In June I will be 78 and my life went downhill starting around age 71...I started smoking at age 25 as cigarettes were 11 cents a pack in the service. I was told to light them up if you got them! I smoked for...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Still going but it’s more difficult now...I’ll be 67 in a few months. My COPD has gradually gotten worse. My biggest panic is taking a shower. I get in the shower and do okay for several...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Abrupt Medication Changes Due To Big Pharma's Greed...So - I, along with many, many other Americans, can no longer get Symbicort inhalers, due to the fact that big pharma, in cooperation with Medicare and my insurance/pharmacy monopoly...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesTreatment
I Love Watching Birds...Birds entertain me through the cold winter months and into the spring and summer. Before COPD, my desk was facing into the room, and my back was to the window...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Question on types of COPD...Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I'm female and 64 years old. I was diagnosed with COPD last November, although having regular scans over the years as I had...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesDiagnosis
Taking Prednisone...About 10 years ago, I was going to visit my family in Boulder, CO. I was nervous about the altitude there and asked my doctor how to handle it. He...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Advice for Avoiding the ER...I am a respiratory therapist. I get to know many people with COPD. Oftentimes we become friends, and the topic comes up: “What can you do to avoid the emergency...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Remembering Carol Kirker...It is with great sadness to share that COPD.net advocate Carol Kirker passed away in February 2022. Carol lived with COPD for more than 20 years and joined our team...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My friend...My vote for Predisone is yea. Have taken Predisone many, many times, I find it to be very helpful in reducing the effects of those nasty exacerbations. Plus, in my...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingTreatment
My lovely mum...Just wanted to share my experience about COPD with other people, mum got diagnosed around 20 years ago but didn't stop smoking right away, she only stopped 4 years ago...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Prednisone...Anyone who takes prednisone more than rarely should be aware of what it's doing and why it's doing that. Any pulmo doc will keep you up to speed. I get...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
smoking...I was told I had COPD a long time ago just kept smoking. Quit I don't know how many times. now I have to do breathing treatments 4 or 5...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathingCoping
Still learning.....When I was diagnosed with it in 2009, doctor's had a way of making me think the end was near.. 50's too old to heal. Didn't "heal" but sure have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
It’s been hard...My name is Stephanie I’m a 57 yr old female. I was diagnosed about 7 yrs ago. I went thru the first few years with MASSIVE crippling headaches and the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Help, I Need Somebody...I often hear some of you that have COPD say that you have no help. I believe people when they say this, but I also know that sometimes we need...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Encouraging Self-Care For Caregivers...Most of us with COPD know that our needs will increase as our illness progresses. I am not sure which of us hurts more, ourselves or our caregivers. As hard...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Do you think the higher CO2 levels in our atmosphere due to climate change affects your COPD?...Does it affect our lungs to balance our O2 and CO2 levels.....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesWeather
Me Before Alpha-1 (Genetic COPD)...What is the life that you had before you were diagnosed with COPD? I was working a few jobs at the time of my diagnosis. I was a cook for...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Question about mask, cannulas...It is a question to remember to ask my pulmonary doctor again. We think she told us that a face mask with less than 6 liters of O2 made you...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesBreathing
My turn...I was first diagnosed 12 years ago, and did not make a lot of changes immediately. I had given up smoking which I had done for about 32 years, and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
