Me and COPDSince being diagnosed with COPD, I have found that it effects every part of your life. Cold air makes it difficult to breathe, especially if it is a cold wind...reactions1comment
Only meDoctor fatigue? You make me laugh. Over here, after diagnosis, we get shoved over to COPD specialists. In theory, we see them every six months or so (but can ring...reactions7comments
Living with multiple illnessesHi I'm 61 I have multiple lung problems gold COPD, emphysema, bronchitis, & hiatal hernia in my upper chest, which makes breathing harder, I also am suffering from high bloods...reactions5comments
No safe harborI yelled as best as I could to my wife to call an ambulance. We had just finished dinner, and all the kids and grandkids were visiting. Suddenly and without...reactions7comments
COPD In the familyMy mother died from cancer 35 years ago. Looking back now I'm certain she suffered with COPD long before her cancer diagnosis. She was 73. She smoked less than 10...reactionscomments
New to this ForumI found this Group only this morning. I kept meaning to search for one but kept forgetting. I have memory issues. Anyway, I was diagnosed this year with COPD/Emphysema on...reactionscomments
The Ups and Downs with COPD"One Day I'm Breathing Easy, The Next I'm Struggling: The Unpredictability of COPD" Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be a rollercoaster of emotions and physical challenges. One...reactions3comments
Has My COPD Been Cured?We are often told that COPD is incurable and irreversible. But consider my story. I smoked marijuana for more than 40 years -- deep draughts from bongs and joints daily...reactions14comments
My COPD journey so farI was recently diagnosed with COPD; the bloating was horrible, and the gas even worst. I immediately went on a detox with an alkaline diet and coach, saw a TCM...reactions1comment
Standing my groundBack in January 1999, I became quite poorly, coughing a lot of green phlegm, getting very breathless and losing weight, I went back and forth to me GP who kept...reactions1comment
My Journey so far with COPDMy name is Jennie, I am 62 yrs old but was 61 when diagnosed. I have smoked since I was 14 and quit for the first time in my life...reactions7comments
My Emphysema JourneyI began this journey nine years ago at 72 when I was in the hospital for a compression fracture of T12. Obviously, I had emphysema long before then without knowing...reactions4comments
Introducing my COPD journeyFirst time post. March 2023 I had picked up some kind of bug which led to a full blown exacerbation that landed me in the emergency room. Doctors wanted to...reactions23comments
Wife and I are both on oxygenMy other half just went on oxygen about a month ago. I've helped her along as much as I can and I assume things will settle down a bit, given...reactions3comments
Doctor FatigueI read someone's story about doctor fatigue. I have it and have had it for years. My adult son passed away and since then I have not really wanted to...reactions1comment
Hello all👋I'm not sure if I have told my story. I was so sick when I was diagnosed 13 years ago with stage 4 Emphysema. I had been working at the...reactions3comments
So this is my life now?Greetings everyone! I'm Janice, 66 y/o, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 COPD in February. I also have asthma and allergies. Life has changed a lot since the diagnosis...reactions16comments
You can’t see it.People say, well, you look great! Or you look good. My thoughts are You can’t see COPD. All I can say to them is it’s a struggle to breath. I...reactions7comments
Surprise for me.I had a severe SOB issue at a client's house in 2017. I came home and my lung collapsed less than a minute before the paramedics walked in. Lung re-inflated...reactions1comment
No Purpose = AnxietyMy anxiety is off the charts in the morning before I get up. Racing thoughts about stuff that hasn’t happened or that I have to do today. I used to...reactions3comments
