I Had No Idea Why I Was So Sick...It started Dec 26 2014 - I did not smoke on that day I was so sick. I went on the train...reactions1comment
Anointed's Story...My mother passed in 2009 with COPD. I was her sole caregiver 24/7. At the time I didn't know I had lung...reactions10comments
Long-term smoker...Started smoking at the age of 11, stealing a few at a time from my mothers cigarettes, by the time I was...reactions3comments
RIB CRAMP...Hi, I was diagnosed with COPD August 2012. I have cramps in every part of my body that's possible, different day brings...reactions17comments
Living with COPD...I was hospitalized May 30th 2014 while I was visiting my family and I became ill. I could not breathe; I had pain...reactions4comments
Rib Cramp too...I was so relieved to see that others experience this. I have thought that it might be a heart attack and have...reactions8comments
Hard to breathe...I was diagnosed in March 2015. I had gotten sick from cold and flu made lungs collapse. Did a 5 day stay...reactions1comment
JAMES...I was up in Oklahoma and feeding the cows and horses, and went to get the keys to my neighbor's truck to...reactions1comment
It's been a heck of a year....I quit smoking about 25 years ago. Diagnosed with COPD about 5 years ago. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with...reactions3comments
Cramps and COPD...In August 2010 I had a bi-lateral mastectomy because of cancer. I thought these cramps were from something to do with that...reactions2comments
My Story: Respiratory Failure...Where do I start. Don't know if anyone will ever read this, so here it goes! I'm 62, have been diagnosed about...reactions8comments
Bruzzi's Story...After my heart surgery, COPD kicked in pretty violently. Guessing the muscles that helped breathing did not help any more. Yes I...reactions2comments
A Story from a Hoosier Girl...I am a retired school bus driver. Never smoked. 64 yrs young, married 45 yrs. I started with the symptoms almost 4...reactions3comments
Diagnosed in 1992...I am a 68 yr old female who was diagnosed with COPD in 1992. I was a heavy smoker, 2 packs a...reactions3comments
I refuse to bow to the ravages of COPD...The phone rings and everything else such as noise, TV, conversations and family seem to fade into the back ground. My Pulmonary...reactions1comment
Marilyn's Story...I am 64, widow, mother of 5 and grandmother of 12. Former smoker for 30 years nearly 2 packs a day. Smoke...reactions3comments
Doing pretty well so far...I have had COPD for about 18 years (probably longer but that is when I was diagnosed). I quit smoking 19 years...reactions1comment
Depressed and anxious....I'm a 58yr old mother/grandmother of 8 and newly engaged! I was diagnosed about 12yrs ago with moderate/severe copd. Not sure if...reactions2comments
Lost...My name is Krissi and I was diagnosed when I was 25 with copd. I was getting chronic bronchitis twice a month...reactions2comments
Wanting to feel useful with COPD...I was diagnosed 12 yrs ago. I smoked for 30 yrs. I am on oxygen 24/7. I have 28% lung function. I...reactions1comment
