Thank you fir chiming in! We need your support! You all are wonderful, brilliant, kind and do such amazing things for people!
Thank you!
linda

I was just recently diagnosed with COPD. Still smoking and trying to quit. I don't know a whole lot about COPD except it's a lung disease. Does it still progress on after I quit smoking?

I've been reading up on it and found the answer! Yes! That was an ignorant question. My apologies.

Lorraine, there are no dumb questions! Where did you read more about COPD? Did you find a good website with information?
If you'd like to talk to other Connect members living with COPD, please pop over to this discussion:
-- COPD: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/copd-end-stage/

Hi Desirea:
Lung Disease is never talked about in an educational way until there is a problem or unless perhaps you work in the medical field! After my shocking lung cancer diagnosis , I went running to the library and was disappointed at what little information was available
10 years ago!
So, why would we know everything about a lung disease like COPD or the like?

My dream for lung health is that more people like you will talk together, and bravely share their experience and previous knowledge about lung disease.

It took a well trained team before I was properly diagnosed. As scary as it was, Mayo Clinic saved my life!
Because teams all talk openly about lung disease and the facts, I never felt shamed because I had Lung Cancer.

Since my diagnosis there have been tremendous advances in helping patients find a better quality of life.

I’m so glad you found Connect. Welcome;-)
linda

Hi @colleenyoung Thank You for replying. I get a newsletter called Medicalnet and they have so much information that it comes out more than once daily. Full of information. After my question to Connect I read an article in Medicalnet and was quite satisfied with the article. It's medicalnet.com and signup. I estimated that I am in stage 2 with COPD having mucus issues out of breath after 2 blocks of walking and coughing throughout the day. Connect is my only support system and thankful that I get feedback here. Happy Holidays!

Hi @llwortman It must of been a scary experience with your lung cancer, I am sorry to hear that!! Much more advanced now in technology and knowledge, I am not American but Canadian and the hospitals here in my town are a bit chaotic and would not want to be sick enough to go into a hospital. I am not saying that for all hospitals, I love our health care system and it takes care of the elderly as well for free. Paying 15% in taxes seems ideal when your sick and need meds etc. We do get a refund by the amount of money we make for the year. Anyways...
Both of my parents died of cancer and it was a horrible experience. My mother died when I was 20 and father when I was 36 and I am going to be 65 in a month or so. I am a breast cancer survivor as well. COPD is scary for me. I live alone and my brother is older than me by 3 yrs.
I am glad to hear you survived lung cancer linda!! That's wonderful.
Thanks for your response/ Happy Holidays

Correction: It is medicinenet NOT medicalnet... sorry about that!

@desirea Join us on the EX Community: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/become-an-ex-smoker/