When people say to me, " You look wonderful. You're doing well." , my answer is "Thank you! Yes, I am doing well, until I'm not." I really don't know what they expect someone with COPD to look like. I wish they could see how long it takes me to get ready …

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Call me crazy but i feel that whenever i use my spacer with Breztri, the medicine isn’t as effective. Is it even recommended to use the spacer with Breztri? It’s shaped like albuterol and administered in the same fashion so I figured id use the spacer …

1f...Narrow escape 6f...Elevator Great Puzzle Jean--Thanks

Hi Brittany, I was diagnosed with COPD about 12 years ago. I am a former smoker but had quit about 6 years prior to the diagnosis. My health insurance provided a COPD rehabilitation clinic that taught you all about this problem and how to learn to …

“You’ve got COPD. It’s a progressive disease and there’s no cure.” If you think back to when you first heard those words, you may have felt confused, sad, or angry (maybe all of these!), and had a hundred questions. Maybe you thought, or still feel, that …

Welcome Jojogal. My initial diagnosis of COPD came when I was having a bout of pneumonia. I was given very little information as well, just antibiotics and an Albuterol inhaler. At that time, I knew little of COPD other than what i saw my grandmother go …

How often do you replace your oxygen hose?

How often should a copd patient het routine chest ct scans done? Also, in non-smoker copd, do they find that lung cancer rates are higher? Just some questions ive been trying to look for on the internet.

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Hi I have just joined the group, my husband has emphysema, and has massive panic attacks, I have been reading a lot about a herb called ashwagandha has anyone tried this for panic and it also says it is good for your lungs he also has right side heart …

Hi. I'm still working on a solution to taking a vacation (starting July 24!) that will involve a 4 hr flight plus 2 hr drive to get to my hotel. (Someone else doing the driving.). I think I'm about to bite the bullet and spend $3000 + on an Inogen One G4 …

my doctor hasnt responded for a week. I know the top DLCO is normal but i came in short on the bottom. Is that a problem? This office doesn’t do the “Post” half of the test. I usually only have a 1-3 percent change.

I am trying to find another maintenance inhaler to replace Spiriva, it works ok, buts its the cost then my symbicort is 99.00. So doctor told me to try Breztri it is 157.00, but you take that twice a day, so i thought i would check out Trelegy, i looked …

Has anyone with difficulties with mucus tried air physio over aerobika or green acapella?

Me again, Just wondering if Dave might be able to tell me what the difference between a cyst and a bullae is? Would there be obvious differences between the two on CT scans? I am trying to avoid googling but I am just curious about this because I do have …

Here at the Wednesday Check in, you can talk with friends with COPD who have some of the same feelings and experiences you do. But what about the people in your life who don’t have COPD? Last month we talked about ways to communicate with family and …

9 - High Grade Performance?? Grade High Performance?? (A+ = a High Grade) 11 - Split Integral? I have to admit, for #11 I had to look it up to see if that was actually a phrase.

Can anyone tell me what this means. Please and thank you. 30 year old former smoker. Quit 16 days ago, smoked for around 11 years. I have high anxiety, and I have for 20 years. I’m very scared. LUNG VOLUMES (BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY): LUNG VOLUMES: All lung …

Hi there Good People! I had a terrible respiratory illness at age 33 and bam- I developed what doctors thought was asthma. But after getting tons of PFT’s they determined i didn't have any airflow reversibility or it’s too limited to be asthma. This …

I'll let someone else wade in on the figures but they seem pretty close to normal. I wanted to address something you said about your relationship with your son. I have dealt with mild something or other caused by smoking (see my most recent post) for …

Thank you so, so much dear friends. I am reading and re-reading your posts and finding each one of them, greatly heartening. You just couldnt make this up though, honestly. I attempted to a reply to you yesterday but I've obviously lost it somehow. Two …

I'm with the others---The meds take time to work!! Good luck!!!

Okay... we still have 4 left. A few hints... 4. When it gets colder, some people say there's been one of these... 9. Some might live their lives this way... 12. These can be very helpful on a shelf... 15. When the weather deteriorates, it may be said …

Can someone explain what is the difference between CT Chest Unenhanced and a CT CT to screen for lung cancer? My doctor wants me to have the cancer screening next April. I get CT scans all the time for my COPD.