COPD

[karenlmobsby]

just been diagnosed with copd and would like to know about life expectancy for the condition

[BreatheasyBe]

Hi Karen sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Good news: I am led to believe that there is minimum if any reduction in life capacity with the condition of it is well managed. The not so good news: However it may impact on the quality of your life.

Good diet, exercise and follow your consultants treatment plan should help minimise the impact in quality. Take good care of yourself.

Bernie 😊

[Spacecat1]

I was diagnosed 2008 and still here bit slower now but still go out and about. I am just 60 now. I was working u until 2 years ago. I only gave up because I was a childminder and it was not fair on the little ones couldnt run around any more. Once you are over the shock of it all you can carry on doing things but a bit slower.

[Superzob]

There is a lot of redundancy in lungs (which is why people can live on one of them), and a good pair of lungs will keep you going until you are 130! I'm 69 with a lung age of 90 so, on that basis, I could live till I was 109. Since neither age extreme is very likely, I would be more concerned about other issues, such as trying to control any symptoms as well as possible to ensure a reasonable quality of life.

[peege]

Smoke, eat a poor unnutritious diet, be overweight, don't exercise, expose yourself to colds n coughs, don't have the annual flu jab and it'll be a few miserable years full of suffering.

Do none of the above and you can live a fulfilled, wonderful for many many years to come

[Catnip]

Greetings

How long is a piece of string? I got my initial diagnosis some 40 years ago, but had always had breathing problems. Keep exercising, stop smoking and you'll have a healthy future.

Catnip

[barbs47]

Hi I was diagnosed in my mid 40’s I am now 72 quite a lot slower but still living a good life. Barbs x

[Kellyhopkins]

I got diagnosed when I was 21 never spoked just unlucky been in a lot of times been very poorly I'm not on oxygen yet but on a lot off medication plus been on steroids for 17 years I am naw mostly in a chair when I do go out and have nipo injection to help my chest every month so I think it depends on the person I hope u stay well for a long time xxx