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E-cigarettes ?
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭

I go to my friends house for a month at a time. Her husband smokes a e-cigarette in the house all the time. Do you know if this is harmful to my lungs.

A MyCOPDTeam Member

They make (3M) N100 masks that filter all particulate matter, I agree with the candles too, the other stuff seems excessive. It really depends on the severity of your COPD and a good hepa filter in… read more

Do You Think There Will Everbe A Portable Concentrator That A Person On 6 + Liters Of 02 Can Use? Or Will They Always Have To Use E Tanks?
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
A MyCOPDTeam Member

And cat proof hoses (sigh)

Anyone Using E-cigs/vaping?
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
A MyCOPDTeam Member

That's good......its proving to be a deadly alternative.

Oxygen Backup
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭

I use an oxygen concentrator. If there is a blackout, the only backup for oxygen that I have is two cylinders that would last for only a few hours.

Can anyone offer any solutions to this kind of situation?

Is there a tank size that could hold at least 8 hours of O2 at 3l/min?

Thanks

PS
my 02 supplier is useless

A MyCOPDTeam Member

yes you can have them bring you some small tanks the kind you can carry around I always keep some because I sometimes like to go out for awhile so I take the portable

Is There Emergency Housing.
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭

I'm staying with my daughter and she doesn't understand anything about COPD she thinks I'm just lazy so she kinda means. I would like a place of my own for me and my son who helps take care of me

A MyCOPDTeam Member

I was going to suggest the phone book too @A MyCOPDTeam Member, but our city hasn't published a phone book for about 10 years and I didn't know if all cities did that or just ours. Good suggestion… read more

Is It Trilogy Or Trelegy A Machine Or An Inhaler Are There 2 Products With Similar Names? We Need The Mythbusters To Set Us Straight!
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Hi Alice
In the UK Trilogy is an inhaler,
I hope this is helpfull
Take care
Eric x

My Anxioty
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭

Ive had COPD for over 5 years Im on lorazapam and I get so anxious for no reason, especially when I have to go to rehab or shower. Any ideas on how to get thru this, also when I GO TO REHAB i CAN DO THE TREADMILL FOR 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT BUT THEN WHEN i GET HOME IT HARD TO WALK 15 FEET AND IM HUFFING AND PUFFING

A MyCOPDTeam Member

Excellent! 😃 I hope you realized I was kidding about the list of names?

Does Using An E Cigarette Cause Copd To Get Any Worse?
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Thanks, Carolyn.

Any Hacks On How Ro Keep Your Tubing Straight I Have A 25 Feet And Also My Nasal Hose Always Twisted
A MyCOPDTeam Member asked a question 💭
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Ask them for clear tubing if it’s green tubing the clear tubing doesn’t do that

Hi I Have Gone Down With Covid. When Should I Start Using My Rescue Pack ?
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

I keep the rescue pack at home. The doctors issued because they know it takes a week for a urgent appointment 🤷‍♀️😢