Hi Everyone, i'm the BLF communications officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
We've done a bit of partnership working with the Health Inequalities Alliance to produce a survey for those with experience of COPD in Scotland.
We hope to use the results to campaign for improved services that are delivered in a consistent manner across the nation.
If you have experience of COPD, perhaps as a patient or carer, please log onto lunguk.org/Region/Scotland before the 30th July and take the survey. We really want to hear your story.
Thanks.
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hi yes i have copd ive had it for years, i have only one lung also a cysted not maligrant. but is on left side and i am on oxygen consatrator 15 hrs a day. i still go out and clean and do every thing for myself , i gave up smocking 5yrs ago i asked the doctor if i carried on smocking i would only have 15 mouths to live.and if i gave up about 15 yrs. i gave up that day. i have 4 wonderfull children all grow up and 6 grandchildren,and good friends . thats all for now whitelegg.
i dont have COPD. i joined the site looking for imformation for a friend. i liked chatting 2 the people, i find them so possitve and they help each other out with any probs they have. i have never came across a web site like it. and good luck 2 them all. x
Yeah it's a great site, isn't it? It's wonderful that people have somewhere to share their experiences and build their confidence. Glad you're also getting a lot out of it. Tell your friends and maybe they'll benefit too.
I was diagnosed two years ago - and after getting told I had the lungs of a 35 year old was told the next year my lung function was 35% Guess it ws a case of someone not knowing how to read the results Have done the survey. Have a great practise nurse who helps in any way possible, and she runs the resp clinic
Hi Poppyup. Thanks for your comments and for taking the survey. That's really unfortunate about the mix-up with your results, but i'm glad you're happy with your practise nurse. Where abouts are you based?
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