Living With Emphysema Stories

I was having a feeling of fullness and tightness around the chest and.

Living with emphysema stories.

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. Because copd and other chronic lung diseases cause fatigue shortness of breath and persistent coughing many people find it difficult to enjoy their favorite. 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.

I had a quadruple bypass 3 years ago. I have been going. 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. Each story discusses an aspect of living with copd from diagnosis to keeping active and managing breathlessness.

I am not my copd because i choose to live. I am living proof that you can live comfortably with copd. I went bowling four times. People like you talking about their experiences of copd.

These emphysema treatment steps will help you better manage your condition. 6 keys to living well with emphysema. I continued to smoke but found myself increasingly fatigued. The following 32 stories by efforts members are those accepted by the 2003 copd coalition conference as abstracts.

Ian venamore was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd in his mid fifties. If you have emphysema symptoms you may also have copd. I was diagnosed in 2009 i have been doing very well with breathing. I am a somebody who makes a difference in our world every day.

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. My story begins almost 2 years ago. Living with copd ellie bast.