Stories

My decline was slow - perhaps over 16 years starting several years after I retired. By that time I was being treated for an unnamed condition - still don't know...

My dad died having experimental surgery for COPD. I still smoked, got put on oxygen, still smoked for for 5 more years. I finally quit smoking in 2004. Been using...

I try to remember all the fun I had before I learned I had wrecked my lungs. I also try to think back to the times when I had overbearing...

I grew up in a house of smokers. So at the age of 14 I started smoking. The problem was my father already had emphysema. I could see what it...

Traveling from PBI TO JFK. When we arrived at JFK I couldn’t believe the walk to the exit to be picked up. The plane parked at the end of the...

I am 67 and was diagnosed with early emphysema in March. I quit smoking in my 30's! I also found out the same month that there is damage in my...

I'm 59 With Stage 4 COPD And Emphysema. It's Only Been 2 Years Since I Was Diagnosed But Have Went Downhill Really Fast. To The Point I Can Not Do...

I’ve had COPD for 14 years. I was on oxygen 2L while sitting and 4L while ambulating. I developed emphysema in my early 40’s. Pulmonary doctor said it’s genetic. From...

I USE THE BLUE ACAPELLA DEVICE ABOUT THREE TIMES A DAY, IT REALLY HELPS TO MOVE THE MUCUS AROUND AND ALSO COUGH UP THE MUCUS. ITS A LIFE SAVER. I...

Diagnosed 2 years ago. Ventolin. Flovent, nebulizer. Tons of anxiety. Now the good stuff! Met a guy who loves me in spite of all the issues. Not bad for a...

I was diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, 20 years ago. I have had many test done, went to rehab and was on 2 liters at first. I continued to work retail...

Diagnosed in 2016. Came back from England for my son wedding and had my yearly physical. My primary care physician decided that it was time for a real complete physical...

Have had COPD for 10 years. Used Spiriva, then Ventolin with Spiriva till it didn't work anymore. Tried many others and Anoro for 4 years. (Qvar, Symbicort, Combivent, Dulera) but...

In 2011 I was diagnosed with COPD and asked what that was, I had never heard of it. They told me what it was and that I had to quit...

While I was in the hospital four years ago I was given a breathing apparatus called an "Aerobika" it seems to help considerably. It is like an exercise device for...

I have been living with COPD for over 15 years and my lungs get overinflated and its very uncomfortable for me and after years with no relief I am tired...

Anxious, I have not been diagnosed but am pretty fearful that I may soon be. My mother had COPD with emphysema and passed in 2018 after a short and terrible...

Hello to all of the people out there finding it hard to catch a breath when you try to do something other than stay still. I have COPD (emphysema) My...

I STARTED USING THE BLUE ACAPELLA ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, MY LUNG DR. ORDERED IT FOR ME. IT'S GREAT AND REALLY HELPS TO MOVE THE MUCUS AROUND, SO YOU CAN...

I guess I've had COPD for awhile, just wasn't sure of the signs and symptoms. Actually thought it was my weight gain, but I've been to ER numerous times over...