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...reactions15comments
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...reactions9repliesTreatment
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions10repliesDiagnosis
Taking Prednisone...About 10 years ago, I was going to visit my family in Boulder, CO. I was nervous about the altitude there and...reactionscomments
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:...reactions1comment
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...reactions6comments
My friend...My vote for Predisone is yea. Have taken Predisone many, many times, I find it to be very helpful in reducing the...reactions4repliesCopingTreatment
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
smoking...I was told I had COPD a long time ago just kept smoking. Quit I don't know how many times. now I...reactions5repliesBreathingCoping
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions6comments
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.....reactions5repliesWeather
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions5repliesBreathing
My turn...I was first diagnosed 12 years ago, and did not make a lot of changes immediately. I had given up smoking which...reactionscomments
It's all about control....I'm weeks from 79 years of age and 20 years of COPD. I know the insides of ERs (A & E to...reactionscomments
