Only meDoctor fatigue? You make me laugh. Over here, after diagnosis, we get shoved over to COPD specialists. In theory, we see them every six months or so (but can ring... By bin there and dunit1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with multiple illnessesHi I'm 61 I have multiple lung problems gold COPD, emphysema, bronchitis, & hiatal hernia in my upper chest, which makes breathing harder, I also am suffering from high bloods... By CommunityMemberbe4ff52 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
No safe harborI yelled as best as I could to my wife to call an ambulance. We had just finished dinner, and all the kids and grandkids were visiting. Suddenly and without... By South Paw1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
COPD In the familyMy mother died from cancer 35 years ago. Looking back now I'm certain she suffered with COPD long before her cancer diagnosis. She was 73. She smoked less than 10... By Johngordon1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
New to this ForumI found this Group only this morning. I kept meaning to search for one but kept forgetting. I have memory issues. Anyway, I was diagnosed this year with COPD/Emphysema on... By balexander2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Ups and Downs with COPD"One Day I'm Breathing Easy, The Next I'm Struggling: The Unpredictability of COPD" Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be a rollercoaster of emotions and physical challenges. One... By michelleforsythe1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Has My COPD Been Cured?We are often told that COPD is incurable and irreversible. But consider my story. I smoked marijuana for more than 40 years -- deep draughts from bongs and joints daily... By seniortraveler2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
My COPD journey so farI was recently diagnosed with COPD; the bloating was horrible, and the gas even worst. I immediately went on a detox with an alkaline diet and coach, saw a TCM... By Alexandra1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Standing my groundBack in January 1999, I became quite poorly, coughing a lot of green phlegm, getting very breathless and losing weight, I went back and forth to me GP who kept... By wendinthewillows1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Journey so far with COPDMy name is Jennie, I am 62 yrs old but was 61 when diagnosed. I have smoked since I was 14 and quit for the first time in my life... By JennieS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Emphysema JourneyI began this journey nine years ago at 72 when I was in the hospital for a compression fracture of T12. Obviously, I had emphysema long before then without knowing... By viveggen2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Introducing my COPD journeyFirst time post. March 2023 I had picked up some kind of bug which led to a full blown exacerbation that landed me in the emergency room. Doctors wanted to... By George B1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Wife and I are both on oxygenMy other half just went on oxygen about a month ago. I've helped her along as much as I can and I assume things will settle down a bit, given... By seabolt1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Doctor FatigueI read someone's story about doctor fatigue. I have it and have had it for years. My adult son passed away and since then I have not really wanted to... By beckycopd1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Hello all👋I'm not sure if I have told my story. I was so sick when I was diagnosed 13 years ago with stage 4 Emphysema. I had been working at the... By Cindy Lou1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
So this is my life now?Greetings everyone! I'm Janice, 66 y/o, and I was diagnosed with stage 3 COPD in February. I also have asthma and allergies. Life has changed a lot since the diagnosis... By Gemini lady1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
You can’t see it.People say, well, you look great! Or you look good. My thoughts are You can’t see COPD. All I can say to them is it’s a struggle to breath. I... By beany1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Surprise for me.I had a severe SOB issue at a client's house in 2017. I came home and my lung collapsed less than a minute before the paramedics walked in. Lung re-inflated... By BKK6081 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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 I have to do today. I used to... By lucca1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
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 side and sides of my back, nausea throwing... By linni1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments