UpdateI have finally gotten around to leaving a note for my doctor, asking for a script for prednisone. Hopefully it will get...reactions3comments
Accidental discoveryDue to shortness of breath I will have to tell my story in segments. Thank you so much for allowing me to...reactions4comments
Breathing NormallyI have only one, maybe two days a year where all the planets align and I can actually take deep breaths without...reactions1comment
Removal of ventolin as it weakens my medicationA Dr Baker at Owlscot located in Armidale NSW 2350 has just commenced a reduction for COPD patients. I have been using...reactions18comments
Childhood problems?I was born in Glasgow, Scotland at a time when there was a lot of tuberculosis going around the city as the...reactions2comments
COPD? How did I get that?I was diagnosed with COPD about 10 years ago. I went for a breathing test at the pulmonologist and he said I...reactions8comments
My Personal Experience with Endobronchial ValvesI had the valves inserted a year ago in February. I am a 72 year-old woman. I am at the very severe...reactions43comments
NewbieWell, 2020 has been quite a year. Not only was I diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees - very painful- but COPD...reactions4comments
New to COPDMy Dad smoked, my brother and I started in high school. I smoked 20 years, but quit 40 years ago. Last September...reactions6comments
ShockedI developed COPD a full 15 years after quitting smoking. I was somehow ignorant that I could escape that risk after having...reactions11comments
Complete SurpriseI am a 65 year old woman. I smoked for nearly 40 years, thankfully finally, successfully quit about 12-14 years ago. I...reactions10comments
Cold TurkeyAfter numerous failed attempts to quit smoking I made the choice of quitting Cold Turkey w/ several provisos. Do it FOR someone...reactions3comments
My New Best FriendSmall town boy, spent my youth running the neighborhoods playing sports and only sat long enough to eat, while friends waited outside...reactions2comments
Facing COPD with GodI realized how short of breathe I had become. But still refused to quit smoking. I had tried and failed. Finally I...reactions2comments
Time Takes Its TollI have been living with COPD for 10 to 15 years. I would never give up cigarettes. I had my first serious...reactions3comments
Another Smoking StoryI started smoking in 1961 at 12 years of age. Initially, it was just intermittently, scrounging from older kids, ashtrays, and even...reactions4comments
My COPD JourneyMy journey started on 12-6-2018. I went to my husband’s Doctor because my feet and legs were very swollen and I had...reactions8comments
Denny my storyHi everyone. Around a year ago my breathing at work was starting to show. I thought it was me smoking too much...reactions10comments
Learning to Live with DiagnosisIt has been about twelve years since I first learned my diagnosis. Having dealt with asthma since I was 19, I was...reactions7comments
Muscle spasms in my intercostal musclesI have muscle spasms often during COVID from being inactive. When the pain occurs it moves under my breast and hurts bad...reactions1comment
