Hi All, I'm coming over to run the New York marathon this year as part of my yearly awareness campaign.Being from Australia I'm not fully aware of all the issues in the USA relating to COPD, other than the fact more funding for research will never …

I would like to see some response from the RTs on this. I don't like the use of the terms always or never such as used above. I understand the challenges of CO2 retention and hypoxia but at the same time there is a difference between being static or …

A very close friend and her husband are smokers - heavy smokers.  We exchange books frequently and hers always reek of smoke.  I spray them with Febreeze and leave them on the porch to air out for a few days , but I'm wondering if anyone …

smoking! 

I called my O2 provider and ask if I could get some smaller m6's along with my "E" tanks on the next order. He replied: You have to have your doctor ok it.  You see, it's just little things like this that making dealing with COPD even harder. O2 is …

I'm contemplating a cross country trip from the east to west coast and back but am worried about catching something from the airplane air.  For the last 25 years or so, virtually EVERY airplane ride I've done has resulted in some sort of respiratory …

It might not be in most of the country but here in Las Vegas the heat is comming on. When I got out of the hospital and put on O2 24/7 with stage 4 it was late September and cooling down. Besides I was indoors almost all of October and by the time I …

Great conversation, every study has shown any activity is critical to COPD treatment and not to mention the aging process. Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration to us all, thank you Urbansrs

When I was 7 years old I have pneumonia and I was hospitalized for a while. I couldn't walk, move, do hygiene, sleep and I felt sharp pains every where and was wheezing very badly. I had done some research once I got a lot older and had read that …

This is less of a question than a comment. I am always reminded when I take a ride on my Can Am Spyder motorcycle how important hydration is to breathing. We rode about 180 miles yesterday and the 90 mile ride home was at temps of 93 degrees. It has …

i'n 70 years old and been in the COPD fight for 10-15 years. I just finished pulmonary rehad and increased my o2 levels to 94-95. my big problem is I have had 3 exacerbation over the winter. Flairs result in ER visit, no admittance. I spend the next week …

Damn it, I'm hungry man!  I became anemic and doc put me on iron pills which created big constipation and made breathing very difficult.  I'm on a 24/7 self imposed smoothie diet.  I really want a whiskey and pizza, but need to settle the …

Anybody out there have experience dealing with both of these conditions? My 82 year old father has both and ends up in the hospital with both the lung specialist and the heart specialist bouncing him back and forth saying it is either a heart problem or …

Currently having some minor issues with insurance and rehab's. Until they get it together I want to do exercisers at home so I don't rot away while waiting. I have a stationary bike I can pedal but no treadmill so I will have to walk outside. Don't   …

I was just diagnosed with copd by an ER doctor. What doctors and tests are needed to confirm?

I was told to research Tdap by my home visiting Nurse Practioner (Aetna Ins Co).  Can info about that be found on the foundation site?

If you use oxygen, are you keeping the hose under your clothes?

There is a huge disparity between the number of people living with COPD and the number of people enrolled in research studies. For some, when they think of research, words like “guinea pig”, “lab rat”, etc. come to mind. What fears do you have about …

what makes up an exacerbation ?

Has anyone used / recommend a good wrist mounted pulse oximeter ? Preferable one that has download capabilities .

Are you over 40 and have smoked more than 100 cigarettes in your life, take the 5 question  screen  at the COPDFoundation.org How well do you blow out a birthday candle? Hope its not your Birthday?  Blow up a balloon?, Blow the Whistle on COPD- can you?

if you go to the Q and A there are some discussions there.

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/puffittm-and-puffit-xtm-smoking-devices

I have some kidney stones that are too large to pass and need to be blasted but my Pulmo has warned me not to have it done unless it is critical as my lungs may not allow me to recover from being "put under". Has anybody else experienced this?

I do not do any sports but do ride my two wheel bike in the summer as soon as it warms up.  I did as much as 15 blocks last summer just in the area of my daughters where I keep my bike.  I and the grands ride. I loved riding bike used to when my kids …