suffer from anxiety. Kinda stays with you.I had to get a prescription from the Dr. to deal with anxiety.

I, for one, am glad the medical system is o longer treating us like mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed sh--). With "MyChart" I get test results before the doctor even sees them. Sometimes I choose to panic. Sometimes I choose to wait and see what the …

It's one of two three-in-one meds available; the other is Trelegy. They work well for some people; for others, not so much. It's been around for several years, but it is one of the newest combinations we've seen.

Greetings, Former smoker,59, that quite about 9 years ago. About 1 year ago LDCT found ‘minimal’ emphysema, went to specialist and had spirometry.Doctor said spirometry was normal. He told me never smoke again, eat well, lose weight, and keep up on …

Are there ever any conferences for COPD patients to learn about new research, medications, etc. If so, how can I find out about them?

Hi, so I just got the results of my pulmonary function test. I was surprised to see that the results were actually better than two years ago, not much, but better. That surprised me because I have been feeling worse and more limited. Now that I have had …

Has anyone been prescribed the new nebulized therapy that is supposed to reduce exacerbations and is steroid free, I think, Ohtuvayre from Verona pharmacy? It has had great test results but my doctors here aren’t familiar with it apparently it’s some …

I went to the ER for right shoulder pain. They did some Xrays gave me some pain medication and sent me home. No one went over these reswith me at the hospital, I just happened to check my chart. I am very scared, how bad is this? Am I in big trouble? 35 …

I'm I guess not really that young, but found out I had some emphysema scattered in both my upper and lower lobes of my lungs. I tested negative for the AAT Deficiency. I am a preemie survivor, who was on a vent for three months after birth. But I had …

Hi Everyone, for completeness I thought I'd add these in especially if anyone ends up in a similar situation to myself in the future. These were the PFT results that I had recently prior to my appointment with my consultant, FVC 5.58 (93% predicted) …

I use Ohtuvayre first, then Breztri. If you have been prescribed Ohtuvayre, you can confirm with your specialty pharmacy, but those were the instuctiond I was given

So here's my list------Fish oil--Flaxseed oil--Metamucil--Culturelle{probiotic}--Apple cider vinegar--D3--Oil of oregano and the Lung Meister---I should be cured of something!! My Doc says all ok...I will say I feel pretty good most of the time but I …

Good morning, just want to know, I can sometimes cough after drinking water and cough clear, then mucus turns slight green then green, back to clear. Does anyone else do this. I have called my pulumnary Dr he will return call when he gets out of …

Hi all Up until today was using tins (Baked Beans) to do Arm Curls etc started 5 repetitions and now at 10 repetitions, I tended to use same 2 tins. "Whoops" used those Beans and they were mush looked like a tin of slop, so got some dumbells. 1 pair …

Does anyone else experience center back, and rib pain? I notice this when I was weaned off prednisone, and when I finish some leg and arm therapy

Im booked in for a lung function test in December.... im wondering if I could have copd every morning I wake I can't catch my breath until I've managed to hock up the thick yellow sometimes white brownish stuff sometimes rather big amounts that are so …

This sounds like sequential respiratory infections. Please see health care provider and get evaluated. In the meantime - control what you can (diet, exercise, vaccinations, exposures). Chronic bronchitis in someone your age does occur- but it pretty …

Hi all. Like many of us here, I'm looking to get the best run of life that I can - minimize symptoms and progression as much as possible, for as long as possible. I'm also - currently - not as mentally tough as many on here. Working on it, but battling …

A friend was dianosed. How long will it stay mild?

Hi all- I'm new here. I will be getting O2 in the next few weeks and have questions about what my options will be. For the record, I'm a youngish 62 year old female. I have emphysema, not sure of the stage at this point, but probably somewhere in stage 3 …

Sounds wonderful Dinna25. I'd love to be able to grow some of my own food. And a wonderful question about exercise. What's enough or too much? What types? Check the information under the Learn More tab at the top of the page; great information …

Thanks, Karen and Wildebeest. Yeah gonna look into the PFT privately soon, think it's around £500. Re what you said about the lungs changing slowly, this is the weird thing, they seemed to get way worse in like a month. Anxiety could be part of it. I …

My 92-year-old mother was just told she has COPD. Apparently when she had TAVR two years ago it was discovered but never dealt with. She has had a chronic cough for about 6 years - but her mother also had a chronic cough for the last 10 years of her life …

Hey guys it’s me again, I said I was new at all this! I hate to come in all the time with a question, however I have been burping more than usual I think I may be indigestion, I just like to know what I can take over the counter with COPD. I hate to take …

have been doing alot of reading on this disease. One of the things that i saw was you shouldnt bend over to do stuff. Just wondering is this why, while working my allotment today (great exercise i thought), I was bent over for a while replanting Leaks, …