Two nubulizer medicines,two inhalers plus’s oxygen when I’m on the move .also emergency inhaler as needed .
Any had this done
SteveBoston - Did you work with Dr. Majid and how did your procedure go? I had both him and Dr. G. perform TBM surgery on me in 2016.
Thank you. And you, too, @A MyCOPDTeam Member.
He spends all day and night in bed on his oxygen machine .He `also has heart failure,The future's quite grim right now.
Good for you @A MyCOPDTeam Member!! I always knew you were a fighter--of this disease I mean.
Thank you Jean.
That’s great for you!!!
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I am glad you are doing better.
Pennyholt if you do get the valves it doesn’t take long for them to put them in maybe 30 minutes tops. Then they put you in a room and you are taking care of and watched for up to 5 days as long as… read more
My heart beats too fast and apparently its "normal for me". I also regularly experience severe chest pains. Sometimes my heart feels like a solid heavy rock weighing heavily in my chest. Some tests have been done, and I've been told its NOT my heart, but I'm worried because I have no idea what else it could be.
I’ve been told that chest pains are part of Copd. Is that correct? When I have them I breath deep for a few minutes and they pass
1) Has anybody heard about or has gone thru the procedure to have a Zephyr Valve placed in their airways. Information that I was reading had this statement: "During a bronchoscopic procedure requiring no cutting or incisions, tiny Zephyr Valves are placed in the airways to occlude a diseased part of the lungs and reduce hyperinflation. This helps the healthier parts of the lungs to expand and lifts pressure off the diaphragm, thereby decreasing shortness of breath and making breathing… read more
Omg so sorry. 😩