How Do You Forgive Yourself For Causing Your Own Problem When It Gets More Debilitating

Weight And Muscle Loss

I've gone from a size 12/14 to a size 8 , more worrying is I've lost so much muscle so have little strength, how can I build up my muscles?

Test Results

What does this mean?
Spirometory shows
Servere obstuction
With boaderline bronchialater response significant air trapping and severe decrease in diffsion capacity.

How Has Drinking More Water Helped You? .

Yesterday I tried a glass of water every hour.More bathroom trips at my age :)
I seen improvement in thinning mucus.Will try again today.

Have Heaviness On Top Of Left Top Rib Cage. Was Just In The Hospital With Pneumonialong Round Of Antibiotics And Steroid.

Do You People In The US Also Get Physical Therapy For Copd From Your National Health Service Like We Get In Europe(The Netherlands).?

Is There Anything I Can Do Besides Using Puffers.

How Long Can Emphysema Stay In The Mild Stages For?

So after my appointment yesterday the consultant say there is slight changes and he can’t rule out emphysema. I am hoping that if it is emphysema then it is mild, after a week of crying and being upset I’m determined to now not let this get me down. Im also trying not to google as some of the sites that come up just aren’t helpful. I know everyone is different etc but I was wondering who is in the mild stages and how long have you had mild emphysema for?

Frightened Bad Coughing Has Come Back. ( It Started Me On The Search For End Of Life / COPD Breathing Complications).

Does anyone else find that they start coughing to clear their lungs of mucus, can’t get them clear, and reach the scary point where they can’t catch their breath / stop coughing? My newest thing is to start coughing while I’m eating (which always produces more mucus flow), and now I’m worried I’m going to need the Heimlich manouver (and I live alone).

I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired, and this newest complication is on my last nerve.

Anyone else have this hassle? And, if yes, what… read more

I Was Diagnosed Two Years Ago With Mild COPD, But Have Never Had A Cough, Is This Normal? .

I take Spiriva every day and have a rescue inhaler I rarely use. Unfortunately, I am still smoking. It's so hard to quit. What I do have is weakness and pain in my legs and shortness of breath when I walk. My oxygen level is always between 97 and 98. When sitting, my blood pressure is normal, but when I stand to walk, it drops very low (50 or lower) and my heart rate increases rapidly as high as 140 trying to raise the blood pressure. Since last year I have been losing weight. My normal… read more