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.

Hopefully, your pulmo MD can give you some ideas when you see him in a few weeks.  At this point, we would all just be guessing and that may just cause more confusion than help.  It's excellent that you've quit smoking, as that is THE BEST thing any of …

Here is a great article on how to use inhalers. How do you think you are doing with them?? What was the hardest thing to learn about using inhalers? http://copd.about.com/od/copdtreatment/fl/5-Reasons-Your-COPD-Inhalers-May-Not-Be-Working …

I use a pellet stove (new) to heat part of my house.  Does anyone have any information about the safety of it's use with my COPD?

I get so confused with 02 and when should it be used I get conflicting answers I am on 02 for sleep and exertion. This couple months has been tough for me. Been prednisone and Sat ended up in ER with excasberation. I have noticed my Sats are dropping …

Hi Pam72, I am also on a CPAP machine. I use the full face mask. You did not mention if you were on oxygen also. If so you might need to increase your O2 flow when you go to bed. I would check with my provider to see if this may be an option. It does …

Have you used your POC for sleep before? Is it a pulse machine? If it is a pulse machine, I would have my doctor ask my O2 supplier for nightime pulse-ox test while you sleep with the POC. Although it may keep you saturated fine while awake, when you …

Hi rini, We are all so very different that suggesting the best place for someone with COPD to live is going to be very subjective.  For example - I lived in the Midwest until 44 years ago when we moved to Florida because of my husband's work.  Even …

I think it really helps to find imaginative ways of demonstrating the mortality figures - or any other relevant statistics that can bring home the enormity of the problem. For example  Jayne said  'Every four minutes a person dies of COPD ' (in the USA) …

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Has anyone got the vaccine during a flair up minor or major

Hi Fabina.  Here are a few ways my husband has found.  First, there is a lot of information here on this site.  If he can't find what he needs he can ask, complain of just let off some frustration and see what others do with the same problem.   2nd he …

hi all I was diagnosed about five year ago with having copd I had sob and went to an emergency room the sr there done a chest X-ray and diagnosed me with copd gave me a very strong steroid and an albuterol inhaler and that was all I've been to the sr …

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WOW! A couple flights of stairs stop me!

An interesting article on mesothelioma and COPD along with thoughts on when you should be tested for both: https://mesothelioma.net/chronic-obstructive-pulmo...