If, as Caroline says the batteries are in good shape and your readings are still that low, do not wait - get to your nearest ER. Clipper and Caroline are absolutely correct - those readings are extremely low. Also, please let us know that you are ok. …

My private doctor never has said I have it either. But he treats me l ike i do. With all meds and all. My mom died from it about 19 years ago. So I know.

My mom is 80 years old this year. She is end stage COPD. Since mid December she has been in and out of hospital and ICU. She cannot seem to breathe well enough on her own to keep her in skilled nursing. Palliative is being brought in but she is not …

I am starting Pulmonary Rehab (PR) this week. I am very motivated to benefit from it as much as possible. I am curious if folks who have completed PR have any advice to someone just starting. Looking back, is there anything you wish you had known early …

Hi everyone good evening , i've found a trial over here in England for endobronchial values does anyone have any knowledge or any experience please x HEV

I've been taking it for the last year or so. My PCP prescribed it just prior to COPD diagnosis for the shortness of breath I was experiencing. My pulmonologist agreed and kept it as part of the meds I take.

Sometimes the world around me reminds me of the amazing work our bodies do. For instance: theme parks. Something as random as a theme park reminds me of the way our lungs work. Let me elaborate. Did you know that your lungs have two main jobs? One is to …

Hello again to all of you regulars. Went to the gulf coast for the winter but the VA hospital i needed to use was an absolute nightmare-won't bore you with details. Have used a neti pot for two or three years due to lifelong sinus issues. With emphysema …

my mother has COPD she also has a collapsed long that her thoracic doctor says she will not operate would do more harm than good because of her breathing. My mother also has a drain in because she has Pleural effusion, she’s on oxygen 24/7 I’m just not …

Hi aliingreenvalley- I am trying to find that post so I can refresh my memory on the scenario we were discussing. Since I can’t locate it, I will say that the elevation of oxygen levels would not be a predictor of respiratory failure that would occur all …

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My pulmonologist changed me to Anoro recently - had taken 24 doses when I began having severe discomfort in my upper left shoulder. It's not a sharp pain, but more a tingling and an awful soreness. It gets worse by evening. It is somewhat better after a …

Which portable oxygen concentrator do you use? How is it working? Is it light enough to carry around? How expensive was it?

Hello, I recently received the report for my PFTs and wanted to ask what the column headings mean: "Ref" is reference? "Pre meas" is that predicted measurement or does the "pre" stand for before? "Pre % Ref" "Post Meas" "Pos % Ref" "Post % Chg" "CI" I …

I've been using of Symbicort and Spiriva together for a little more than a year. The combination works well for me. I've never used the Incruse or Anoro. Is there a reason you were switched from Symbicort and Spiriva?

I know that Dr. Google and drugs.com say that 2 inhalations of Albuterol or Xopenex should be repeated every 4-6 hours BUT I'm wondering if anyone knows how long just ONE inhalation lasts?

I am a JMU engineering student looking for input on how CO, air pollution and VOC concentration impacts day to day routines of COPD patients. Id love to hear personal experiences and if having a weather report that gave daily air pollution readings would …

Changes in weather and air quality are making it hard for me to go outside. Any reccomendations on what I can do to help this?

I feel no shame or blame myself. I and my oxygen are highly visible to the outside world daily, walking, shopping, using public transport etc but that doesn't mean that COPD is unaffected by stigma. There are still many outside of the worldwide …

how long should it take too get relief for exacerbation . After starting medicine ?

Hello I am the primary care giver for my husband who has end stage COPD, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and chronic kidney failure. His prognosis is not good and I currently provide palliative care for him at home. I take his observations a few …

My supplier said the oxygen tubing every 3 months unless something is wrong. Of course the cannula a more often.especially after a infection.All tubing and neb parts should be changed then.

are there members who are also doctors?

What’s your thoughts on a fev1 of 102% predicted and fvc of 121% but only a fv1/fvc ratio of 64%

My GP is happy for me to have oxygen but he can give it me i have had some consultants say yes but those who do the oxygen have said no also the last consultant i saw said no not for another 20years Yet i find it very hard to walk on a flat let alone …