As the week wraps up I thought I would take a minute to share a little about one of my meetings today. Have you all heard us talk about PCORI? If you joined in the Research 101 webinar yesterday you heard the message that patients and caregivers have a …

I have not been diagnosed with COPD, but I strongly suspect that I have it. I am not a smoker but have been exposed to a lot of smoke in my life. From reading the information, I seem to be at Stage II. I cough a lot and over the past month cough up …

I have not heard back from the doctor yet so I figured I would just stop by here and get some input. I have to wait ONE month and that is along time from now! Here I am just waiting, getting nervous thinking of the worse!! I am 30. I have never smoked in …

I just started cefdinir (cephalosporin)) and after 2 days SURPRISE! Guess who's come to visit! I just finished a course of Pred for exacerbation, probably due to sinus infection. On top of that, I had developed thrush sometime back which further …

Hi Everyone, am a newbie to all of this. For the past 3 months I have been dealing with acute sinusitis, allergic rhinitis per CT report and a cough with phlegm . Then I went to an allergist. Dr. Did breathing test and I was told that it was a little low …

I am new to COPD and was finally placed on oxygen after a PFT test. I have severe shortness of breath and my F1 volume was 53%. I am 72 and have not smoked for 20+ years. I am also badly overweight. My O2 saturation was running about 85% while at rest …

Does anyone know of a POC that is a continuous generator that does not weigh alot and lasts for more than a couple of hours. You would think if they can come up with all these phones and these hand held computers they could invent a POC that generates …

My ethinic group is Indian and I heard the ethinic group affects the reading. What does this result mean,how bad is it ? My dr wants me to try breo ellipta . He thinks that will help my result. My only complain is occasional wheeze which goes away if i …

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My stepfather has COPD. No one knows what stage. He complained on Sat and Sun of weakness, shortness of breath, not hungry, etc. Sunday evening my mom was going to take him to hospital. He told her to call 911. Ambulance arrives. He is put in ambulance. …

As I have been seeing a lot of conversations about oxygen, I thought I would ask a question out to the community! For those of you that use portable oxygen, what tips, advice, recommendations, do you have for someone who just got prescribed oxygen, and …

Hello and Good morning,         I am 31 and was just diagnosed COPD and have moderate obstructive airway dieses 2 points away from sever last Monday. I smoke and I am in the process of quitting. However, I need to …

Within 18 months of hearing I was going to be on oxygen most likely for the rest of my life, my face began to droop like a lot candle melts. I went from looking younger than my age (57) to looking literally older than my 85 year old mother, especially …

Released from 17 day hospital stay due to double bacterial pnuemonia. Have battled emphysema for 7 years. While in hospital, I was given 7% saline in 3 of the 6 daily ipratropium/albuterol breathing treatments. I could tell a difference with saline. …

...I would appreciate anyone's experience. I was using the only available silicone tubing in the US for a couple years. It was great until it became a problem. They are made in China and are peroxide based. Medical grade silicone is either peroxide based …

I was diagnosed about 9 mos ago. I have a CPAP machine which I try to use every night but as soon as I get it on I feel very uncomfortable. It feels like my throat is getting clogged with mucus and I am either coughing or trying to clear my throat. I was …

When I wake up I have this sickness feeling which wears off during the morning is this normal?

About a month ago, I experienced my first major exacerbation which put me in the hospital for a wee. When I left the hospital my O2 levels were low so they put me on oxygen. At that time, I felt very weak and tired. As time has passed, my O2 levels have …

hi guys, just joined and glad to be here. I was recently diagnosed with moderate/severe Copd and my pulmanologist put me on a corristeroid inhaler. Problem I’m having is with extreme hoarseness. I’m a professional singer so this is kind of a career …

if I get too tired from a too long day work, does having cOPD make it take longer to recover from that t

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Today my pulmonologist told me that my emphysema is now severe. I would very much like to hear from others who have the same stage. How are they managing? When were they diagnosed, etc. Any input will be appreciated.

My husband has been having severe pain in his neck and back. He is currently on oxycodone 10mg every 4 hours and was just prescribed long lasting morphine at 30mg 2 times a day. Seems like a lot of medicine and unfortunately it is 3 am and we are sitting …

I dont even know where to start... my mom has eng stage COPD.... she is constantly in and out of hospital...... Her last discharge papers said she had 24% lung function, but she had an appt with her lung specialist a week ago and her last breathing test …

Hello, I had bad allergies this year and as a result ended up seeing a doctor at the VA. It went away and they did a chest cat scan - and told me to follow up in a year as there was a small (Natual?). But, everything else looked good. I still had a …