Thombre's StoryI am 81 years old and was first diagnosed in 2010 with COPD after FTP test. After 9 years in 2019 when I consulted another pulmonologist, I was diagnosed with... By thombrepk1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
COPD Caused By a Combination of ThingsI believe my COPD was caused by a combination of things:... By edfoerstel1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
AwesomeI have COPD. Had it for years. On oxygen 24/7. Anxious today. Resting and breathing ok. I try to do exercises sitting down, also got a stationary bike for hands... By awesome1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
SometimesSometimes When I get to 500 miles playing cat and mouse with long and lung Is just not the same as the sixties when it was a popular song? He... By casper1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
COPDHello, I was diagnosed in 1995 with severe emphysema. After 3 weeks in the hospital I was sent home to die. After a few weeks of feeling sorry for myself... By julie1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Early Stage of EmphysemaI'm 58 years old and was diagnosed with emphysema two years ago after a CT scan. I was a smoker for for 35 years. I quit for five years and... By jeanz611 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Misdiagnosed OftenI have emphysema. So when I have an exacerbation, I go to urgent care if my Dr. is not available. They listen to my lungs and say they're clear and... By jennyb1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
UnrealI went from being healthy to stage 4. I just don't understand how it could happen in less than a year... By margie131 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
UnpredictableI am a 57 year old AA female who was diagnosed with COPD. It has gotten progressively worse within the last 12 months. I have a question for the community... By creed1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
COPDHi I am a 62 year old female. I have had COPD since 2014. It was severe. I got treated with different types of inhale disks. I was in and... By agv4b1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
MY COPD JOURNEYI was fourteen when I came to terms with my own mortality. Sitting at the top of Mill Hill, on the South Downs, looking over the town of Shoreham-by-Sea, which... By m-murrin6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
WendyI am 64yrs. old. Had my first real scare with COPD, waiting to go for breathing test... By sa551 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Annette in AfricaI am 65 years old and was diagnosed with COPD June 2013. I think I have between 30-40% of my lungs still working. I am however still working every day... By sylvester1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
COPD and ExerciseI am 67 year old man with COPD. I use oxygen at night and have been told to use it when I walk as well. Interesting how many people have... By fr0van1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Coping with SymptomsHello I am a 46 year old female, diagnosed recently with COPD stage 2. Any comments on feelings when you were diagnosed? How to cope?... By elrika1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Have COPDI'm 62 and have copd. I would love to communicate with you all and learn your experiences. Some days I feel ok and others, more so lately, I feel like... By linny786421 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Ms CarolHi I’ve got end stage COPD which is soul destroying. I have no quality of life, I stop in bed because a couple steps and I get severely out of... By cazzy541 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Iron DeficiencyI read ‘Mary Ultes’ story on how she still managed her life even with COPD. She showed so much courage over her last years. In 2004, hospital doctors diagnosed me... By leo4u1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Zephyr ValveMy brother had the treatment. You have to look on the Zephyr site and see what state has the treatment and what hospital will perform the treatment. It does take... By roscoe1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Is It Smoking or Silica Dust?I was employed at at a mine as an underground mechanic for 23 years. In that time I was exposed to lung damaging working conditions. I was diagnosed with COPD... By justin1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments