Stories

Hi, living with COPD the past 8 years after a bout with lung cancer. It has been a challenge for me because I wanted to stay active in my family...

I have never smoked. Was around secondhand smoke for 10 years. Had open heart surgery over 5 years ago. Afterwards, heart surgery fluid was in my lungs. And I guess...

My life changed not only due to COPD but because I went through respiratory failure where I was struggling so hard to breathe that I was turning blue. The problem...

I am a 58 year old female from Northern Maine. I was diagnosed with COPD and stress-induced asthma a year and a half ago. I have, by the way, read...

I've had COPD for many years and take Ventolin, Symbicort, Prednisone, Azithromicin, DuoNeb, Spiriva Respimat and now have been put on oxygen. Nothing lasts like it should. I am still...

With this particular life, you will learn that your breath is the most important thing in the world. Every meaningful event or minuscule happening will be over-shadowed by breath monitoring...

I have given up regular smoking of cigarettes, about 6 per day, for almost 54, yes 54 years. I put a dead stop to smoking one day, and not much...

I was diagnosed with COPD with emphysema in the early stages. A lung nodule was also found during a c-scan but was thought to be non cancerous. I quit smoking...

Hello my name is Ricky, 58 year old with COPD and vascular disease. Quad bypass 7 years ago. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema. I had my first MI at 45 and...

Hello, I am 71 years old and have had emphysema for 16 years. I have used many inhalers however I am lucky in that I don't need oxygen. I worked...

Not a good week... I have been on oxygen 24/7 for 17 years now with both COPD and Asthma and emphysema. I am end stage and have been for some...

I'm glad my testimony helped a few people. Like I said earlier, it's not why but how we go through our disease. Amen - thank you for comments and God...

I was diagnosed with COPD and stage 4 emphysema 5 years ago. I went to the ER cause I was having extreme oxygen problems. I was born with chronic bronchitis...

I have a great deal of trouble breathing using oxygen when my nose runs. This is a frequent problem. Is there anyway to dry it up without becoming dependent on...

My bloating is causing a tightness in the upper chest. Which feels like my throat is restricted... very wheezy and I get very little relief from using the nebulizer or...

I will be 62 this summer. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with COPD. It happened in a blink of an eye. I went into afib. Long story short my...

I was diagnosed 6 years ago when I had pneumonia. I was given a nebulizer and breathing meds. I managed really well until August of last year and had "the...

I smoked for 30 years... had l known how easy it was to quit l would have done so years ago. I have not had one in 9 years, was...

I have COPD, and certain times of year it seems harder to cope with - for instance Spring is here and I have so much trouble catching my breath with...

Hello fellow COPD travelers. About 7 years ago, I was rushed to the hospital with pneumonia. I didn't even know I had it. Only sign was a severe pain in...