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What Benefits Are You Entitled To
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I have friends who have bus passes,blue badges and more support

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I got SS disability...No problem. The Social Security Administration website has a link to follow. Based on breathing tests you can determine eligibility. There is a range for the FEV test. Look… read more

Dose Anyone With Copd And Oxygen,live In An Assisted Living Retirement Place?
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I live in a continuous care retirement community. I live in independent living, but there's assisted living, long term care and skilled care available, as well as memory care. I use 02, and have for… read more

Has Anyone Else Ever Had To Be Put On Life Support Due To Copd.
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Last year I kept getting sick and every time I go to emergency room they put me under for days. They said I would fight them. I wouldn't remember any of it

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Barbara, awww tht is awful! Do you have a family member tht can be with you when you go to the hospital and they can ask questions etc? It doesn’t sound right! Do you see a Pomologist (lung Dr) ? Are… read more

Still Smoking
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Is there anyone here that still smokes after being diagnosed. I am looking for some support to quit. I have attempted it several times since my diagnoses and have failed terribly. The patches, gum, vape pens and even cold turkey (which I wouldn't recommend)! The Doctor won't put me on Chantix because I suffer from Severe Major Depression and the side effects wouldn't be good for me!!! Two weeks ago I had an exacerbation and the E.R doctor ordered chest x-ray.s He came back after reading them… read more

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I quite by keeping a dayly log of what I smoke at first I reduced by 5 smokes à week then the next week I added 5 more that équaled 10 smokes in two weeks some and never beat myself if I missed à day… read more

I Was Recently Told By Pulmonologist I Needed To Use Oxygen At Night. I Notice It Takes A While To Breath Well In The Morning. Anyone Else?
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Thanks for sharing this 🌺

Any One Having Trouble Getting Budesonide?
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YES. There has been a rolling shortages of several brands and formulations since earlier this year. I found out by accident when my 0.5mg prescription was switched to 0.25mg at Walgreens. You may have… read more

Need To Change My Address. How Do I Change My Home Address.
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YW. 😉
The tool tries to use GPS to do a look-up and save some typing. Mostly unsuccessful and frustrating for many. But I have learned of many interesting and previously unknown locations from their… read more

Have Stage 3 Emphasima Now Found Stage 1 Lung Cancer
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@A MyCOPDTeam Member, stage 3 gives you room to improve your quality of life, and stage 1 lung cancer sucks but stage 1 is a good place to start being treated, because you have caught it early. Not… read more

Has Anyone Tried Any Of The Advertised Products Said To Ease COPD
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Emphersemia

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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

I Just Found Out That I Have The Alfa 1 Deficiency. What's The Difference Between Having COPD And Having The Deficiency?
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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