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04-09-2007, 06:19 AM
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I was just diagnosed with COPD in January,2007(this year),evidently I've had it for about 9 years without knowing about it.My Doctor just assumed I already knew,until I asked him to test me for it.That's when he realized,I had no idea! So he told me.The bad part is I'm a heavy smoker,and have been the entire time,and now I'm under so much stress with so many different things going wrong in my life at the same time,that my battle with quiting smoking is failing!I've read articles about COPD,and they just scare the **** out of me,but I have so much fear of the unknown,that isn't written in these articles! Is there anyone else here suffering from the same illness,that knows more about it,than the articles tell you!Such as,possible life expectancy without treatment,stuff like that?
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04-09-2007, 04:37 PM
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I don't have copd but have known people who do. The below link actually says it all. I don't know what stage you are in, but if you didn't even know you had it perhaps it is in the early stages.
If you have lots of stress I am sure that your doctor could help you with a program to quit smoking. It is hard to quit and you mail fail many times before you suceed. Good Luck http://www.e-copd.com/COPD_Stages.html |
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05-08-2007, 07:37 AM
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Thanks for the link.I've been researching it a lot,and I've learned much more about it,which honestly scares the hell out of me,but I'm trying to make the best of it.It's not easy,it's painful,and I'm already in a more advanced stage because of not knowing about it,and being left untreated with smoking for up to 9-10 years.I got the nicotine patch,and have tried 3 times to quit smoking,but each time I fail,I get back up after a little while,and try again! From what I've learned about it,the only thing that is going to help it slow down from becoming much worse is to stop smoking! But unfortunetely there is so much irreversible damage already done,that I can't do anything about.But I can do something about adding much more,and I'm really trying,it's just so hard,and it's very frightening for someone my age to know that I have a terminall illness like that,and will never get that energetic person that I was just 2 years ago.And I also am a singer,and it's affected my ability to give my singing my all,because of the decreased lung power,which is probably what hurts the most.Singing is one of my passions in life,and to see it going down the drain little by little,is very hard for me.It was a very good coping skill when I was stressed out,I would go to the recording studio,and just sing my stress away,when I'm stressed!
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05-11-2007, 05:29 AM
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I'm so sick right now,I've been up since 2 am,my fevers are getting so bad,I don't know how much more of this I can take.The inhalers aren't doing the job.I was spitting up blood this morning when I woke up.I have the fan on me,and next to nothing on,and I'm still burning up.I'm so nauseated,but I can't puke,cause I already took my medication.How much worse does this COPD get,does anyone know? I don't feel good at all,I might have to lay on the floor for a minute.
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05-11-2007, 05:57 AM
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I swore I would not go another year without being able to walk again! And then losing the strength like that after all that hard,painful work I went through,it was like a slap in the face. So now when I feel the weakness,or dizzy spells,I get on the floor willingly.I had both my front teeth knocked out,by passing out in the bathroom,and my face hitting the counter on the way down,it broke my nose too,but I didn't care about the nose.It's the teeth,I can never smile normal again.I just wish I knew back when I started smoking daily at 18,that 6 years later I'd have COPD from it! When I read about the illness,it seemed weird that only 6-7 years of smoking daily would have given me COPD in my early to mid 20's! There had to have been other contributing factors.I don't get it! 
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05-11-2007, 04:57 PM
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Not trying to sound funny here,but are you sure what you are feeling right now is the COPD?
It sound a bit like a flu virus or something. Also you said you are in pain from the COPD, what is it you feel exactly? How was it diagnosed,and what symptoms did you have prior? What does the doctor say? |
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