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What Is The Best Pillow To Use

I need suggestions fir what are the best Pillows to use. I am a side sleeper and I have been waking up sometimes with a headache. I use two pillows now but the are old. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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Advair generic insurance coverage

Try Mark Cuban Cost Plus Online Pharmacy Advair ( Fluticasone-Salmeterol ) 60 doses 100mcg---$60 250mcg---$60 500mcg---$112

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What is the highest CO2 level that human body can maintain?

MikeUK Hi Sanjay27 how is your uncle? My wife also had CO retention and spent 12 days in hospital on "the mask" to remove the CO2 We now have a home NIV system for night use and LOX at all times during the day The 2 concentrators we had have been sent …

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Spiriva Respimat 1.25 and Eye Concerns

Hello Everyone, I have been using Spiriva 1.25mcg (one puff) for 6 weeks. I have noticed an improvement in my breathing but have experienced strange sensations in my eyes. They are dry and at times my vision is blurry. The best description is they feel …

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Multiple problems

I have had enphysema for decades without any associated problems. have been using a Wixela inhaler which was working well for me. However, I suffered an exasberation after a knee replacement surgery which put me in the hospital for 5 days. I assume the …

Author: bassglo
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White frostly mucus

Hi, My spirometry show that i have No copd, so i dont know if this is anything to worry about. I have some sympthoms like sob while exercise, chest pain and now i noticed that my mucus is frostly and white. I googled it and it says it sign of copd. …

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COPD & complications from knee replacement?

Has anyone here had knee replacement surgery? I've read several medical papers saying that the risk of complications for people with COPD, especially those on maintenance prednisone, is significantly higher. I'm considering this surgery, but very …

Author: simeon
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Just got my results of pft and need help

Hi, Just got my results and im so scared. I have sob while exercise and my heart rate is high and my chest feels tight. Im waiting for my dr to call me in few weeks and im wondering what values i have to look? My results:

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COPD Exacerbation /Theophylline

Just thought I’d write since I still haven’t seen a good pulmonologist although I do have an appointment in two weeks. I’m very nervous about it since I think my condition has gotten worse. Do any of you wake up extremely short of breath? I find that as …

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Is this COPD or something else?

I was diagnosed in August 2022 with mild COPD, how ever my oxygen fluctuates all the time between 83% to 98%. My doctor had me start in Pulmonary Rehab because it goes down in the 80’s. I need to wear the Oximeter on my forehead to monitor and I had to …

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Muscular skeletal

I weaned off of prednisone 2 months ago after being on it for 7 months. Since then I have had 3 episodes of really bad body pain. One in my left arm which started around the elbow and radiated up and down from shoulder to wrist. Then my upper body …

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Questions to ask Pulmonologist

I have emphysematous changes as per my last CT so I was keen to see if there was in any impact on my lung function. As Dr Mannino suggested previously the results have turned out to be normal. I know it will progress and I am doing everything in my …

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Broncieastatis/Emphesema coughing blood

Hi I am coughing up very small streaks of blood when I cough up flem I have mild Emphasema and Broncieastatis. But no COPD apparently my spirometry was fine My respiratory doc didn't seem to concerned and gave me a spit pot to take to the GP However I …

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Bronchitis and hard to breathe for a extende period of time. Is this common among us COPD patients?

I have stage 3 COPD and usually end up with at least one good case of bronchitis a year. With the help of a Z-Pak I am slightly better after a few days. But the lingering effects of hard to catch my breath, even though on oxygen 20 - 24 a day, is enough …

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Mild...but chest tightness and neck help

I have mild emphesema, Bronchieastatis and Alpha 1 I have had the spirometry done and there's no obstruction so no copd apparently the top of my chest is constantly tight and heavy and both sides of my neck, to the point it's overwhelming . I get out of …

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What exactly is mild emphysematous changes ?

Second visit to my Pulmonologist and when I asked him head on .' My CT Scan said Mild Emphysema what do you see ? His reply was It was emphysematous changes you have a small hole in your lung ????? which means it is mild and very controllable you will be …

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Has anyone had severe leg cramping with advair and atrovent?

Has anyone had severe leg cramping with advair and atrovent.The pulmanologist,after a recent hospitalization two months ago took me off off the puffers i had been on for years with no issues and started me on these two.Cramps started after a while and …

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April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers: Self-Care Spring

Happy Spring! While I love the changing of the seasons, and I especially love spring, sometimes it brings more than just sunshine and flowers. It seems like this time of year brings a lot of opportunities to be stressed. When I was younger, I might have …

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Check-In: Benefits of Music Therapy

Great post Jonnie........Music is the best. Never fails to make folks feel good. I had a pretty good singing voice when I was younger---not so much today--I keep my singing to my car--alone--need to be considerate of others hearing....LOL

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Very confused

I am 38 years old and 5 years ago I was diagnosed with allergic ashtma. I had high IGE and high esophinils. I had almost the exact same PFT then as I do now only this time they told me it was mild COPD. I am just confused why they said ashtma then and …

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Spiro results

seen by the gp this morning and my results are essentially classed as normal at 71. They’ve remained the same since 2019 and my other tests have all come back as normal. I keep myself relatively active aim for 6/10 thousand steps a day and have ordered …

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My oximeter says 96% BUT...

I was putting up some Christmas lights and started to get SOB. I sat down and took a reading on my oximeter. It said my SpO2 was 96% but I was gasping for air. Until I can see my pulmonologist on this does anyone know what could be happening to me or …

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Managing anxiety

My anxiety is through the roof. How do you all manage the shortness of breath and the worry. Worry cause of the shortness of breath.its not serious breathlessness idk how to Even describe the feeling I get. Not tired or pain or anything this weird chest …

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Anyone else newly diagnosed

Hi Caroline, There’s a lot you can do to improve your outcome e.g. diet / exercise / smoking cessation… If you post the numbers from your spirometry here, there are world class clinicians who monitor the site and may give you the benefit of their …

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How much excercise/being active do I need

Hhello everyone I been wondering this but how much excercise should i be doing per day or what does staying active mean? I ride my stationary bike 45 mins a day dn walk my dog 2x day with resistance training every other day. Outside of that I'm mostly at …

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