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I've just had a diagnosis of COPD and thanks to those who responded to earlier post.
I'm worried that I won't be able to work. Am on my own so no spouse salary and have mortgage etc. Expect this is a common scenario but would be interested to know how many folk still work and how easy they find this.
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yvonnemarie maureen90295
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I still work full time however there are times I struggle with tiredness.
Under the Equality Act 2010 your employer has to alter your working conditions to suit your disability. It was known as the Disabilty Act but in 2010 they put a number of acts together to form the Equality Act 2010.
I have changed the time I start work as it now takes me 2 hours to pull my self together in a morning.
You will be eligible for PIP payments if you live in the UK. You are still eligible to work and claim this benefit.
I guess you can only work to a point when you cant physically do the job any more. I am almost at that point but try to push myself.
How long do you have left to work till you retire Maureen. In other words how old ar you, ( Please dont be offended )
I was diagonised about 10 years aago and still working.
Hope this thread helps you.
maureen90295 yvonnemarie
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PGtips11 maureen90295
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maureen90295 PGtips11
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kevin53196 maureen90295
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Please don't worry.
People with COPD can work a very long time, depending on what they do.
For instance, a secretary will probably have no difficulty whilst a fireman probably will.
It also depends on you and whether you can continue to work in your currant position. Having COPD isn't a death sentence, please please do not worry. Enjoy your life and have a Merry Christmas.
All the best
Kev (UK)
maureen90295 kevin53196
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Maureen
Wales59 maureen90295
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jude65855 maureen90295
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I've kept my lung capacity at 70% since diagnosis more than 3 years ago and I'd smoked for most of my adult life. I went to rehab and do the exercises plus walking most days.
If your work isn't affected now and it's not heavy manual work you should be able to keep doing it for a long time yet if you inform yourself and take responsibility for managing your condition.
I can still split firewood and stack it, garden, do my own shopping and so on, it just takes me longer and I have to have regular rest breaks.
COPD isn't fun, but I got through the difficult early stages by reminding myself that it could've been a LOT worse given it was self-inflicted anyway: eg lung cancer often isn't diagnosed until its late stages resulting in a very short life expectancy: my then gp told me she'd been to a funeral of a patient who'd died in her 80's more than 20 years after being diagnosed with COPD
Good luick and if you don't already do so, take care of yourself
maureen90295 jude65855
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sparkymcfly maureen90295
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Believe in yourself that you can manage this darn COPD as I'm sure everyone here on the forums believe in each other. I myself do not have COPD, but my mom was diagnosed with borderline COPD.
Have a merry xmas and please take care of yourself.
maureen90295 sparkymcfly
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