Stories

I 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...

I 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...

My 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...

My 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...

I 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...

Hello 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...

I'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...

My 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...

I 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...

I 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...

I have lots of mucus and coughing in the morning (and, sometimes vomiting). I have found a solution that helps to get me to the point where I am comfortable...

I 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...

I 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...

I 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...

I 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...

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...

I 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...

I 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...

I 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...

I 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...