So here are my new PFT results after struggling with my breathing and overall health after a work related accident a year ago. ( I work in the sandblasting and painting industry). The symptoms I am most concerned with are the constant yellow/brown mucus …

Stiolto Respimat is a long acting bronchodilator combination of two seperate bronchodilators. One is a LABA (long acting beta antagonist = olodaterol) and the other is a LAMA (long acting muscarinic antagonist = tiotropium bromide), No steroids in this …

Hello Everyone, can you please help me interpret the results? I had mentioned earlier that my X-ray was normal but CT said “both lungs appear to be hyper-inflated”. I’m on Symbicort 200 for more than a year now and don’t face much issues with breathing …

Hey everyone, Wondering what kind of diets everyone consumes? My diabetes screening (hb1ac) actually came back okay, so no need for me to continue Keto on that front... However, I do need to lose weight as my BMI is still 29.7 What does everyone …

I am on oxygen therapy 24/7 and was wondering if I could use a heating pad on low on my back?

I take 18 different supplements daily. NAC is one of them.I have been taking NAC at the rate of 1200mg once a day for several decades. Originally I began taking it when I had a liver virus that has since been gratefully resolved through one of the many …

Yup. The liter flow should be consistent over 50 feet using a D tank; the question is why would you want to. While the D tanks are heavier and I wouldn't want to be hauling them around on a regular basis, they can be carried to another location. If …

Bummer! I conrtacted Covid in April of 2022. A year and three months ago. Ironically I caught it from a buddy who also has COPD and smokes like a truck! He called several days after our dinner together and said he was positive for covid. I was fully …

Britishere, Thank you for this well organized and informative post. After doing some personal background research on COPD and inflammation your posting makes proven logical sense.The understood inflammation cascade phenomena is obviously central to COPD …

Greetings Everyone, I just joined the join an I am eager to learn more. Please bear with me as I become more acclimated. My wife was diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency about 10 - 12 years ago. (We believe she has had it for Dark longer …

I knew it would catch up to me eventually, but it was still a shock. After two and a half years of doing everything right, I found myself looking at a positive COVID-19 test last winter. I have asthma, and I knew this would not be "just a cold" for me. …

I was diagnosed with COPD 2 1/2 yrs ago and have been on just Spiriva Respimat and occasional Ventolin HFA (this one as needed only). This past week my pulmonary doctor added Symbicort 160 to take 2 puffs twice a day since I was having a little wheezing …

Hey everyone, I have just been diagnosed with mild copd. I am a 39 M who smoked cannabis the last 20 years. Obviously freaking out a little bit but also trying to feel fortunate Ive found out while it is still mild. I see lots of posts about medicines …

I am 75 and having trouble searching questions and answers. I was told I have COPD changes in my lungs, which was surprising because I never smoked. I cough up a lot of gunk and this site has been helpful on that. I just got over the flare and use a …

Does anyone use an Air quality tester in their homes or work place? I have been thinking of getting one for my home especially since the Wildfires have contaminated our air all over the U. S. Looking them over and deciding which one is a nightmare. I did …

I believe you can do PLB as often as you like.

Some asthma and COPD drugs are likely included in first year of price negotiations. Article and excerpts follow. Excerpts from Pharma Fierce news on which drugs are likely to be included in the new Medicare price negotiations (some drug input from NY …

Free radicals: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318652 For me this was a very informative article.If you read far enough into this article you can begin to understand what happens when I take Fisetin to relieve the inflammation in my lungs …

Earlier this month, we talked about how to figure out if a flare-up in symptoms was just a bad day or a full-on exacerbation. My friend Amanda gave some tips on things you can do to avoid flare-ups in general. She also had some advice about when to call …

Hey all, I was diagnosed with mild COPD about 3 weeks ago, smoked for 20 years I’m 35 I’ve tried to quit smoking these past 3 weeks I'm getting very close, only had 4 packs in the past 3 weeks. I am scared though. My doctor didn’t say much, said it was a …

I feel good, no sob and no cough etc;. I have for the past few days a hollow like sensation in my throat. weird. Doc thinks I'm imaging symptoms!!!!!

Make no mistake, quitting is for me is as wrestling with a mean insane bear with lethal intention. I have been struggling with it mightily the last three months since diagnoses. Strategy helps. What I have found very helpful is raw licorice root sticks …

Hi all! I hesitate to post asking a question as there are so many on this board really struggling with this disease, but then I thought, well, they are the experts! And I am a collector of information, lol. I'm 61 years old and about, a year and a half …

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Is the hyperinflation the cause of my feeling SOB and like I cant get a deep breath? Does everyone with copd also have this hyperinflation? Is it abnormal to have mild-level copd and already have hyperinflation as well? I feel very worried about this …