I changed the long hose a week or so ago, and now Lucky is afraid to step over it. The way my room is arranged, he almost always has to step over it. He will stand there and wimper, or go over it then back up several times. Suggestions. ed

Just looking for any tips on purchasing portable O2 compressor for daily travel and also vacations. I have this big home one with a compressor for filling tanks, but those tun out pretty quickly. It's adversely affecting my social life, lol.

Medicare Rights Center has medicareinteractive.org. It also has a tollfree helpful helpline, 1-800-333-4114. There is free bi-weekly newsletter with good information you can sign up for as well, Dear Marci. you can learn more at medicarerights.org.

Shortness of breath. Smoker 35 years. CT Scan in ER. Diagnosed exacerbation of COPD. No further testing. Was on oxygen for three days and treated for Flu. No issues at present time. Stopped smoking. I feel for anyone that has this disease.

3 weeks ago my doc gave me the walk around tour and my sats dropped to 85. I had just gotten out of the hospital and the VA had already delivered an oxygen concentrator and 8 cylinders of O2. No instructions from hospital when released as to how often to …

There are inhaled meds, but I don't believe they are used for pneumonia or other lung infections. Maverick is right, the problem with COPD is the structural damage to the lungs and airways and there's nothing that can undo that. Meds help with the …

How long after quitting smoking do you feel better?

Has anyone tried acupuncture or Chinese medicine? CBD oil are another thing all over the internet? I know nothing about the oil thing but i have had acupuncture done for knotted muscles which worked very well. I would be more interested in the Chinese …

I'm new here, so hello to all! I was recently hospitalized due to headaches, sleepiness, dizziness, being off balance, being very emotional, having vivid and terrifying nightmares, etc. My O2 sats were in the 70s. It was discovered that my blood CO2 was …

I don't know if this is what it would be called, but I often have trouble with coughing spasms. I will cough and cough and cough and can't stop to catch my breathe. It is not a deep cough that coughs anything up, it is just like a tickle that won't stop. …

Grenz45 suggested searching for video. I did, and found this interesting series of edu: Here are two, they link to others like treatment explained: https://tinyurl.com/q8anv8n Inhalers explained: https://tinyurl.com/y4t4wyyu

I saw a great article written by FDA leadership and thought it may be of interest to some of you here. http://bit.ly/329oqvl One of the most important jobs of the US Food and Drug Administration is to make sure new medications and devices are both safe …

Hello everyone! Nice to meet you. I am new here, and I haven't been diagnosed yet. I am waiting to see the pulmonologist and had to wait 6 week (ugh) for an appointment. I am not looking for medical advice but I am curious if anyone has had a similar …

What numbers are people referring to when they say, "I have 60% of my lung function." Is it FEV1? The FEV/FVC ration? Something else? Thank you!

Hi Sorry, I don’t know if I’m using the site or post in correct area. My father passed away suddenly last week. He was diagnosed with stage 4 copd last year after a hospital stay. They never said end life copd but that if he went on the bipap and gave up …

Here is the situation. For two months I have been fighting a respiratory infection. I have been through several antibiotics and just cant seem to kick it out completely. 70% at best. I have a neutralizer and use Albuterol / Ipratropium with it. I have …

Over the past several days, I have had the pleasure of communicating by phone and email with David Knight, Executive Producer of COPD: The Logical Way to Improve Lung Function and Breathe Better, a documentary film designed to increase awareness of COPD …

My wife has reached a point that the mere thought of me leaving the house and being alone heightens her anxiety level. It’s starting to make me feel as if I’m in a cage and the bad guy when I insist she will be fine while I’m away. She has some …

Hi, I am an otherwise fit 53 year old male and have just been diagnosed with COPD. I stopped smoking 8 or 9 years ago. but this year noticed trouble breathing on occasion. Spirometry had me down as mild obstruction after inhaler. FEV 63% i think. No info …

I’ve gone around and around with my pulmonologist for over a year, with them being wishy washy about whether I might have COPD or asthma. Can anyone give me any insight? Here are the main numbers from my latest PFT. My new doc thinks it’s asthma, but I …

I think that for all we go thru daily as COPD patients we should all laugh and enjoy ourselves Every day Do you all agree?? Share a humorous story it will make you feel good Kenny A

What are some tips for controlling any drug side effects should they occur? What do you do? In my case, I take trillegy elipta. I wake now with light lower leg cramps each morning. They go away once I'm walking around, but I wonder how this plays out in …

Beezer - The Simply Go and Zen-o POCs are both continuous (up to 2 liters) and pulse, and each weighs about 10 lbs. I believe these are the lightest POCs at this time. I've used the Simply Go, and it works great, though the design of it made it a …

I had a pulmonary function test (PFT) this morning as a double check of a recent in-office spirometery test using a handheld device that surprisingly cleared me of having COPD (I went from FEV1 and FV1/FVC in the high 70 percent range on my original PFT …

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