Newbie Dr not helpingSo about 12 months ago my nephrologist checked my lungs in routine and asked if I had COPD. I was like ummm....(wtf) no. So when I visited my PCP I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A form of COPDSorry about former post, hit the wrong button. Pulmonary fibrosis is what I have. My Doctor says that I have lost 50% of my oxygen intake. I currently am taking...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Panic AttackThirty five or so years ago I used to wake up in the night not being able to breathe. I even got out of the house to breathe fresh air...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Former SmokerI smoked 1-2 packs of cigarettes a day on average for 40+ years! I am now starting my 5th year smoke free! Best thing I did was to take Chantix!...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
COPD AsthmaI Have COPD - Asthma For a Long Time. My Coughing Is Real Bad. My Asthma Attacks Was Very. I Go To The Emergency Room For Treatment & Was Send...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Exercise changed my life with COPDLast year at this time, I finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer. I also have severe COPD. Both of those conditions really affected my physical health. I really couldn't do...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
The Wife of a COPD PatientMy husband was diagnosed about three years ago with COPD. He immediately quit smoking. Everything was going great until October of 2019. He had a terrible coughing, sneezing spell. It...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
LIVING WITH COPDGood afternoon. I was diagnosed in 2009, I have been doing very well with breathing. I went bowling four times a month, had exercise classes three times a week. Also...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
SqueezedMy story begins almost 2 years ago. I was having a feeling of fullness and tightness around the chest and rib cage and I thought I was just full from...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
COPD-RealityI have Stage 2 COPD. I am a 65 year old woman who went through about 6 years of sailing through life not knowing what it meant to have COPD!...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Patti4fred's StoryHi I'm a 58 year old female. I have stage 4. COPD. I have a hard time with doing just about everything. I had a car accident in February of...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Thombre's StoryI am 81 years old and was first diagnosed in 2010 with COPD after FTP test. After 9 years in 2019 when I consulted another pulmonologist, I was diagnosed with...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
COPD Caused By a Combination of ThingsI believe my COPD was caused by a combination of things:...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
AwesomeI have COPD. Had it for years. On oxygen 24/7. Anxious today. Resting and breathing ok. I try to do exercises sitting down, also got a stationary bike for hands...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
SometimesSometimes When I get to 500 miles playing cat and mouse with long and lung Is just not the same as the sixties when it was a popular song? He...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
COPDHello, I was diagnosed in 1995 with severe emphysema. After 3 weeks in the hospital I was sent home to die. After a few weeks of feeling sorry for myself...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Early Stage of EmphysemaI'm 58 years old and was diagnosed with emphysema two years ago after a CT scan. I was a smoker for for 35 years. I quit for five years and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Misdiagnosed OftenI have emphysema. So when I have an exacerbation, I go to urgent care if my Dr. is not available. They listen to my lungs and say they're clear and...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
UnrealI went from being healthy to stage 4. I just don't understand how it could happen in less than a year...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
UnpredictableI am a 57 year old AA female who was diagnosed with COPD. It has gotten progressively worse within the last 12 months. I have a question for the community...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
