Hi. First of all, I want to apologize for asking so many questions lately, but I have been worried. Some days ago, I made a post asking if parenchymal scarring is synonymous with Pulmonary Fibrosis/Interstitial Disease, and the answer I recieved was no, …

Here’s a good link on knowing whether expired test kits for covid are still producing valid results. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/expired-covid-test/amp/ And to add confusion, here’s a contradictory link. https://doh.wa …

Hello all. My name is Brent A. from California. I will be 69 years young in three weeks time. I was recently diagnosed COPD favoring emphysema on Feb.23, 2023 due to an increasing cough and mucus production (10-15 mls per day). My numbers are: FEV1 54% …

I’m 35 year old female. I don’t smoke I have had a persistent cough and breathlessness for 9 months. I had an X-ray that shows thickening of the bronchial walls and a ct scan that “suggests COPD”. I have used a peak flow that usually reads between 350 …

[71] [FEMALE] [141 LBS] [5'2] [CAUCASIAN] Hi, I have COPD and was recently admitted for what was diagnosed as community acquired pneumonia/COPD flair up. My CT showed "some diffuse GGO throughout both lungs, severe emphysemous changes with parenchymal …

Where I live in Southwestern Michigan, springtime always brings three things: wild swings in the weather, the beginning of road construction season, and the annual launch of our hometown favorite Oberon Ale from Bell’s Brewing. This year, Kalamazoo also …

Spring is finally here, and I am looking forward to milder temperatures and spending a little more time outdoors. However, when you have a lung condition like COPD, your lungs may be affected by changes and triggers in the environment. Environmental …

Hi everybody, luckily stumbled upon this website trying to locate information about whats been going on with me. I'm 33 years old and was a day a pack smoker for almost 11 years and quit about 1.5 years ago. I'm not over weight and I walk a mile a day on …

If you've had a PFT while sick, how much different were your results from what they normally are?

First to answer your big question, yes you can live a good life for 20 years, probably more. There are people here in their 70s and I believe 80s as well. I am 65, I live independentlyl, I still work and I am a fixture at a fitness center (I exercise …

As Mike notes, lung function testing is effort dependent and when a person is sick ( like your mother currently) those numbers may be much lower. So when she recovers i would expect her number to be higher. The fact that she desaturates ( even when …

I am in Denver at National Jewish Health and they diagnosed mild emphysema and brochiectasis. I am really scared. Does anyone have any advice. Thank yo

It depends on the regulator that you have. Most regulators are constant flow. There are a few regulators that you can set to pulse or constant flow. I have a EasyPulse 5+6 which has 5 pulse modes and 6 constant flow settings. Pulse is on demand.

Hi All, this may seem like a dumb Q. but I am a layperson... "If COPD progression is at least partially driven by inflammation and oxidative stress should we all be on anti-inflammatory diets and loaded up on anti-oxidants???" I have mild COPD and a …

could my ct be wrong? My lung function test was normal , ct scan says small amount, I did smoke when I was 15 to 24 then stopped till two year ago then started again during lockdown , I had a ct scan cause I’ve been struggling with asthma attacks and …

Hi, Just curious, are there any reasons why someone would not get vaccinated in relation to COPD? Thanks!

Good for you Stu.---Happy Ending----Be Well!!!!

It’s World Asthma Day! Did you know that asthma affects tens of millions of people around the world? Many people think asthma is just a children’s disease—one you can grow out of eventually. But this is a myth. Asthma is a chronic condition, just like …

Is anyone else here excited about the possibility of the new drug Ensifentrine to enhance treatment for COPD. Trials are going on now and The FDA is going to be asked to approve it in June. It would be used in addition to current meds I believe.

I started recently as well. To give you an idea of what I am dealing with: Kandy, my lung function percentage is a lot less than what you are enduring so I understand how challenging it is. (Gasp!) You are doing so well! My setting is within the …

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Sorry to bother you all but I am SOB, and coughing unproductive. In my recent PFT all the numbers went down from the PFT in 2021 except the FEV. My diffusion in 2021 was 82% it is now 54%. My O2 stat is fine. I will see a pulmonologist soon. Just started …

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with mild emphysema in 2019 with a FEV1 of, 85%. I haven’t had Covid as yet thank goodness, although I have experienced some air trapping which they found after doing a chest x-ray when I had a sore throat that wouldn’t go …

Hey everyone, I've had mild chest and back pain for as long as I can remember. Recently the chest burning has gotten so bad that it's waking me up in the middle of the night. It can be the centre of my chest, underneath one rib, lower abdomen, upper …

Hello, I am 51 yrs old. Smoked on and off for 30 + years and switched to vaping last year. I decided to get a lung cancer ct screening. Nodules were found, but said less than 1 percent chance of malignancy follow up in 12 months. But the incidental …