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
The pool and ISo originally I was told that I may not live longer than 5 years. I’m so happy to say that was 9 years ago. I use oxygen 24/7, I’m at... By picturemehappy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Copd35 years old. Been recently diganosed with stage 2 copd and superventicullar tachycardia heart valve disease. Never smoked. I was working with cleaning chemicals for a couple years. Was misdiagnosed... By CommunityMember3561 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Hot weather bluesI live in Florida. During the summer the humidity pretty much stays at 100% which, when stepped out into, will literally take your breath away. I am in late-stage COPD... By mamagretired1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
DaniciaI was diagnosed in 2014. I struggle more in summer with pollen pollution and poor air quality. Have many sinus infections. So breathing is a real killer. Also bloat. Man!!!!... By Danicia1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
COPD DM2 AND SHOWER FEARI am a retired physician from India. I was diagnosed with DM2 I am on insulin both short and long-acting for three years my diabetes is not under control. I... By nagaiah govindarajalu1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Mother with COPD, CHF and other conditionsMy mother is 82 and was diagnosed approximately 6 years ago with COPD. She is also diabetic, type 2. She has a history of CHF. For the most part she... By CommunityMember9841 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
ExacerbationI had a good one last night. 3 in the morning thought I was going to die, bad shortness of breath, too out of breath to use a rescue inhaler... By doggy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
cramping around the ribsI was just reading this and am so surprised that other people have this also. I get this pain on both sides of my ribs, and it really hurts bad... By sharon philipp1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
It put a kink in my everyday lifeI was diagnosed 2 years ago with mild COPD...it has progressively gotten worse by this past winter of 2022..I see my doctor as needed but he really isn't very interested... By francesfitch1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
advice?Perspective? Advice? I contracted a breakthrough COVID in June. It lingered into July. After weeks of negative COVID tests, it recurred with a vengeance, leading to double pneumonia. The long... By Dennis.Newkirk1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
RemindersThere is a reason we need to remind ourselves to be healthy, and it's called our understanding of mortality. When we're 18 we should be careful what we eat and... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Another visit from the ambulanceI knew last Thursday I was going to be in trouble, with the bank holiday weekend coming up I knew. My doctor was going to be closed. I managed to... By Blackmirror1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Hope this might help others (slipping rib)I had a flare-up that started around November 15th, 2021. It lasted months. After two weeks, I started to have a severe pain in my back where a rib attached... By adrianhayter1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Engineered silica nanoparticle coatingsYou may never have heard of engineered silica nanoparticles before but you're bound to have been exposed to them already. They are one of modern industries favourite new toys as... By Baz3922 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I don't know where to turn.I'm rick, I'm 61 I've had copd for four years well much longer really. I'm about at the end of my rope, i just don't know what to do anymore... By alaskanwoodsman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
COPDI am a 60 yrs old woman found out in 2013 that I have COPD along with other complications. My dad passed in 2013 with lung cancer and my mom... By Kathy611 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments