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
ShockedI developed COPD a full 15 years after quitting smoking. I was somehow ignorant that I could escape that risk after having...reactions11comments
Medicare Coverage & COPDI've needed to use prednisone more often, and my pulmonologist recently saw me and reviewed what inhalers I've been on. He feels...reactions11comments
A Lonely OneHi, I got COPD in 2004 and the following year I lost my husband. It was very hard to deal with the...reactions18comments
Roller CoasterIn the past 2-1/2 years, I have gone from walking through a fairly normal (for me anyway) life, to jumping on this...reactions5comments
A little help in the morningI use my rescue inhaler proactively before trying to get up and out of bed. Afterward, I sit on the edge of...reactions9comments
Exercising at 77My family is telling me to exercise. I am 77, I am very tired and on a new medicine. I know exercise...reactions9comments
New ComerHello all, I was recently diagnosed with COPD. I am seeing a pulmonologist. I started out taking just the rescue inhaler until...reactions4comments
No Warnings on Cigarette Packs in the 60'SI thought smoking was cool back in high school over 50 years ago, boy was I wrong! I would love to sue...reactions14comments
Oxygen suppliers & MedicareThese are my biggest stressors. I get so stressed just preparing to call to order more oxygen tanks because there is always...reactions13comments
Lack of COPD SymptomsLike the author of a recent story about awareness about COPD may have led to being diagnosed earlier, I grew up in...reactions1comment
Tired of not being able to breatheLet me start by telling you I never smoked; my parents did in the car, in the house, everywhere when I was...reactions2comments
MeltdownI too have had many meltdowns with the doctor's office. I would call and they were too busy and I would wait...reactions8comments
Diane With Advanced COPDI haven’t written for a while. It seems like I’m getting more and more forgetful. Days of the week. Severe back pain...reactions3comments
The way back - improved control but not curedMy decline was slow - perhaps over 16 years starting several years after I retired. By that time I was being treated...reactions7comments
Oxygen. UGHMy dad died having experimental surgery for COPD. I still smoked, got put on oxygen, still smoked for for 5 more years...reactions13comments
Coping with our mortalityI try to remember all the fun I had before I learned I had wrecked my lungs. I also try to think...reactions5comments
Airport disasterTraveling from PBI TO JFK. When we arrived at JFK I couldn’t believe the walk to the exit to be picked up...reactions6comments
Surprised diagnosisI am 67 and was diagnosed with early emphysema in March. I quit smoking in my 30's! I also found out the...reactions1comment
Finally A Ray Of HopeI'm 59 With Stage 4 COPD And Emphysema. It's Only Been 2 Years Since I Was Diagnosed But Have Went Downhill Really...reactions30comments
