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- #1. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASEFunding per Death: $663Deaths in 2013: 145,575Total Funding in 2015: $96,584,162Average Funding Per Death for All Diseases (in the U.S.): $11,691I am still with everybody in mind, spirit and support. As I...
- Hi everybody,I was curious if anyone has had the Prevnar pneumonia shot. My pulmo in 2011 gave me the common pneumonia shot and in 2015 my pulmo in NH wanted to give me the Prevnar but my insurance didn't cover it and I wasn't about to spring for...
- Hi everyone,It's been quite awhile since I've posted about my LVRC clinical trial with Dr. Adnan Majid and his wonderful staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. As of June 11, 2015, I have completed all phases of the Lung...
- I am a victim of the flu and I did get my annual flu shot. It started 3 weeks ago with body aches and joint pain and progressed each day to low grade fevers, stuffy nose and a soar throat and eventually found its way into my lungs a couple of days...
- Pleased to announce that the second attempt for the Lung Volume Reduction Coil procedure was a success. Dr Majid and staff of Beth Israel Deconess Hospital in Boston, MA in conjunction with ReNeu implant coils has successfully placed 10 coils in my...
- Here's a list of the LVRC/LVRV offices at a facility near you. I believe these are all independent of each other. "Leap...and the net will appear" LocationsUnited States, AlabamaUniversity of Alabama Lung Health Center RecruitingBirmingham,...
- As I was backing my car into my driveway after a beautiful late summer drive in the countryside of NH today, my PA (Physicians Assistant) from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston was calling me. At first I was a bit apprehensive to answer it...
- Hi my name is F.R.E.D. and I have C.O.P.D.Isn't that how the TV ad goes? Anyway, has anyone tried or heard of anyone taking this new med "just" for COPD patients?Happy Easter everyone!
- Actor who played Marlboro Man in ads dies from smoking-related diseaseEric Lawson, a working actor who portrayed the Marlboro Man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72.Lawson's wife, Susan Lawson, said Sunday that her husband...
- Hi everyone,Just received my Medicaid card and what a great feeling not to worry about thinking twice before I go to the ER or see a Dr. This is my first rodeo with this program and I would appreciate any information or advice. Thank you.Update on...
- PHIL EVERLY OF THE EVERLY BROTHERS DEAD AT AGE 74.Everly's wife Patti said that he died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a result of smoking cigarettes.Everyone have a Great New Year!
- So what happens if your nose becomes stuffed up and its impossible to breathe through the cannula using your nose? Thank you....
- hi all,I just started a nose bleed in my left nostril. Is this from a strong mix of O2 from my concentrator. I've been on O2 for quite sometime now, which is not a normal daily routine for me. I have moved from the Virgin Islands to cold, very dry...
- I have just recently have come up with an issue with my tongue. It is very sensitive when I eat anything and it feels like its on fire when I chew my food and the food touches certain parts of my tongue. BarbaraLou mentioned this in her reply in...
- Hi all, just read this on my other support site. Interesting.If you've ever had a COPD exacerbation, commonly called a "flare-up", then you know how frightening it can be to feel as though you can't catch your breath and are suffocating. No one...