Consequences of my choices...Started smoking in 1979 to "fit in" with the other kids..... didn't really like it but after a while I started inhaling. I ended up smoking until March 2, 2013... By CommunityMemberfa7efd1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I have COPD it doesn't have me!I was diagnosed in 2018 as severe (I had it for a long time prior just not officially diagnosed ) I was already on oxygen from a prior brain surgery... By CommunityMember03ff2d1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Pulmo test new Doc updateMorning folks: well, I made it in to see my new pulmo Dr /team, and all I can say is WOW! I had no idea of what I missed out... By Ian Wick2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Invisible needs?As I have previously stated in other posts, 3.5 years ago I was diagnosed with stage 3 COPD and was put on oxygen. The Dr advised to start at 3... By tomboyer461 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Counseling?Hi Everyone. I've been hitting some new and unexplored lows in my condition. I've always been a happy man, quick with a smile and a joke. I guess my trouble... By rick19591 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
built up mucus damaged lungsI have been in out of hospital in the last two weeks with being sent home with antibiotics and prednisone was not getting better. Waking up, going to sleep, just... By rantissil1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Avoiding exacerbationsHi all. I listen to all of your stories and feel your pain. It's hard to tell whether you use 02 24/7 or only at night or only when you... By CommunityMemberf9653e1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Fightin' The BluesMost times, I'm a happy-go-lucky guy, quick with a joke and smile. Some days the grind gets to me. Mostly on the holidays that I used to love to party... By rick19592 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Warning; Hospital rant ahead.I just spent 3 days and no less than 10 employee shifts in hospital for lung surgery. I never saw the same caregiver twice in that time. WTH? The lack... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
On being HappyI was diagnosed with End Stage COPD in 2014. I discovered this by calling my former pulmonologist in NJ after I'd relocated to NC. I wanted to check with the... By rick19591 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Double JeopardyI have COPD and sleep apnea. I use a CPAP machine. I get winded much too easily. The CPAP has kept me more alert and energized, although I still have... By CommunityMember40951 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
PORTABLE CONCENTRATORSSo I was diagnosed with COPD about 10 years ago. I started without 02 and have progressed now to 02 24/7. I have a POC (portable oxygen concentrator) that goes... By laceyjanet6931 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
bull headedI have been diagnosed with COPD now for about 4 years and am at stage 3 with 42% of my lung capacity. Obviously on oxygen 24/7 with concentrator at home... By tomboyer461 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Flare Ups SuckHi, Im female and 87 yrs old. Mentally feel and can do it all but my body tells me differently. Diagnosed with COPD, Mild Case, in 2010, also Lung Cancer... By Darcy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Accepting COPDMy dad had severe emphysema and lived to 91. At 82, he won Rookie of the Year in duplicate bridge. I was an avid smoker until cigarettes went up to... By maxinepotts2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
Another hospital stayI had a COPD flareup and I couldn’t breathe and my chest was so tight and my husband saw I was in distress and call the ambulance. We had a... By Blackmirror1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Down HillNot much of a storyteller but here goes. I was told by my family doctor that I had COPD but did not know anything about it until years later when... By plunger1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
My Mom, My Sister, and Now, Me.In 2017, I lost my mom to complications of COPD. And in 2018, I lost my baby sister to the same. (I was her primary caretaker). I am a 61-year-old... By CommunityMember20851 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Missing out hiHi I'm Jill and I have stage 4 COPD I jumped pretty fast from 3 to 4 and find I can't do the things I have done a year ago... By CommunityMember16231 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Fast onset of COPD about a year agoMay 2021 I woke up and couldn't breathe, just like most here it seems. I did have an emergency inhaler, so I hit it like mad and finally was able... By Bert L2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments