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I was diagnosed with COPD, stage 3, about 5 years ago. I love COPD.net because it helps me know I'm not alone on this hard journey.

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My body tends to react to treatments in odd ways, for example I'm very prone to thrush fungal infections, even though I gargle, swish, etc after every time I use my inhalers. Even worse, I don't get white spots in my mouth; mine stay in my esophagus and are hard to spot. I have to wait until I get symptoms of trouble swallowing, tongue numbness, pain in my mouth and even then I have had trouble getting the Dr. to believe me. Very frustrating, and I LOVE it when I get a Dr. to see it and believe me. But I do try to get out and walk when I can, keep active. I find I feel so much better, even if it's not very far or fast.

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