How do some of you guys that need more than 5LPM fly. I'm on 4 LPM at home and my O2 provider set me up with a stationary concentrator that's capable of 5LPM. Then for going out they gave me some "D" and little m-6 tanks that the home concentrator can …

I understand, that's the easy part. The part I am concerned with is the piece of tubing between the " T's". Continuing the supply line into each room will require pieces of tubing to be cut, so you will have it where you want it in that particular room. …

I know there are a lot of us out there that has a hard time dealing with oxygen, so I thought of a little thing that might help to go along with it, a little humor. I found if you can find a way to deal with it, it takes the hurt off a little, and even a …

Just curious. I looked under "staff and volunteers", but cannot figure out who is a volunteer. Is it a secret? In which case, just answer with a wink. ;)

Yes Pulmo rehab is a good thing and has helped me a lot. It's a bit expensive with or without insurance so you would tend to think that not only would they have the proper apparatus to exercise on but enough oxygen concentrators as well. Oh I'm sorry sir …

Wild stuff always happens to me. Last Sat. on the morning news they said Berne Sanders will be a Bonanza high school to speak at 12:30. It was about about 9:00am and my wife asked if I was up to going. I knew it would be a lot of walking from parking to …

Hack, I think you are in a "gray" area here. Most doctors and therapists suggest continuous flow for sleeping as one breathes shallow while sleeping and may not trigger a pulse machine. On the other hand more of the pulse machines have a sleep setting …

Until I get on Medicare I can't afford the price for Symbicort and Spiriva in the USA so I'm getting them from Canada at a price I can afford. The dosage and ingredients are the same as the USA but the inhalers are different and I'm not sure if I'm doing …

Moderate to Vigorous activity increases your chance of living by 47% so study says.HealthDay News - See more at: https://www.copdfoundation.org/COPD360social/Commu... In other words you need to feel that you are working. Everyone has given you good …

Hi Hack, I have 2 people who frequent my jewelry counter who are on oxygen.  One of them is the daughter of the first "student teacher" that I mentored 30 plus years ago.  I like Ben try to treat them as normal people.  I had a cousin who had spastic …

The NFL playoff game at mile high Denver, CO showed a player receiving some oxygen. He had this clear plastic bag hanging under his mouth. Does anyone know what that is for? Is the O2 in that little bag? Why don't they just give him a cannula or a mask. …

I'm new to the forum and just had a question about my mothers lung function test. I am aware she either has "severe" COPD or "very severe" but i can't tell which one by her test results. I am having a hard time understanding what these numbers mean so i …

On another forum I found this statement made by someone with COPD. "I have found over the years .... to not give into getting on oxygen unless you 200% need it.. It limits your life, you become way too dependent on it. I believe such opinions and …

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Today while walking I felt like I couldn't get air in even with my 02. I have been SOB but this felt different, like I couldn't get a deep breath. Just curious if any of you had this happen and is it SOB? I will ask my dr about it. Was kind of scary. …

I am nervous about flying with oxygen and wondering if I will be able to breathe. Can you share your experience flying with 02. Did you feel anything different regarding your breathing or need higher dose 02? My doctor said, I should be fine but I am …

I am on the end of the spectrum where gaining and maintaining weight is difficult. I have commented prior to this that my method to gain weight was to add more fat to my diet. I depended upon peanut butter and ensure. I also started selecting the cottage …

my dad is at stage 4 copd with 16% lung capacity. Had a flair up 3 years ago which put him in hospital for bout a week and rehab home for bout 3 weeks. This past year he had flair up in September with bout a week in hospital then 2 weeks rehab home. Less …

It sounds like you may have come across Greg Miller's website. He claims to have "cured" his mother's emphysema through the use of various vitamins and supplements, which you can oh-so-conveniently purchase directly from him from the low-low price of …

I get shaky hands - from meds - but some days it is much worse than others & I just don't understand it

Hi Ken,  That was my initial thought, that it was 30 pack years and not 20 perhaps? It seems like a high barrier to entry. Also, what if you were 2 packs a day for 20 years or 1/2 pack a day for 35 years?  I'm curious what other people's thoughts are on …

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hi there i have on an off episodes to the ER room these past few months due to excessive thick mucus congestions from COPD that i cannot clear from my lungs. The more i try to cough it up the more fatigue I am feel shortness of breathe so i had to go to …

I had my first appointment with my CT, after the result of the espriometry. I liked the consultation, the doctor is young and well informed about the CPOD. He was pleasantly suppressed by the questions he asked and was never intimidated or defensive. I …

A suspicious mass was found on lung after CT scan. Doctor now wants to do a bronchoscopic biopsy and this scares me. I have COPD and am on oxygen and nebulizer so am very concerned about outcome.