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...reactions3comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions8comments
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...reactions12comments
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...reactions5comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
