My personal medical JourneyHi, I'm Nicky and I'm 48 years old. I was born in 1967 I was wrongly diagnosed aged 12yrs as being Asthmatic, this was an easy assumption to make as... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Cancer Twice in 4yrs. Went to Lungs and Diagnosis is COPD.....my story may be a little different than most or some....i am confused with my diagnosis..i have had cancer twice in 4yrs. mine started out as thymus cancer or a... By CAL-1953-152 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Living with COPDI was hospitalized May 30th 2014 while I was visiting my family and I became ill. I could not breathe; I had pain all over my body so I asked my... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
COPD Stage 1I only smoked for 6 years - age 15-21. My first husband died of cancer a year later/Hodgkins Disease. I was shocked with the COPDdiagnosis at age 70 - but... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COPDStarted smoking when I was about 13, friends thought it was cool, parents smoke too so if I saw a pack I would take a few. Back then really didn't... By vim1ch1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
If only I had known betterStarted smoking when I started nursing in 1966! It seemed the normal think to do and all the nurses and senior staff smoked so be one of the crowd. I... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
DeterminedI grew up with both my parents smoking (in the house) and all the adult relatives. There were ash trays in every room. I started smoking in high school around... By 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My storyI was diagnosed with severe COPD 3 years ago. I smoked for over 42 years and when I was rushed to the hospital one day on my way to work... By x0iu4i1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
COPD Makes Things Harder, But Life is FunWhen I was first diagnosed with COPD in 1987 I gave it little thought. Yes I had got a little short of breath. But worse was the bronchitis. I was submitted... By derekc5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments