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How long have you lived with COPD?
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Dec 15 12:10pm | Replies (54)Comment receiving replies
Hi there from Saskatchewan Canada.
I was diagnosed in 2019. Very bad helath care GP Long story. I haven't been back to him since May of 2021. Have a useless, so to speak, specialist 193 kms or 125 Miles one way to see him. If I need to talk to him a patient is put on a wait list and it is usually minimum 3 wks before I hear back with an appt. When I applied for Resp Rehab that I heard about through a group not medical help I learned so much. I never got anything from anyone but scripts. I hope I hear from you as the last post shows Sept 30. Would like to have someone to share info and such if you wish.
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HI There: Be glad to share info and trails and tribulations about this phase of where my COPD is currently. I think it is so important to be able to talk about how it is affecting us in big and small ways. The act of sharing makes it seem not so insurmountable. I try to find some humor in things that happen throughout the day so that I'm smiling!
I thought I knew a lot about my disease until it started moving through the phases and then I realized I didn't know very much and began to get informed.
My doctors have now restricted my salt intake (due to fluids) and I'm trying not to sneak potato chips! That's a huge change for me.
Hope you are having a good day!