No Purpose = AnxietyMy anxiety is off the charts in the morning before I get up. Racing thoughts about stuff that hasn’t happened or that...reactions3comments
Really fed up, angry and feeling hopeless, reduced to just my illnessBeen feeling weakness and exhaustion to the point where I could barely take care of my home. Severe pain on my right...reactions6comments
Me and COPDI don't mean to make this a woe is me thing and hope it does not come across that way. As to...reactions20comments
Trying to remain positive when the unknown outweighs the knownHi, I am a 56 year old woman, married with 2 children ages 30 and 26. I was diagnosed with COPD in...reactions1comment
IdjitMy 1st time posting. Thank you for the opportunity. I have come to discover COPD is underrated. I started smoking at 16...reactions3comments
New to COPDMy journey started, I’m thinking, last October. I hadn’t been diagnosed yet, but my doctor said it was COPD and I was...reactionscomments
Acute Kidney Damage, COVID, Pneumonia, SepsisI was admitted to the hospital with body cramps and swollen hands and feet, while in hospital it was discovered I had...reactionscomments
My COPD lifeHello my name is Keith and I am a 51-year-old male with a partner and 2 kids. A girl who is 26...reactions13comments
Call 911!Good morning, all! April 13th was a wake up call for me in a big way! I use 02 pretty much 24/7...reactions5comments
Where to go from here.Hello. I posted a story about 2 years ago about my boyfriend and his breathing issues. It has not gotten better. He...reactions3comments
I've Never Touched a CigaretteIt is true that COPD is mainly a 'smokers problem' or pollution and even genetics. I have never touched a cigarette in...reactions15comments
Exacerbations - what do they feel like for meI was replying to a topic I just read! What do these exacerbations feel like- I was just released from Hospital on...reactions9comments
I Had To SmileReading the article on what a COPD patient should have which included a good doctor and an action plan I could only...reactions3comments
Never a smokerLast September I was diagnosed with emphysema. I am over weight and get short of breath upon exertion mostly. I grew up...reactions10comments
COPD since 2009My lungs are at 24% now. Very severe COPD now, I am very happy to have found copd.net to share my story...reactions3comments
To stop smoking - a suggestion for what it is worthI smoked for perhaps 40 years. I had been thinking about stopping but had no real willpower to do so. For me...reactions2comments
Lack of doctors in NSW AustraliaIn Australia, at the moment we are seeing a large reduction in medical knowledge with physical doctors being replaced with online doctors...reactions2comments
Trouble SleepingI don't know what is happening to me. The last week I got all ready for bed but can't sleep. When I...reactions8comments
3 week countdown until...My first grandson's countdown to birthday!! I've tried hard every day to get whatever exercise I can in. Have kept to my...reactions6comments
Julie's storyHello, my name is Julie I am a smoker I do have COPD emphysema and I have three nodules on my lungs...reactions8comments
