COPD diagnosis made me stop smokingI'm 75 have had COPD since 1992, I was a smoker for over 40 years and stopped in that year. In 1997 my doctor told me if I didn't get... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Knew It Was Likely, But Thought I'd Have More Time!I knew I was likely to be diagnosed with COPD because I had smoked as many as 3 packs a day for 30 years and everyone I knew and was... By 6hjeu2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Same Story, Different PersonI am a 61 year old male. I was told about 10 years ago that I had a spot on my lung, but neither the doctor or I took it... By CommunityMember4309bc1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Sudden COPD Flare Gave Me a Dose of RealityI'm a 61 year old male. I quit smoking in 2000. I had been smoking 3 packs a day. My cough from smoking became terrible. I knew I was killing... By fa75hk2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
My Story: Respiratory FailureWhere do I start. Don't know if anyone will ever read this, so here it goes! I'm 62, have been diagnosed about five-six years now. At first it really wasn't... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
My Story: Severe COPDMy story is this. Recently diagnosed last year with COPD / emphysema. Smoker for 30 years. So I was mild/ moderate. Now at severe 9 months later. It's hard to... By fecydb1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
My storyI was surprised when diagnosed with COPD. I had been to my doctor for more than 3 years and always complained about my cough. Went to emergency room complaining of... By fa9g1r1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
My COPDSmoked for 40 years. Diagnosed 3 years ago. Quit at once. Use oxygen at night and sometimes during the day. Have an oxygen concentrator and two portable ones, one on a... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Surviving COPDIn 1999 I had lung cancer and they removed one lung and cancer free. Quit smoking that same year. 2013 I began having shortness of breath and one day I... By Donl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
my COPDI smoked for 42 yrs never thinking anything bad would happen, I got diagnosed 3 yrs ago. I am on O2 at night, spiriva, Breo, Daliresp, 2 inhalers, a nebulizer... By 3d5ex51 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Former smokerI started smoking in high school but only once in a while, when I joined the work force in 1965 I started smoking a pack a day and continued till... By ku9cg51 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Early 30's.....Well, not sure where to begin but I'm only 34 & have been diagnosed with emphysema, lung scarring (31% damage) and a small nodule approximately 6 months ago. Assuming stage... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Managing Cough with COPDI have had COPD and really managed it well then I had a serious fall....... set me back. I got some better with physical therapy but got ill, got out... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My personal medical JourneyHi, I'm Nicky and I'm 48 years old. I was born in 1967 I was wrongly diagnosed aged 12yrs as being Asthmatic, this was an easy assumption to make as... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Cancer Twice in 4yrs. Went to Lungs and Diagnosis is COPD.....my story may be a little different than most or some....i am confused with my diagnosis..i have had cancer twice in 4yrs. mine started out as thymus cancer or a... By CAL-1953-152 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Living with COPDI was hospitalized May 30th 2014 while I was visiting my family and I became ill. I could not breathe; I had pain all over my body so I asked my... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
COPD Stage 1I only smoked for 6 years - age 15-21. My first husband died of cancer a year later/Hodgkins Disease. I was shocked with the COPDdiagnosis at age 70 - but... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
COPDStarted smoking when I was about 13, friends thought it was cool, parents smoke too so if I saw a pack I would take a few. Back then really didn't... By vim1ch1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
If only I had known betterStarted smoking when I started nursing in 1966! It seemed the normal think to do and all the nurses and senior staff smoked so be one of the crowd. I... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
DeterminedI grew up with both my parents smoking (in the house) and all the adult relatives. There were ash trays in every room. I started smoking in high school around... By 6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments