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Good sats - so why so breathless?

THAT is indeed the question. Why, with my peripheral O2 levels at 94/5 %even 96% am I still fighting to breath? It goes like this. I wake short of breath. I...

THAT is indeed the question. Why, with my peripheral O2 levels at 94/5 %even 96%...

Timberman

•2 months ago

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coping in high altitudes

hi any suggestions for coping in high altitudes if you have a chronic respiratory problem? I'm just about to finish cipro 14 day course of antibiotics and...

hi any suggestions for coping in high altitudes if you have a chronic respirator...

off_skiing

•5 months ago

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here i am again

another wonderful day having woken up 👏👏👏busy doing nothing much watching tv looking forward to the RWC matches on Sat & Sunday.. loving the cricket from...

another wonderful day having woken up 👏👏👏busy doing nothing much watching tv ...

adenough

•6 months ago

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it’s me again

I try to do one thing a day.. did that this morning & took HRH for his pedicure.. he hates it.. they string him up & have to put a muzzle on.. kings don’t...

I try to do one thing a day.. did that this morning & took HRH for his pedicure...

adenough

•7 months ago

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still here whoop 🙌

when I can take HRH out for a walk.. I see too many dogs lost/stolen on twitter twatter, heartbreaking.. I never leave him anywhere unsupervised.. always on a...

when I can take HRH out for a walk.. I see too many dogs lost/stolen on twitter ...

adenough

•7 months ago

1 Reply

here I am again

love me, love my dog 🐕 xx

adenough

•8 months ago

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unusual cough with phlegm, maybe it’s nothing?

for the past 5 months or so I’ve had a cough that has produced a bit of phlegm (I’d say maybe the size of a pea every hour as I cough). The cough sounds dry...

for the past 5 months or so I’ve had a cough that has produced a bit of phlegm (...

Quamewithak

•1 year ago

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New to COPD with nightly breathing difficulties

Having newly been diagnosed withCOPD finding it very hard to cope with breathing; especially at night. Waking up between 2 and 3am with loads of phlegm. After...

Having newly been diagnosed withCOPD finding it very hard to cope with breathing...

Millwall1234

•1 year ago

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Non Invasive Ventilator - does anyone else use them at home

Hi, I’m interested to know if anyone else has been issued a Non Invasive Ventilator (NIV) from their Hospital to assist with their breathing and get rid of...

Hi, I’m interested to know if anyone else has been issued a Non Invasive Venti...

lenniep

•1 year ago

27 Replies

Pulsating Stomach1

I've been having breathing difficulties for months. Lung hyperinflation, chest X ray says. Everything else normal, I mean Spiro, ECG, Echo. Chest feels tight,...

I've been having breathing difficulties for months. Lung hyperinflation, chest X...

Sniper670

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Roof insulation quandry

This is indirectly a concern for those of us with breathing issues , plus your future option for equity release if you own your home. And can inpact on the...

This is indirectly a concern for those of us with breathing issues , plus your f...

katieoxo60

•2 years ago

39 Replies

Self help for Emphysema

Hi. I'm new to this site. Can anyone offer some advice please. My gp advised me that I have Emphysema and has referred me to a specialist. I am feeling truly...

Hi. I'm new to this site. Can anyone offer some advice please. My gp advised me ...

Twin1

•2 years ago

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Shiny phlegm?

I was told accouple of years ago in a brief T/C I had COPD,I have never smoked. I was given little other information, and my Spirometry test was borderline...

I was told accouple of years ago in a brief T/C I had COPD,I have never smoked. ...

rebellion

•2 years ago

9 Replies

Hi All, New here... Restrictive Lung issue?

Hi All, I've recently had a spirometry which shows that I'm not suffering from asthma or copd, which I have been trying to find a diagnosis for the last two...

Hi All, I've recently had a spirometry which shows that I'm not suffering from ...

Ami40

•2 years ago

16 Replies

Wine

Does white wine increase breathlessness the next day ie 2 glasses my emphysema is quite bad anyway but seems worse after wine Thankyou

Does white wine increase breathlessness the next day ie 2 glasses my emphysema i...

Samjeff

•2 years ago

16 Replies

Emphysema

I have emphysema that has got a lot worse in the last three months. I hammered my emergncy packs but to to avail . My Doctor has not found any infections...

I have emphysema that has got a lot worse in the last three months. I hammered...

robotman

•2 years ago

23 Replies

COPD MEDICATION

I have an appointment with my respiratory consultant - just our of interest I asked a friend who has COPD their medications to compare with mine, after reading...

