I started with the smoker's cough...I started with the smoker's cough, then I would get bronchitis/pneumonia. That was about 40? Now I have been intubated, tubes down my throat, arm tied to the bed rails...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Wondering if this trick will help others - ask your doctor firstI had wheezing in my throat for three years, just a terrible sound in my lungs too, so I did some off handed unsubscribed research on a product called manuka...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Have a ConcernHospitalized in March for 7 days, now on oxygen at night only. Portable oxygen - doctor removed, I take that as a good thing. I have a concern. After my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Journey with COPDI was diagnosed with COPD about 8 years ago, but I am sure I have had this terrible disease longer. I started smoking at an early age, thinking like most...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)I was diagnosed with severe COPD in 2001 and spent 8 days in the hospital. They gave me oxygen but I'd heard about a pulmonary rehab program at NY Presbyterian...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
StupidityI am a 59 year old female and was officially diagnosed with COPD in January 2016. I had been told several times to quit smoking over the years but I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living with BrochiectasisHi, twenty plus years ago I had been dealing with a horrible cough and sought the usual treatments - going to interns, pulmonologist, sinus doctors, allergist for years without success...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RichardI smoked about two packs a day. Went to the doctor, said I had COPD - I didn't know what COPD was. This was about 5 years ago. 2 years...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Mr. Bruzzi HermanIt was after heart surgery that I found out I had COPD. That was 8 years ago. Prior to that I would get out of breath going up hills. Had...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
JoanneI am a 69 yrs old diagnosed with COPD, asthma, and emphysema in 1992. I smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day until I was in my 40's. I also...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Living todayHi, living with COPD the past 8 years after a bout with lung cancer. It has been a challenge for me because I wanted to stay active in my family...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
EmilyI have never smoked. Was around secondhand smoke for 10 years. Had open heart surgery over 5 years ago. Afterwards, heart surgery fluid was in my lungs. And I guess...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Wake Up CallMy life changed not only due to COPD but because I went through respiratory failure where I was struggling so hard to breathe that I was turning blue. The problem...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Hello, I Have COPDI am a 58 year old female from Northern Maine. I was diagnosed with COPD and stress-induced asthma a year and a half ago. I have, by the way, read...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Nothing helpsI've had COPD for many years and take Ventolin, Symbicort, Prednisone, Azithromicin, DuoNeb, Spiriva Respimat and now have been put on oxygen. Nothing lasts like it should. I am still...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The Big Bad Wolf Had the Big CWith this particular life, you will learn that your breath is the most important thing in the world. Every meaningful event or minuscule happening will be over-shadowed by breath monitoring...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My experience with copdI have given up regular smoking of cigarettes, about 6 per day, for almost 54, yes 54 years. I put a dead stop to smoking one day, and not much...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
I should feel better but don'tI was diagnosed with COPD with emphysema in the early stages. A lung nodule was also found during a c-scan but was thought to be non cancerous. I quit smoking...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
My storyHello my name is Ricky, 58 year old with COPD and vascular disease. Quad bypass 7 years ago. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema. I had my first MI at 45 and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Inhalers, Panic Attacks, and Being LovedHello, I am 71 years old and have had emphysema for 16 years. I have used many inhalers however I am lucky in that I don't need oxygen. I worked...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments