Understanding COPD

Honestly we need more animated vids like this rather than 50 paged textbook describing something tht can be explained in <5 min

My mum was diagnosed with COPD some 10 years a so ago and was told if she didn't quit smoking she'd have 5 years but if she quit around 15 years. She never quit smoking, her breathing over the years just worsened and 6 years later she was diagnosed with bowel cancer, after treatment to all our amazement she beat cancer, however she lost so much weight and muscle that any kind of activity was harder on her, her stomach had shrunken so much she coils only eat small portions of food, she was never able to gain the weight 4 years on from beating cancer. I was so used to her having good and bad days with her breathing but for a week her breathing was really bad and she refused to go to hospital because she was so scared of covid 19 and as always said ill get through this. Then unexpected to us all my stepfather awoke in the morning and my mother was dead. Her last words to him was I'm not going to die on you 😢 that was just 6 weeks ago and I miss her terribly, it's been the worst time of my life however knowing she is no longer suffering from this awful condition and can now finally be at peace gives me huge comfort. I smoke myself but am now trying to quit for her as I know she's watching over me and wouldn't want me to go through the same fate

Yeah my Mom was diagnosed with Emphysema back in 1994 and she battled the disease until 2014. She did good as her condition was rated as severe as the scales would allow as far as available equipment in the 1990’s could rate. And yes, she was a heavy smoker for forty years at her first diagnosis. Still miss her, 😢

My great friend Scotty the Hottie (work nickname) was diagnosed with COPD 2017, he worked through it until 2021 when he retired. Best cook in town and the most positive human of all time. Taught me about loving myself in the simplest way. Enjoying/embracing your own magic while we jog to the destination.

My grandad has smoked since he was 11 years old and had been diagnosed with COPD around 8 years ago it never bothered him for a long time but the last 2 years it really started to effect him. He would stand out of his chair take 3 steps and clench his chest trying to catch a breath. He wasn’t the same smartly dressed loving man I had known my whole life. When he was in the hospital he weighed only 5 stone due to him not eating cause of the COPD. He passed away last January i plead to everyone who has a family member or friend who’s a heavy smoker please do everything you can to get them to stop smoking

Been living with it since 2012. People not being able to breathe is so bad at times. Please I beg you stop smoking before you lose your health. Once this starts it only gets worse. I’m 49 with a 17yr old and gosh knows he needs me and so do your kids 😢 Praying for all 🙏

I have COPD, I was grossly overweight, barely able to anything especially after I quit smoking . But I started by walking, 1st day my goal was to walk for 15 minutes. I've worked my way up to long hikes, dropped 75lbs. And it has helped tremendously. I still get flair ups, exposure to cold air makes it difficult to breathe, and "normal" colds (for everyone else) can incapacitate me for 2 weeks. But overall I'm doing well - stopped taking all the COPD meds about 4 yrs ago, except my rescue inhaler - which I've only used a handful of times these past 4 yrs.

This is a wonderful website that explains COPD very good for me and anyone to really understand this terrible disease. I feel that this tape would help so many young people to truly understand what smoking can do to their lungs so maybe they will really think hard before starting to smoke. It's to late for me but not them. Thank you so much.👍🏼

My mom has smoked her entire life and has been coughing ever since I can remember. She is still smoking and I have to hear her deathly cough all day. It's really upsetting.

I'm 24 almost 25 I'll be June 22nd I've had copd since I was 19 I was always around it as a young infant up to an aldolesnt I've been smoking since I was 16 I'm about to hit stage 3 copd and I can't quit smoking so it's too late for me but anyone who has never smoked don't it's not good for you your always broke you can't run or play sports stairs ha don't even get me started trust me never ever pick up a cigarette or cigarello or cigar don't make the same mistakes I did believe in yourself and live a healthy life I hope this helps someone someday

I know many COPD sufferers that use lung exercisers to open up their lungs and help clear out buildup. I personally use the BreatheEasy Lung Exerciser because it’s simple and pocket-sized, for almost 6 years now.

I just found out today that I have COPD never smoked before ...My father passed away in September of COPD last year ..but he had asthma as well like me mines is really bad ..anyway I can't do little tasks like sweeping the floor and be out of breath SMH so learning on this helps

At various times in my life I have been diagnosed by various Doctors as having Asthma, Emphysema and COPD. What really happened is that I burned my lungs at work. Very hot gasses got under my face protector when I got to close to a furnace at 1500* F. We should have been given full face masks to protect us when working on these furnaces. . But the Doctors never want to blame an Employer because then there might be a Law Suit. Then the Doc would have to do some extra work by testifying in Court. So we suffer and suffer and suffer.

I've just found out my mum has mild copd litterly four hour's ago ,she's 62 and has smoked since she was 16 I don't think she knows how serious this is at all and I'm going to urge her to stop asap as she's just become a grandma for the second time 7 weeks ago. I wish anyone with this all the support and help they deserve, I simply came here because I'd no idea what it was .

My dad, 68, got copd 20 years after he quit smoking. Don't think about quitting soon, do it now.

I’m medical student and I have read the comments and feel bad for you guys , stay fine and healthy , nobody can take care of your health if you don't, we have an Arabic proverb that says "Prevention is better than cure."

Doing the anulom vilom yoga help greatly with mucus problem and breathing problems for atleast 20 minutes a day

I am so glad I quit smoking and weed back when I was 19! I can’t understand how people can’t just quit. I started again in 2006 but gave up after 2 months. I haven’t smoked since but haven’t touched weed since I was 19 now 39 lungs feel good and healthy. Someone I know very well has stage 3 emphysema. And he told me to watch this video as I didn’t understand

All I can say is that I'm so glad that I have never smoked a day in my life, although I've been exposed to it in the past, but unfortunately, my own mother who smoked from the age of 13 all the way through age 58 suffered from Stage IV COPD & had to be on oxygen therapy, which was pretty difficult to witness! :( She died a year ago at the age of 61, but not through COPD! I tried to get her to stop smoking 10 yrs prior, but she stated to me that she would quit only when she felt like doing so...

COPD is a treatable disease. It does require a management strategy for early stages starting with smoking cessation. Combination therapies can be used reduce dyspnea and improve lung function but might not be possible for patients with long-term declines in FEV1. Controlled trials have been completed to validate early findings.