Experiences with

Emphysema

finally a diagnosis but must have had it a good year,now I see why my blood oxygen levels are so low. My farther dyed with it 😬.At least I am luckyer than my dad he had chronic bronchitis,Asthma also They have switched me a different inhaler it’s once a day powder ,I hope this improves my walking

Hi everyone, hope this nice sunflower 🌻 brightens your week. been in this group a while it’s been so helpful, I have started a FB group which is smoothly running along at a nice pace with a membership of lovely people, c,over introduced yourself Trevor

I have emphysema and pulmonary hypertension.

Sad to see that Marianne Faithfull has died…amongst other health issues she had Emphysema. Thank you for the music Marianne. fly to the light. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8k931j423o .

I've been on inhalers for a few years now. They are helping for a while then it's hard to breath. Worse after my heart attack and covid

Hi with copd and emphysema I keep getting a horsey voice, I don't know a lot about it, I was wondering if other people get it? Or is it nothing to do with copd, I see. To keep getting it, 🫠

Does anyone with mild Emphysema sound like they have the cold all the time ?

I have emphysema. Is there any particular foods to avoid or eat that helps in any way?

They put extractor over machine for I afternoon then on the Monday dissmissed me letter said because of my Emphysema and if I had mentioned it interview they would have deemed me unsuitable for the position.Spoke to ACAS and waiting for a concilldator to call me.

hi I had a stent fitted in September 2024.i live very close to an airport since my heart attack I am smelling the aviation fuel very strong and it’s making me sick and feeling very unwell.I truly believe that it’s the fumes I also have stage 2 lung emphysema is there anyone who can advise me.

I have copd bronchiectasis and emphysema. Thanks!

Does emphysema give you breathlessness on exertion with pain in back? Sorry it came as a shock ! That plus a goitre too! Thanks

Hi, approx 18 months ago i had a bullectomy operation. At my last chest xray some months ago, the report in to the result of that xray stated " deaeration at right hilum and right lung base". Also says there is a large right apical bulla. I have tried to find out on google ect what this actually

Diagnosed with emphysema in 2021. Fev1/fev has dropped from 65 to 61 in 3 years. FVC is 85% predicted. Get breathless walking. Can walk 420 metres in 6 minutes. Anyone know how quickly the fev ratio will fall/deteriorate? Medics seem vague on this. many thanks.

Hi I'd like to ask I have copd moderately severe, and emphysema, which I was told a few weeks ago, I had pneumonia which showed up on xray, I have another xray next week just to check it cleared and its nothing else, I'm new to it all 🤭 so I was wondering does it get worse over time, I'm 52 sorry to

Hi I'd like to ask I have copd moderately severe, and emphysema, which I was told a few weeks ago, I had pneumonia which showed up on xray, I have another xray next week just to check it cleared and its nothing else, I'm new to it all 🤭 so I was wondering does it get worse over time, I'm 52 sorry

I have also Pulmonary Emphysema and Hypo-immunoglobullemia. Also kidney insufficiency. 🐒🐵🙉🙈🙊

I've coughing up flem and filling sputum pots at least 4times aday is that emphysema getting worse?

Does anyone find that ventilin does hardly nothing for there copd not asthma as I believe it is mainly for asthma,I don't have asthma, I have emphysema and I think bronchitis and don't know why I'm given ventilin as I say it hardly helps does anyone else find this answers appreciated

The results came back and now it shows I have emphysema and fibrosis. Before it only ever showed the bronchectasis in both lungs but now its showing these. I suffer from asthma as well but now I just feel my lungs are getting worse . 🙃 🤔 should I be worried