Extreme Pain in Rib CageIt started long before I found out I have COPD, I couldn't figure out what was causing this pain inside my rib...reactions8comments
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
COPDI am a mom of three kids and a wife and all my life I been a fighter. I went through a...reactions8comments
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%...reactions17comments
Panic AttackThirty five or so years ago I used to wake up in the night not being able to breathe. I even got...reactions1comment
COPD AsthmaI Have COPD - Asthma For a Long Time. My Coughing Is Real Bad. My Asthma Attacks Was Very. I Go To...reactions1comment
Former SmokerI smoked 1-2 packs of cigarettes a day on average for 40+ years! I am now starting my 5th year smoke free!...reactions1comment
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...reactions9comments
LIVING WITH COPDGood afternoon. I was diagnosed in 2009, I have been doing very well with breathing. I went bowling four times a month...reactions14comments
SqueezedMy story begins almost 2 years ago. I was having a feeling of fullness and tightness around the chest and rib cage...reactions12comments
COPD-RealityI have Stage 2 COPD. I am a 65 year old woman who went through about 6 years of sailing through life...reactions7comments
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...reactions5comments
COPD Caused By a Combination of ThingsI believe my COPD was caused by a combination of things:...reactions2comments
