Living With Emphysema Stories

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Living with emphysema stories.

I was diagnosed in 2009 i have been doing very well with breathing. I had a quadruple bypass 3 years ago. Living with copd ellie bast. Each story discusses an aspect of living with copd from diagnosis to keeping active and managing breathlessness.

Because copd and other chronic lung diseases cause fatigue shortness of breath and persistent coughing many people find it difficult to enjoy their favorite. I have been going. I am not my copd because i choose to live. My story begins almost 2 years ago.

I was having a feeling of fullness and tightness around the chest and. For people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd emphysema or another chronic lung disease living their lives can seem nearly impossible someone living with copd and emphysema faces many challenges on a daily basis. I continued to smoke but found myself increasingly fatigued. Hi my name is jayne and i would like to share my story with you all i am 44 years old and was told by the doctor in may 2012 that i had emphysema after a chest x ray and that if i don t stop smoking i would end up on an oxygen bottle and wouldn t make it to 50 when i was first told this i stopped smoking completely for six months and to me that six months was a living nightmare then one day.

If you have emphysema symptoms you may also have copd. One woman shares her rollercoaster triumphs living with stage iii copd from writing out her will to being able to sing whistle and exercise again. I am a 76 yr old woman retired mechanical engineer diagnosed with end stage emphysema in 1998. I am a somebody who makes a difference in our world every day.

People like you talking about their experiences of copd. Ian venamore was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd in his mid fifties. To make a long story short my cardiologist told me that i had the early signs of emphysema and that my heart was also slightly enlarged. Simple things like walking down the street were very difficult.

Read and watch the stories of people who live with and have experienced copd. Today he is an active volunteer member of lung foundation australia and chair of the associated copd patient advocacy group cpag he also participates in international meetings with the goal to change the future of copd recognition diagnosis and treatment. I am living proof that you can live comfortably with copd.