My husband has end stage copd. I know we don't have a crystal ball but what are your experiences with time frame prognosis.

I have been having mild intermittent shortness of breath for about 10 days with 02 sat sometimes as low as 92, but then normal. Yesterday I had a CT of my lungs which showed mild atelectatisis. I am not sick nor have I been. I've taken NAC 500 mg daily …

Hi. Trying to recover from bad flare and very high CO2 (needed BiPAP in hospital). COPD for many years. Has anyone had favorable results from Mullein tea?

I notice we are having more frequent ozone days. I notice it when the level is above 40 (which is supposedly safe in the green level). I use airnow.gov to check levels. For background: I use oxygen at 2L 24/7. My FEV is probably around 20. I was kicked …

I keep being told that I am not moving any air but not getting any real answers about HOW not get air moving again. I am hoping that someone here can chime in and help with that.... Thank you so very much in advance and breathe easy everyone!

Hi Cinnamon...I think any of the devices mentioned can help--Any way of exercising your lungs is a good thing. Will they improve FEV-??? -maybe-- maybe not---but they won't hurt. Good luck

Going on 3 months, every 4 hours around the clock. It prevents attacks, so far only noticeable side effect is being jittery. Just wondering if anyone else Doctor prescribed this? I can understand it, I have attacks about every 4-5 hours if I don't. …

Hello all , I'm 50 years old lady, 1 month ago I had spirometry with the following results: FEV1 0.99-35% , fev/VC max 52% diagnosed as severe obstruction.Was given BDT 5 puffs and there was increase of +31,2% in FEV1. I was sent for HRCT and the …

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Hi all! I have a question regarding allergies with asthma or copd. If you look at my past posts you will see my doctor has diagnosed me with asthma, however he hasn't referred me to a pulmonologist and flatout told me I don't need to see one. He also …

Hey all. I am wondering if anyone has had this issue or if it's even related to Trelegy. I woke up this morning at 2:30 am with an urgent need to urinate. This is not unusual as I do drink quite a bit of water daily. What is unusual is I had to get up …

I had a pft in july of last year and a ct in August ...the Dr never told me about mild emphysematous changes on the ct scan...he only said ( negative YEAH )lung nodule birads 2S and that was it ....later when going through my test months later i ran …

Learning to use a humidifier bottle. I understand the set up but not sure about the maintenance. I read another post about cleaning once a week with white vinegar and then wash with soap and water. How often do you change the Distilled water? Daily? What …

Hi, I was wondering does anyone know if it's safe to take bovine collagen supplements with asthma or copd? I have read conflicting articles on this and I am hoping someone knows the correct answer!

I was still working at the time that I went to pulmonary rehab (about 20 years ago), so I was out and about already. I did feel stronger and more able to cope with my daily life, and it continued afterward.

Velkommen til, , man siger det tager op til et år før kroppen har "repareret" det den kan efter rygestop. Øget slim er normalt. Og det er rigtig godt din Dlco er 99 procent. Welcome. They say it takes about a year for the body to repare what it can upon …

Hi again everyone. Quit a scare for me last night. I was diagnosed with mild copd about a month ago but since then has exeperienced increasing amounts of symptoms. It’s been extremely difficult for me to understand which symptoms were related to …

Had an acute case of sepsis recently, end of last year. Sea urchins spine to the heel. Didn't realize what was going on. Felt unwell booked a Dr appointment on the Friday for Monday and started on Prednisone thinking it was asthma flare. Thought I was …

Hello, I am new to this site, but I am married to someone that has asthma and COPD. He has never smoked at all, but has severe allergies which seem to be the trigger for his asthma and illnesses. I find myself going into panic mode whenever I hear him …

My Husband was diagnosed with Enphysema and was prescribed Stiolto Respimat (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol. He didn't have any symptoms when he started using the medication but after about 3 days started getting wheezing and coughing. He was on the …

As you will see on our site- many people live long and fulfilling lives with this degree of impairment. Control what you can ( No smoking/vaping, diet, exercise, vaccines). You may check with your provider about pulmonary rehabilitation ( if you have not …

Hi all! I'm curious if anyone knows if anxiety can affect pft results? I read some studies that stated it can, but would like some real-life situations to come to a conclustion!

Welcome 45yrcopdasthma........Sorry you're having this issue. I haven't had any events that intense with so many different triggers. Have you asked you doctor about this?? Hope you get some answers. Read all the info in the LEARN MORE tab at the top of …

Long time no speak. Seeing a resp dr on Thursday. Bit worried as the last time I saw a pulmonologist they didn't listen to a word I said and said I was asymptomatic because I didn't cough. Quit the cigs well over a year ago. Get out of breath getting …

I'm having a hard time using this site. When I click on the blue answers, nothing shows up. Can you tell me why? Also, back to my original question, My doctor wants me to use Trelegy but there are so many side effects to it I'm really scared to use it …