What is COPD
By lisa101
@lisa101 (1362)
United States
January 24, 2007 4:11pm CST
On one of my recent discussions about how to quit smoking, someone replied that they had a sibling who had died from COPD. I was wandering what this was and what the symptoms of it was. If anyone knows please reply.
3 responses
@funnysis (2619)
• United States
1 Feb 07
COPD is chronic obstuctive pulmanary disease it can be brought on by a multiple of things like bronchitis emphyzema and many other things it often goes undetected up till recently they are starting to pay more attention as it has struck so many either that or they grouped things together to shorten the list of things to look for I am not sure but I have it and it is not fun at all in my opion.
@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
7 Aug 07
I have it to and I am only 38, i wasent too worried about it untill I woke up in the middle of the night having my first real breathing attack, made every other struggle to breath seem easy, I have had 2 more since and see my doctor for more treatment options on saturday. right now I have an inhailer that i use twice a day, and one for emergency use.
yahoo health and web md have excellent info about it and symptoms to look for.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 07
I have COPD and I also have Emphasimia it is a Lung Desease and it does not just happen through Smoking I have been Diagnosed with this 5 years ago and they think that I got it at such an early age as they reckon I have had it at least 8 years is because of my Chronic Bronchitias that I was born with and also a weak Lung that was never detected the Smoking hasn't helped but it is not down fully to the Smoking People just blame it on the Smoking like everything else it is easier that way People who don't smoke suffer with this to
