My mom has COPD but she has survived lots of "near-death" experiences. She recovers but not fully. Like last February, while she was in the ICU. She wrote goodbye letters. I really thought she was dying. But she recovered, she still has her oxygen machine though. I held her hand while she struggled breathing. And she improved! We talk by phone calls everyday.

I moved to another
country this May for marriage and for studies. But I went home last week because
she said she felt she will die. When I arrived, she said she improved and that
maybe it was just a "flare up". I think her recovery is somehow
related with our presence.

I need to go back to EU
because that's where I live now and I could not exceed the absences for my
masters. But, I feel the guilt of leaving her while she is in her most
vulnerable state.

How often do you take it? Do you administer it yourself? I have COPD and Long Covid Lingering Shortness of Breath (I think).

Hi

My father is 82 years and he has COPD for past 3-4 years .. he had a sudden flare which I think was becoz he was suddenly having a lot of iced juices etc .. what’s happening now is he not able to sleep flat .. so I am keeping him at 30/45 degrees but the main issue is he is not even able to take a few steps to the washroom .. he feels totally out of breath then.. are there any remedies which can help at such times .. Dan on face helps .. I saw a COPD patient finding a lot of relief with DMSO .. has anyone tried that ?

Update : he is already on a couple of medicines - antibiotics, steroids etc for managing the COPD.. but last 15 days have been very rough .. he sleeps for 1-2 hours then gets up .. dozes with pillows tries to lie down again @ 45 degrees etc

I’ve posted on here before 30M on oxygen but I was just curious and wanted to ask does anyone else get hit with random waves of light headedness? For me it usually happens at least once a day, when it happens it could be me just sitting down or out and about doing activities. I check my oxygen and it’s never below 95 my heart rate will be between 85-95 if I’m walking around when I can check my blood pressure it’s always normal, does anyone else get these random waves?

I'm not even sure where to go with this post tbh as this is all still very shocking for me. I went to the ER last night for chest pain and shortness of breath and left with an Emphysema diagnosis. I've never smoked before a month ago to attempt to help with chronic back pain. Is this something that can be caused by secondhand smoking? I'm not sure where to even go from this point in attempting to treat it because I have no idea what caused it.

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I suffer really bad from health anxiety and panic attacks would i be disqualified for a lung transplant of those reasons ?

Hello. I don't know what to do. Mom said that her oxygen has been escalated to 4 liters per day and her oxygen levels is still at 82. She says she wants to give up because her body feels very weak.

She survived lots of episodes of pneumonia and being given antibiotics but she says she wants to give up now.

She is 69. Last February she recovered from the ICU EDIT> thanks for all the comments. finally arrived back (I live in another country and she says she feels better now, but maybe would need a bigger oxygen machine)

So I’ve been on Dupixent for about month now I’m a 30 year old male with COPD on oxygen, I’ve been able to tell my wheezing has gone down and that’s good but sometimes it feels like my lungs are to clear and I get short of breath some days while doing the simplest things it’s not all the time but I have been starting to notice it. Could anyone give me some insight on how they react to this medication?

Pulmonologist told me I had a mild case of copd. Prescribed inhaler. Seemed he was more concerned with my sleep apnea. I can’t tell if the inhaler is helping at all. Wixela 250/50. Not what he prescribed, but what I can get from the VA. Wondering if I should get another opinion.

I have been taking this drug now for about 3 months for my type 2 diabetes. However, I have moderate to severe COPD and have found that although I still get breathless, it feels like since taking this drug, I haven't had so many episodes nor have I started the usual 1st October chest infections needing antibiotics. Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

Basically just the title. Looking for a new portable oxygen, preferably with continuous flow. Current machine is about 5 years old, so pretty much anything is an upgrade, but looking for some first hand experience reviews. Does anyone who has it like it? Or have any recommendations for a different portable oxygen concentrator, preferably something sold by Apria?

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Hi guys, I'm at my wits end here. My grandmother recently suffered a hemmhoragic stroke, but recovered relatively well (use of all 4 limbs, speech mostly normal) She has COPD, I think stage 4 as she needs an oxygen concentrator 22/24 hours of the day. A few days ago she went to the doctors with my grandfather and has been in a permanent state of sleeping for perhaps 30 minutes to an hour if lucky, then waking up and becoming combative for a long period of time.

She complains about shortness of breath and is scared that she will die if she falls asleep. I have done regular SpO2 readings and they are all good. Due to the stroke her memory has been addled and she gets stuck in loops and becomes very aggressive to myself and grandfather when we try to reassure her and calm her.

Is there anything that can be done to help her get to sleep, for all our sakes? The doctor has ruled out sleeping pills as he fears that they might hinder her already poor breathing. She was prescribed steroids but so far these have not helped her get to sleep. The stroke has badly affected her memory and she is now becoming extremely aggressive when we try to tell her that she can not smoke as she is using an oxygen concentrator.

Question: Do you fill out those phone surveys they send you after a doctor visit? How was your visit etc.