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Just trying to deal with life when it's hard to even take a. Smal breath. Or even think about moving for fear of losing my breath
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Having COPD and dealing with everyday life is hard. It can be very depressing. I, myself, just got over a flare up with a sinus infection. I have a great medical team who respond immediately whenever I have a problem and contact them. The best way I deal with it is with a positive attitude, meditation, and breathing exercises daily. I use an Acapella and Spirometer machines 5 times a day, I use pursed lip breathing and huff coughing techniques to cough out mucus build up, and I exercise as much as I can daily. Some days are much better than others. I refuse to get and stay depressed. No matter how bad I feel or how sick and tired I am of being sick and tired, I have to fight to stay on the up and up. It is not an easy task, but life is hard no matter what. I refuse to give in and will fight to the end. Please contact your medical team and get any advice to help you feel better. Seek pulmonary therapy to help your breathing and seek mental help if necessary. There are plenty of places to get help. Please seek them out. Take Care and God Bless!Thank you for reaching out.it mean so much to hear from ppl that understand an not sum one who says the no what I mean when they don't. and then there are the ones that say get up do sumn it ant that bad.vwell I was never one to get depressed or stressed out. I was happy go lucky all my life full of energy nothing got me down till COPD did it. Know i stay stress out an depressed all the time I struggle ever min it seems like just to take a breath. It's consuming every second of every day it seems. I blame my self alot for being in this shape. Cause I didn't take it serious till it was to late. So now I am struggling to get in to a doctor. It is taking me along time to get appointments an it's like they don't listen. A while back I had went to a doctor and tried to tell her what wa up. I pneumonia but she didn't do any thing to help well she gave me a puffer and said come back for blood work in 2 weeks well 4 days later on my birthday my oxygen level dropped my blood went acidic an I was out in ICU for 4 days just about did me in. Well the lung doctor made me an appointment with nice guy saved my life that night. Well I get out the appointment time comes I go an they don't take my insurance. Sure a few hundred bucks an they will see me but I don't have 200 bucks. So back to where I was setting in my room struggling. Depressed wish I would have just died. Then sum how I messed my insurance up so it got cancelled. I didn't no or understand till I went to see my doctor just to get told my insurance was not active. Back to ground zero. Man this story goes on for ever.Well this is June and this all started on feb. 22 2025. I finally got up. An I am trying again to see the doctor got another lung doctor but it takes about to months to get in to be seen. An sum ppl ask me why I am depressed. But I think talking on here is gojing to help me cause I can let it fly open up and not worry about talking about it. I want to thank everyone on here I hate that each an everyone of us has this awfull COPD. An if I can help anyone I am here for them thank you and thank God for all of you
It takes so much effort on our part as patients with COPD or other chronic illnesses to get everything in order and done. We have to do so much of the legwork ourselves that it feels overwhelming at times. I have been there myself and I keep asking myself, "isn't any doctor going to help me?" The answer is no, no they aren't. We have to do it ourselves but at least you aren't alone! so many of us know exactly how you feel and have been there. Keep on keepin' on, DPM
Most days I just want to lay down an die. I guess I have to a point some one told me that's what I have don't that I have gave up that I need to put forth more effort an that they understand what I am going thru. Cause they have it to. I no this person really well for long time they don't understand but I hate to say they will understand some day and it's going for the them cause right now they can still breath but when the day comes that they can not they will then understand how much effort it take to just walk 10 steps to the bathroom then pray you can make it back of how much effort it takes to chew up a bite of food who new how much energy it took to eat cause I never thought that a bit of food required that much effort till COPD showed me the way. An not to mention get chocked on a bite of food. I learned to eat slower and chew my food good. Thank you all so much.
I am so very frustrated for you. It seems unfair that people who are struggling should have to find the energy to advocate for themselves and get the care they need. The wait for an appointment might be a long one, so please don't ever hestitate to go to the ER if ever you are afraid, feel unsafe or if the feeling that you want to die ever overwhelms you. It sounds like that feeling is directly linked to your inability to get the care you need. A visit to the ER might provide the medical attention you need to get you through it. Keep in mind that the ER can run tests immediatley that you might otherwise have to wait days or weeks for and that they will hospitalize you if you really need it. You might also want to ask your primary care doctor to refer you to home health care if you now have insurance. Home health should be covered. They will evaluate your home to see whether any changes or assitive devices might help and they will provide you with services, like help with showering, light housekeeping, etc, if you need it. Even if you don't find the services all that helpful, it can be uplifting to know someone will be checking on you once or twice a week. Please know we are here for you whenever you need us. Gentle hugs. - Lori (Team Member)
