COPD NewbieLast summer my younger brother was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Ten days later he was dead. He was 60 years old and had smoked for 42 years. After... By philbe2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Well I did smoke but I didn't think this would happen!Well you know what though I did and by the time I had accepted the fact and started to work on my lungs I had only 21% of my lung... By 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
No, I never smoked. Seriously.My COPD stems from a lifelong birth defect. Originally diagnosed as needing a "pectus excavatum" at about 6 months to keep my deformed ribs from puncturing my lungs and heart... By careyje2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
One more thingOn top of rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, osteoporosis, having chemo for a rare cutaneous cancer, I found out I have COPD. This news just put me over the top until I... By krehbiel1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
LVRSHi, I am 61 years old and have had COPD since I was 48. I am now at 24% capacity. I try to walk every day and if I can't... By moe19551 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
PELICAN STUDYI would like to let you know about a study about oxygen use going on that will help others and make you a little cash in the process. I recently... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Looking for adviceHello everyone - has anyone had any experience with getting liquid oxygen? I'm in the process of trying to switch from compressors to liquid oxygen. I'm on a high 6... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
My StoryI have COPD and have been on oxygen for 9 years. It is getting progressively worse. I am praying for the courage to call inquiring about a transplant. I also... By j9xyuw1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Love my lifeI was diagnosed with COPD/emphysema 4 months ago, I quit smoking 12 years ago and was shocked to have received this diagnosis. I smoked for 27 years 3 or 4... By copdme1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Help for rib crampsHi been having rib cramps and excruciating pain for 3 years. The other day I bent down and there it was again. I don't know why but I held my... By andy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Looks like I may have COPDA couple of months ago I had this cough that got worse, developed into a hacking cough, gradually got better after a couple of weeks...but never completely went. I've had a... By foxtaillily1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
It's hard to exercise, so...I've had COPD for 10 years. I'm 69. I've had symptoms for around 20 years. I started out on 4 liters of oxygen, I'm on 6 liters now, 8 liters... By jimbos1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Strange Symptoms with COPDI have the rib cramps when I move around and just when I get relaxed enough to fall asleep, so needless to say I don't get to sleep until they... By rachel631 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Every Day's a New Day - not for the weak to readNo memory that's what happened. Oh I do remember some of it but just don't know why I lost my memory. I can remember going to the ER, but don't... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Non-smoker COPDI never had breathing problem, except for the occasional cold. I never had any life threatening reaction to an meds. That is until I took a Motrin in 1996 for... By cobyboy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My COPDI was diagnosed with COPD about 8, maybe 9 years ago. Unfortunately I had never heard of this disease, so without taking it seriously I failed to give up smoking... By jackieplum1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
New doctorHi, I have found a new pulmonary centre so I have a lung function test next Tuesday then a specialist will have a look. I will inform you of the... By andy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
COPD caused by RA nodulesHi, my story is quite long so I hope I don't want to bore you fellow COPD'ers. I was diagnosed 11 years ago with rheumatoid arthritis which was full on... By andy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Story of My COPDHi. I was diagnosed with COPD about 11 years ago. I was devastated when I found out what it was. I quit smoking immediately and that lasted for 8 and... By sweetness623 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
More than COPDPulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Rare (Interstitial Lung Disease) https://www.histio.org/page.aspx?pid=383 3/31/2015 Respiratory Failure Sats 79% 4/06/2015 Open Lung Biopsy 4/09/2015 Recovery (Complications Re-incubated). 4/16/2015 Released from Hospital,with 24/7 Oxygen. Sats 97%... By rockinrene652 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments