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Is It Normal With Emphysema When U Have Dry Cough U Can Hear Like A Whistling Sound
I have a Nebulizer that clears me and helps me not be so asthmatic....
I’m Afraid To Ask…SICK!
…Do you ever have the feeling of being so SO sick when you wake up every morning and it lasts for at least an hour? Not panic or anxiety. No specific symptoms that I can explain. Just physically miserable the minute I raise my head. And nothing I’ve tried helps.
All i use is my p.m.a
Is It Normal To Have A Deep Cough With Thick Phlem (clear Or Whitish In Colour) Most Of The Time...
Well having clear or white phlegm is pretty normal. But each person is a little different. Although it should not be too thick, drinking more water will help to thin it some. Watch the color yellow… read more
How Many COPD Folks Get Sonograms Of Their Lungs And Heart Annually? Is It Only A Stage IV Exam? My Doc Started Doing This Last Year.
Is it experimental
Stage IV specific?
… researching this online through reputable sites, BMJ (or British Medical Journal, which has now become a research validation site) seems to have the first white paper on this topic, although other sites are dancing around this, too.
REF: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC46...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructi...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructi...
Wednesday, 13-DEC-23. Off to my… read more
Happy New Year, @A MyCOPDTeam Member. So glad to hear life is working out the way you want it.
Hugs. Monday, 08-JAN-24
How Did You Stop Smoking? I Just Found Out I Have 20% Lung Capacity And Have Severe Emphysema.
I am so ashamed
Good evening
Hope you all had a blessed holiday and didn’t over do anything
Don’t be ashamed
We didn’t know when we started smoking what it would do to us
Now we know better
We make other… read more
Is Anyone On Hospice
There have been a number of discussions about hospice on this board. If you put "hospice" in the search (click the spyglass at the top right) they will pop up.
Mouth Breather
I'm a mouth breather so I feel I'm not getting the oxygen when I sleep. What about a chin strap or mouth gard?
Even as a mouth breather, you're getting at least some of the 02. As you breathe in, you're breathing through both your nose and your mouth. Unless you hold your nose closed, your'll get 02 through… read more
Did Anybody That Had Radiation Therapy For Lung Cancer Have Any Side Effects, Besides Fatigue?
I had radiation for breast cancer and I was tired toward the end of the treatments and for a week or so when I finished them. When my radiologist and I discussed the preparation for the radiation, we… read more
What's On Your Holiday Wish List That Could Improve Your Life With COPD?
What's a Holiday?? what with having cancer treatment during the pandemic and having issues with wearing mask, and five years of treatment now and everything starting to stabilise have a cousin coming… read more
Has Anyone Use The Repimat Stiolto?
I really liked it! Change of pulmonologist resulted in change of med.
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