I have an appointment with my respiratory consultant - just our of interest I as...

younginmind

•2 years ago

5 Replies

I need help

Hello I'm spearfisher and like one year I'm sufring from problems breathing and I can't go deep like always this happens to me when this mucus like gelatin...

Hello I'm spearfisher and like one year I'm sufring from problems breathing and ...

Jake157

•2 years ago

5 Replies

Lung clearing devices

It seems I have cryptogenic organising pneumonia, and have just stared prednisolone, but having trouble clearing mucus. Does anyone have experience with Air...

It seems I have cryptogenic organising pneumonia, and have just stared prednisol...

shaftman

•2 years ago

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A new life...

I stopped smoking after 60 years. When I started smoking in 1950s it was regarded as a design thing. (Even my Doctor smoked in the surgery whilst seeing and...

I stopped smoking after 60 years. When I started smoking in 1950s it was regarde...

Lafoy

•2 years ago

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Why Do I Keep Getting Pleurisy ?

Why do I keep getting pleurisy ? I don't smoke , never had , no history of asthma - I was hospitalised in June and given an x-ray confirming it was in the...

Why do I keep getting pleurisy ? I don't smoke , never had , no history of asthm...

ConfusedAsthmatic

•2 years ago

50 Replies

Male from Kamloops BC

Living with COPD

TpTe

•2 years ago

18 Replies

wearing mask

hello all you lovely people i am going to tenerife christmas it always helps with my breathing booked it last year problem is ryanair say i must wear mask...

hello all you lovely people i am going to tenerife christmas it always helps wit...

keith194987

•2 years ago

24 Replies

I'm recovering from serious covid that caused lung damage. Very anxious at home help breathing

Can folks share their recovery stories. I'm home for on day and know my breathing exercises, but find anxiety of gasping keeps my heart beating 95 at rest,...

Can folks share their recovery stories. I'm home for on day and know my breathin...

natswright

•2 years ago

12 Replies

Well, I have sarcoidosis folks

I had my biopsy surgery and just got the results. It is pulmonary sarcoidosis. I have been told that my pulmonologist will be calling me to start treatment....

I had my biopsy surgery and just got the results. It is pulmonary sarcoidosis. I...

Missbrenda21

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Breathing diffiulties

Was told needed checkup. Surgery wanted to do a telephone consultation but I said needed spirometry test. Nurse will telephone onTuesday to see if she needs...

Was told needed checkup. Surgery wanted to do a telephone consultation but I s...

1883

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Research

Hi is there any up to date research or progress in lung health as my dad who died of Emphysema 50 years ago and apart from a few new inhalers nothing seems to...

Hi is there any up to date research or progress in lung health as my dad who die...

Blue1944

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Lung pain and inflammation

Hello everyone.I'm suffering from hypersensitivity and inflammation of the lungs.It was caused by exposure to dust in a chicken shed 7 years ago. Inflammation...

Hello everyone.I'm suffering from hypersensitivity and inflammation of the lungs...

alunrob

•3 years ago

2 Replies

We’re breathing PFAS: URI-led study finds harmful forever chemicals in indoor air.

The air we breathe in our homes, school and workplaces can be polluted with harmful PFAS chemicals, according to a study published today in Environmental...

The air we breathe in our homes, school and workplaces can be polluted with harm...

2greys

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Oxygen Levels -joint pain

I have been struggling for the last 3 years with COPD .Latterly a walk of 200 yards would mean at least 6 stop to get my breath back, 7 months ago I bought an...

I have been struggling for the last 3 years with COPD .Latterly a walk of 200 ya...

mikefa

•3 years ago

7 Replies

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Breathing worries posts

Good sats - so why so breathless?

coping in high altitudes

here i am again

it’s me again

still here whoop 🙌

here I am again

unusual cough with phlegm, maybe it’s nothing?

New to COPD with nightly breathing difficulties

Non Invasive Ventilator - does anyone else use them at home

Pulsating Stomach1

Roof insulation quandry

Self help for Emphysema

Shiny phlegm?

Hi All, New here... Restrictive Lung issue?

Wine

Emphysema

COPD MEDICATION

I need help

Lung clearing devices

A new life...

Why Do I Keep Getting Pleurisy ?

Male from Kamloops BC

wearing mask

I'm recovering from serious covid that caused lung damage. Very anxious at home help breathing

Well, I have sarcoidosis folks

Breathing diffiulties

Research

Lung pain and inflammation

We’re breathing PFAS: URI-led study finds harmful forever chemicals in indoor air.

Oxygen Levels -joint pain

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