Since covid started, I have hardly been out, usually just for medical reasons, I got covid January 2023 from my daughter, 3 weeks in the hospital, they were not sure I would make it the first few days, and since then, I am even more nervous to go out. But I want to go to the grocery store and get groceries, it's not the same as having them delivered, but am going through what the er at the hospital said is a flare up, but antibiotics and prednisone did nothing, it feel to me the bottom of my… read more
There are a lot of breathing techniques that can help you raise your 02, and that lessens your anxiety. Take a look at some on here or online and practice, Then take a very short trip out and do… read more
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I have read it decreases the effort to breath and thought I would put it out for answers
You may Google it
Thank you
Hi Lee77
I don't know that the line from Alpha-1 to COPD is as strait as often described. While my Google does say that Alpha-1 can predispose one to Emphysema, so can other physical and… read more
Emphersemia
I don't know what the ER docs are like where you live Shawna, but the ones here care only about getting you out of their department. I would NOT let the opinions of ER doctors change your focus or… read more
They use the "gold standards" to classify the stages from your PFT. My pulmonologist dose not like the old 1234 stages. He uses the new abc method that takes more of each persons experiences with O2… read more
@A MyCOPDTeam Member where have you been???
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Has anyone who has been on Prednisone for an extended period of time (i.e., more than a few weeks) had an increase in their cholesterol numbers?
My low (10mg daily) dose is a necessary part of controlling the bronchial inflammations of COPD. But Every Body is different. While you question poses a good research topic, in practice the trade-off… read more