COPD360social has been live for almost a year. How has the community helped you?

My Test 3 Months Ago Received my numbers today and comments on paper. PVC 4.57 97% Today 4.12 FEV1 2.96 79% Today 2.3 FEV1/FVC 65% Today 55% Full function lungs and 18% increase after inhaler. 43 years old Male Someone dropped the ball or I’m being …

wanting suggest a new policy for medicare

30...Guns n' Roses 15... Flaming Lips 31...Three Doors Down

5...Spring shallot 6...Oak chest ????? 10.. Eraser stamp

Hello mcat43, Wow... good for you! That's a lot of ground to cover in 40 minutes. Kandy and Dave have a good suggestion, to talk with your doc about taking an inhaler before you warm up and run. I've heard that the longer-acting bronchodilators are an …

My Team, Received my numbers today and comments on paper. PVC 4.57 97% FEV1 2.96 79% FEV1/FVC 65% MVV 43% Spirometry shows mild obstruction. Decreased MVV. There was no response to inhaled bronchodilator. Lung volumes are essentially normal. …

Looking at arizona or florida. where is best?

I have found that using the Aerobika has really helped me bring up mucus and not need to cough in public. I use it by itself or with a nebulizer and hypertonic saline 7% or 3% or even with plain saline 0.9% solution. It is very helpful as shown in …

Check games curious puzzle... //ed

Looks easy!?! //ed

Living with COPD in NH? Please message me. Thanks!

Larry, To me your numbers look good, but I am not a doctor. You took the time and effort to have the test done so talking to the doctor would seem to me the best option. If you would like to learn what some of the test results are in reference to there …

My husband has COPD and just got his second Moderna shot. I know not feeling good is common for some people, but today he says he doesn't feel good but is also short of breath. Has anyone else experienced this. He's going to call his doctor if it doesn't …

My mother is 60, and other than being a lifelong asthmatic, allergies and some arthritis, she is in fantastic health. She smoked off and on for about 10 years but quit more than 20 years ago. used to be pretty overweight but started eating keto, working …

I just ordered Tiova from ADC and wondering why my current Spiriva comes in individual blister packs for each pill and the Tiova comes in a regular prescription bottle. With Spiriva, you are not supposed to even open the pack until ready to use it. So …

Does anyone have this? I think I do. I was told by one pulmonologist I have mild copd, but 3 other pulmonologists/asthma doctors said no asthma. Ive had adult onset asthma for 30 years.

I have used good quality cordyceps. Although I did enjoy them I advise caution. Coincidently I had respiratory failure just months after using them occasionally. I havent used them since that nearly fatal incident.

In keeping with this week's theme of air quality, I thought this might be fun for us to do. Maybe not as fun as edpe77's games, but we might learn about air quality with this activity. Here you go! Search away!!! Let us know when you complete your …

Hi Evie - Have you had any tests done to determine how well your lungs are functioning? Spirometry or Pulmonary Function Tests? Oximeter readings that falls below 88 would seem to indicate that your lungs are not functioning well enough to …

Hi all, What’s your take on Mild COPD and Post Nasal, Throat and phlegm? Allergies or COPD?! I have been looking at my messages to GP because everything is on email and portal and noticed I have been complaining since 2018 about excessive clearing of …

Since inceptions, I have asked several questions and have also responded with various answers. However, now I show 0 questions and 0 answers? What's up with that? Was the system purged or something?

KJT Group is conducting a study for patients in USA with Bronchiectasis. We are offering $325 in exchange for 30 minutes of participation per week in an online forum over six weeks. If you are interested in checking to see if you qualify, please use the …

what works for you? I frequently get pneumonia from the colonized pseudomonas in my lungs. Soon I will be getting "the vest," and I do postural drainage everyday. I have a nebulizer that I dont use, although I have the meds to use when needed. Is this …