80 Year Old FemaleI am 80 year old female on oxygen 24/7. Diagnosed with COPD about 5 years or more...reactions4comments
New hereI was told 3 years ago I had COPD. I don't smoke so how did I get this? I am 46 years old plus I have biploar with anxiety too...reactions4comments
OxygenI am new. I live in Canada. My doctor retired. I was lucky because she referred me to her friend (doctor). Long story as short as I can make this...reactions6comments
COPD and RSVMy name is Sharyn Goodwin and I have COPD. Have had it a long time. The doctor says I have stage 4. I do quite well getting around but my...reactions4comments
MiracleMy experience with COPD was over ten years ago with a wonderful guy I met in west Texas. At that time he was diagnosed with asthma. When I would hear...reactions1comment
Cramping in lung cage areaI submitted a story before about realizing that I wasn't the only one experiencing cramping under my rib cage. I have been studying the subject and found that magnesium and...reactions2comments
Diagnosed at the ripe old age of 38Hello everybody, my name is Cathy and I live in beautiful South Carolina. I'm 55 now so I've lived with emphysema for a while. I had lung reduction surgery on...reactions12comments
COPD/emphysemaI'm 78 - well, 79 this month. I was diagnosed years ago and have had more shortness of breath lately since I had a flare-up a few weeks ago. I'm...reactions1comment
No money for medsMy insurance company doesn't even sell any COPD meds, it's express scripts, if I order at Walmart or a local drugstore it's too expensive to buy so I go without...reactions4comments
Bowel movementsI am a 66-year-old male that has COPD and when I get really short of breath and stressed I lose control of my bowels. Is this a common problem with...reactions6comments
Oxygen During ActivityI have emphysema. 3 months ago my COPD went from taking meds to feel better to nothing was helping. I was put on oxygen at night. Still no help so...reactions5comments
Rib cramps, bloating and leg painI am 65 and have been told I only have 40% lung function. I've had bloating and three rib cramps and like so many others the doctors can't explain why...reactions8comments
Bowel ControlI have a problem of when I get in breathing distress, I have the urge for a bowel movement. I have to stop before I get started doing things and...reactions9comments
Diagnosed at 67I was diagnosed with COPD when I was 67, I am now 71 and my symptoms are somewhat worse: chest cramps, difficulties sleeping, hard to walk more than 100 feet...reactions2comments
I'm afraidI am new to COPD. I have been having trouble breathing and finally I went to the ER. The doctors told me that I have COPD. I have nobody to...reactions4comments
Eerie symptoms...I am afraid to go to sleep at night...not for fear of not waking, but of waking. I awake every one to two and a half hours. Finally after 6...reactions4comments
COPD & crampsI have been having rib cramps since being diagnosed. I have also had prior history of chronic costochondritis, very bad cramping of the ribcage. I did notice now when this...reactions2comments
Great informationI am 73 and was diagnosed with COPD two years ago. I have almost all the symptoms in the article. I was most surprised about the spasms and the bloating...reactions5comments
Cramping in rib cageI was surprised to see the article on people with COPD experiencing cramps in the rib cage. I've been having these cramps in my upper rib cage for over a...reactions6comments
Rib CrampsI was recently diagnosed with COPD, however, before then, I had cramping in my ribs from time to time over the past 4 or 5 years. It felt like the...reactions3comments
