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Stage 2 COPD with 61 percent lung function

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mel45942
mel45942

I was told wat back in August of 2013 I had copd. Smoked for 33 years. Started when I was 13. Did stop smoking in October. Now on 12 meds daily and get out of beath doing just about anything. I own a lawn mowing biz but getting harder and harder to do my job abd getting ticked off clients because I cant keep up. Have been getting real depressed about everything. Someome told me to keep a daily blog about my life with copd. Started that about a month ago. Its somewhat therapeutic, it at least lets me get stuff off my chest so to speak. And maybe someone will read it and go hey im going through the same crap. In my case its hard to find folks going through it or those that do who even want to talk about it. So if your getting depressed i would recomend doing a blog. No one may ever read it, but you will be able to get out all the stuff you want to say. Thanks for listening and i hope you find what your looking for. 

Mel

http://www.mellower.name/blog.html

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  • jay7196
    jay7196 mel45942

    Posted

    Hi Mel, About your business, time you started delegating, with all the out.of.work  people you should be able to find some decent ones, you could have an interesting hire and fire few weeks till you find the right people ! ! ! Hope you have researched your drugs on  the page called  drugs dot com  and look at the other posts on here for COPD discussions ... GOOD LUCK MEL ....
  • tom47385
    tom47385 mel45942

    Posted

    Hi Mel.

    Just joined site and read your post.

    I owned a lawnmower repair business and have had to gove it up. I could have gone dwn the route of employing further staff, but that was just to much.

    Dont feel bad about customers atttitude , I found customers always want something yesterday and trying to please them, makes your condition worse.

    Things do get better, just a little bit slower.biggrin

     

  • douglas53
    douglas53 mel45942

    Posted

    hi mel i have c.o.p.d i get out of breath doing the slightest thing i gave up the inhalers a while ago i am trying a different stratagy by changing my diet i have decided to give up anything containing wheat you should check out wheatbelly on youtube it will enlighten you also i juice fuit and veg every day and have cut out any milk products it might not cure me but is a better medicine than doctors offer every medicine has bad side effects i dont believe in chemicals ill keep you posted how i get on  
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