I was diagnosed with moderate COPD 3 years ago. I don't have shortness of breath and don't use inhalers or oxygen. However, I'm going to Denver next month and since it's higher elevation than southern California, my doctor suggested I take a "rescue …

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Hello Everyone. I have asked this question before but after speaking with a friend I felt the need to come back here. She says that once you go on oxygen, it is impossible to get off of it. I told her that is not true. Can anyone give me a definitive …

Hi! So glad I found this group! I am going to ask my doctor about starting oxygen and am terrified. I've been having dizzy spells lately and think it might help me. I use inhalers and a nebulizer but still have trouble walking. Do you think the oxygen …

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My husband is in stage 4 and coughs up mucus so much at night that he cannot sleep. He has tried a wedge and/or three pillows but nothing helps. The moment he lies down he coughs so bad that he loses his breath. What do recommend a hospital bed or …

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Hi, I have been switched over to Trelegy and must confess it's playing havoc on me. I am fatigued every 2nd day and dizzy and nauseous at times. My SOB has decreased somewhat so that I don't need the rescue inhaler as frequently as I did before since …

Does being on O2 (2lpm) shorten your life? What are the pros and cons of staying on O2?

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How are we supposed to know what rate we need to place our Oxygen machine meter on at night . Not knowing how low our Oxygen goes while sleeping. I lost so much sleep last night , kept waking to try to get a reading, everytime I took it, it was 98 99 . …

I know that a battery portable oxygen generator will not give me the 2L of oxygen that I need, but I thought 2 meant two liters on the regulator of a portable tank. I thought that pulse meant just wasting less oxygen (and increasing tank time) but that 2 …

I have been on Prednisone 40 mg a day for about 3 weeks . Today was the first day off and my Left Lung is hurting a little. My 02 stats have been 97 98 all day , but it seems like its not as easy to breath . Is it that Prednisone makes its real easy to …

I have questions about the Medication Program.. When Did it Start? How can the Medication Be Free,when you submit your proof ,of out-of-pocket expenses ? I don't understand. ..

New member here. Recently I applied to be a diver within my line of work. Upon the first stage medical it came up on my file that I am a mild asthmatic (which I am and have been most of my life) so I was sent for a PFT. I got the results back a couple …

I just bought a used 8-cell battery for my inogen concentrator. l thought I was getting a perfect match for my rented one. I have noticed that the Ah rating is different. The battery I am renting has 14.4 rating and the one I am buying is 6.4. Is it ok …

So while im exercising do I stop to movement and check my 02 or keep exercising. My 02 while moving will be at 88 to 93 not out of breath . But as soon as I stop moving for a second its back at 97 or 98 . So im confused I know this may sound like a …

Recent CXR impression: radiologist wrote: Minimal peripheral/basilar interstitial opacities, possibly due to interstitial lung disease. Pulmonary fibrosis is considered the interstitial lung disease and reading about it is very scary stuff! Has anyone …

Had catheter done on rhe 8th this month. Woke up yesterday my left testicle was huge my pain runs down my leg and up to my stomach ver swollen. Got nedication for it thank god. The fight side of my heart is enlarged pumonary hypertention 44/20 my aorta …

My rv and rv/tlc ratio i think they are at high levels (over 120% for rv/tlc and over 35% for rv), but my pneumologyst didnt mentioned nothing about that. I even dont know if i have copd or asthma. I have dyspnea for all the day and nobody knows why. Are …

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What could it be? Going to have CT scan next month. I had pneumonia, pleural effusion, and a thoracentisis (to drain the fluid) 20 years ago. Could the strange finding on CXR be scar tissue from the insertion of the chest tube?

Good for you guys,my wife and l just did the same thing.No reason at all not to.l personally do not own a poc the cost at 3500 is to expensive on disability.l have the tanks and find they work really good for me,know it is old school but l know l can …

My Dad has had COPD for several years but it has always seemed mild. Just recently he caught a cold and now has been sick for weeks. He has laryngitis and constant phlegm. Unfortunately, he lives alone and is also in a different country to me so I am …