One more, @A MyCOPDTeam Member - I’ve blanked out all the medically sensitive data, but you should receive a report something like this which gives you a starting point for evaluating your wellness efforts as you begin to work on your health.

You may find you do better in the warmth or the cold seasons, better in drier or wetter seasons, and that things like barometric pressure affect how you feel overall.

You should get this test done twice, in all 4 seasons, so that you can see what’s working or ineffective as you start your wellness journey.

Good luck !

Monday, 28-OCT-24

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Hi yes stage 4 is bad it's horrible but I heard you can luve fir years with stage 4 I'm not on oxygen but to me that's lucky as for you giving up smoking don't be to hard on yourself over it I tried for years to give eventually I managed to stop it's not easy giving up don't stop trying maybe you will manage to stop at some point good luck x

Hi, @A MyCOPDTeam Member:

You are not your Dad. Hopefully, you will be more mindful of your health, listen to what everyone (but especially @A MyCOPDTeam Member) is saying, and begin to participate in your own care.

Yes, you get breathless and feel like crap when you stop smoking. Why? Because you have traumatized your lungs with years of breathing in crap, and you’re not going to get them cleaned out and breathing better instantaneously. In my humble opinion.

I have been at Stage IV for years due to combination of birth defect, 2nd hand smoke, pollution and California’s “seasonal” fires.

My mom, too, died of this disease. She smoked up to the very end, even wearing and using supplemental oxygen.

None of us are medical professionals, and the journey to find your own better breathing is one only you can take. It’s enhanced by an overall “wellness” approach to life which includes diet and exercise changes, as well as stopping smoking.

Because you are the axis on which your outcome revolves, please don’t think all versions of COPD are the same. Please don’t think that everyone responds the same way to medical inhalation treatments, surgeries, etc.

While people will say nothing’s changed in terms of treatment, I’m 64 and have been fighting breathing difficulties since my first surgery at 6 months of age, and it wasn’t until I was 55 that things got bad enough that I had to stop working. While I may have stopped working, I chose to think of it as retirement vs “the end”, and used my freed up time to concentrate on self-care and improving my quality of life.

My version of COPD isn’t my mother’s, just as your version will probably not be your fathers. Ultimately, you have to get your head in the game. You have to confront your fears and anxieties to lessen their power over you. Once you see a specialist (pulmonologist or respiratory therapist) to get a handle on where you’re at, then you can create your plan of attack to fight off depression, anxiety, self-doubts (whatever is holding you back), and create a battle plan to feel your best.

COPD is never an immediate death sentence. Your assignment, if you choose to participate in your healthcare, is to figure out what treatments work the best for you and give you the most freedom of movement and independence for as long as possible.

Good luck.
Monday morning, 28-OCT-24

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Thank you.the reason I ask is my dad die from this at 64 years old he never saw a lung doctor he quit smoking and when he was on life support the doctor said him quit smoking just killed him faster I was there when he said it and at the time I didn’t know about copd.

When I realized I had a choice between smoking and breathing the choice was easy. I put the cigarettes down and never missed them.