They are looking at me for LVRS as a bridge to transplant. However the doctor mentioned that they do not do transplant at that hospital if a person has GERD. I have celiac so I had GERD. I am not sure I have it any more. But that is a bit frightening. I …

Yes, it could easily be scar tissue. I know it is difficult but try not to worry. Even a PET scan often has false positives, remember it is used to rule out cancer not confirm it. 3.5mm is very small, 3.5cm is more concerning...your question was not …

I have COPD at night I sleep sitting up in bed I am afraid to lie down because I aspirate. Why am I suffocating on my own mucous at night, why does it build up so much in my lungs and pool basically choking me? Is there anything I can do to reduce the …

I am getting ready to travel with 3 extra batteries for my Simply Go. Are there special requirements, or can I just put them in the pouch in the case?

I'll throw this out there; Asthma and/or exercise induced asthma with his COPD.The only thing you can do to help is to be as supportive as possible. If you are a part of his support system please hang in there. There are times when care-givers go thru as …

At 6100 ft in Lake Tahoe I went to 79 on my sats so my husband took me to the ER. They kept me overnight because I failed the walking test plus had a D DIMER level of 823. After a CT found no clots they gave me lovenox injection the next day and sent me …

I was diagnosed with COPD about 1 year ago and shortly after that I tested positive for Alpha1. I have been doing a lot of reading about these diseases and this is my question....as Alpha1 is a hereditary disease is it safe to assume that the Alpha 1 is …

Which is a pouch that develops in the lower throat which collects food and liquid This was first diagnosed in 2010 with a Fluoroscope (swallow test) and is getting more pronounced I have had several tests and opinions and would appreciate any additional …

Hello to the Group Does anyone know the name of the best organic brands of Vitamin D for sale? Appreciated

Sort of a poll I guess and this can be answered with an explanation about why you answered "yes" or "no." How do feel about the media's (Television, Newspaper, Internet, the 'press' in general) concentration and attention on a "public" person's health? …

Good Day my COPD Friends, I was diagnosed with COPD 1 year ago. I have noticed that breathlessness sometimes changes all of a sudden to "normal" breathing. Today i was at a seminar and was experiencing short breath which began about four days ago. It was …

You are doing great! I'm luck to be on Spiriva.... Because it's a capsule, it is inserted in a device before taking. I have had to learn not to take the capsule by mouth.... After an embarrassing call to poison control. (this was done twice when I first …

Hi yall. Let me start by saying how much I appreciate everyone here. I have found so much useful information since finding this site, so thank you. A question was recently posed to be and I really have no idea about the answer, but I am sure someone here …

I'm not really sure or certain about the lab conditions you work in. Having said that, I can only relate my experience. I worked for a municipal water treatment facility in water production and not only worked with treatment chemicals such as industrial …

Hello everyone, new kid here(54) recently diagnosed with COPD at the moderate, close to severe level. I have also seen a cardiologist for this new thumping in my chest, which I was told is my first real complication of COPD, multifocal atrial tachycardia …

txmoose - I believe you posted a comment similar to this awhile ago. I replied to it with some information as to the issues that airlines may have. Did you see that reply, and those of others who fly with oxygen? If not, here's the most important part …

My mother has COPD and has for many years now. She did live with me and I took care of her for several years but I moved to Washington and she just did not think moving so far away would be a good idea. So now she lives near my sister in Texas. I had …

I am so grateful to have found this site...so many informed people and so much information....Lots of questions. Starting out with the least serious but really annoying...does anyone have a stuffed up nose all the time...makes it hard to deep breathe or …

A pulse oximeter really helps me with anxiety due to symptoms. I can look at the oximeter and see that my oxygen saturation is ok and my heart-rate though a little high is not at dangerous levels. At that point, I can do my purse lipped breathing. I try …

I'm in the planning stages of consolidating all of my 'stuff'. I absolutely see no reason to have my health needs strung out everywhere - for one thing the billing is a nightmare and who's got time for that?? My most major health concern is …

Thanks for sharing BonBon but I must and most of us maybe would, loved life and lived the to the fullest on the wild side before we got sick. Did all the wild crazy stuff and had fun doing it so to speak, "life of the party?"

I puff on a cigar now and then, I go outside, I rinse my mouth when I am done, at times my wife complains that it causes her to get short of breath if she smells any cigar odor Can just the odor do that or is it an anxiety trigger causing shortness of …

Just a clarification - LABA stands for Long Acting Beta Agonist - some LABA's (like Symbicort and Advair) also contain a corticosteroid, but corticosteroids are not LABA's and not all LABA meds contain a corticosteroid. Striverdi only contains a LABA - …

Hi DebMartin, I also have a couple of compression fractures in my spine, but mine are caused by osteoporosis. I've never heard that they and COPD are related, but it's a good question for you to also ask your pulmonologist, and I hope others here will …

Mine is travel....even with COPD I have to have a carrot....where have you gone and what is still on your bucket list....