It's taken me over 14 years to realize that it wasn't my lungs fault.Today has been an odd day for me. I've done productive things and feel very proud about them. I was ready to...reactions1comment
Staying focusedIf someone had told me 30 years ago I would be on oxygen I wouldn't have believed it. Yet here I am...reactions8comments
Confusing diagnosisHi everyone. Im 55 and a 40 yr smoker. I was told I had mild COPD 14 months ago. I stopped smoking...reactions3comments
Wearing a cannula.Hi, I live in the U.K. I was diagnosed with emphysema 6 years ago. I am now on home oxygen. My biggest...reactions2comments
THUMBS UP!I came up with what I consider to be a brilliant idea! Some of the biggest problems that we encounter in the...reactions20comments
Lung enlargement shockI was diagnosed with copd about 15 yrs ago, I have since had several chest infections, wheezing attacks and breathlessness, but nothing...reactions8comments
Rib CrampingI was sitting in church. This was about 5 years before they told me I had stage 3 COPD. I believe I...reactions11comments
A surprising diagnosisOne year ago I moved from the east coast to northern Arizona. Newly retired, I was eager to take advantage of all...reactions5comments
Recently diagnosed... looking for encouragementHi everyone. I was diagnosed with COPD very recently. I have spent a lot of time trying to ignore it. Now I’m...reactions17comments
Holidays in the hospital.I turned 25 in the first week of December! My gosh! I am officially a whole quarter. I was sick on my...reactions3comments
Happy Hospital ChecklistI don't think there are many people who get excited to become admitted into the hospital, I know I don't. When allergy...reactions8comments
happy new yearHello all, Over Christmas I have been getting more and more out of breath, so rang the doctor and he left prescription...reactions5comments
Peter's StoryI didn't realise I was suffering from this condition for a long time. I had what one could describe as a bit...reactions5comments
Something crawlingI would like to know if anybody else feels like there is something in their lungs that is crawling. It can be...reactions1comment
For a black scarfI went to TJ Maxx today to buy a black scarf, we can never have to many of those. I walked in...reactions3comments
Too young to be treatedI was about 30, when I started my symptoms. I lived in Germany at the time. I often had pneumonia. The doctors...reactions5comments
Swbder's StoryI have asthma and COPD - it is hard to breathe air in or breathe air out. I just found out 3...reactions6comments
Nellie123's StoryI'm a 78 year old man who smoked for 47 years and worked in a very smoky environment for 30 years. I...reactions5comments
COPD and EmphysemaI was diagnosed with both about 11 years ago. I was told it was severe when I asked what stage I was...reactions31comments
Life changes but never let it winI was told a few years ago that I had COPD. I couldn't come to terms with this news and still carried...reactions7comments
