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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 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 laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Me and COPDI don't mean to make this a woe is me thing and hope it does not come across that way. As to why am I writing this, I don't know... By seabolt5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Trying to remain positive when the unknown outweighs the knownHi, I am a 56 year old woman, married with 2 children ages 30 and 26. I was diagnosed with COPD in my late 30's. I had a thoracotomy in... By CommunityMember36e8fb1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
IdjitMy 1st time posting. Thank you for the opportunity. I have come to discover COPD is underrated. I started smoking at 16. That was 1963 when they said it would... By Saminy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
New to COPDMy journey started, I’m thinking, last October. I hadn’t been diagnosed yet, but my doctor said it was COPD and I was having a flare-up. It was the first time... By MASUTTON041 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Acute Kidney Damage, COVID, Pneumonia, SepsisI was admitted to the hospital with body cramps and swollen hands and feet, while in hospital it was discovered I had acute kidney damage due to low sodium levels... By georgina1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My COPD lifeHello my name is Keith and I am a 51-year-old male with a partner and 2 kids. A girl who is 26 and a boy who is 20 years old... By Keith19721 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Call 911!Good morning, all! April 13th was a wake up call for me in a big way! I use 02 pretty much 24/7. Occasionally I give my nose a break if... By cynthiajk1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
I've Never Touched a CigaretteIt is true that COPD is mainly a 'smokers problem' or pollution and even genetics. I have never touched a cigarette in my life, my Dad smoked but never in... By baobab2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Never a smokerLast September I was diagnosed with emphysema. I am over weight and get short of breath upon exertion mostly. I grew up in the era when people smoked everywhere. Both... By cday19611 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
To stop smoking - a suggestion for what it is worthI smoked for perhaps 40 years. I had been thinking about stopping but had no real willpower to do so. For me, the key was being very busy. I was... By bin there and dunit1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Lack of doctors in NSW AustraliaIn Australia, at the moment we are seeing a large reduction in medical knowledge with physical doctors being replaced with online doctors. Knowledge and medical assistance are now being placed... By Pparsons1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments