Hi all Im Susan i was diagnosed with COPD when i was 38yrs old,i had the breathing capacity of a 76yr old,I had never heard of COPD before,i had only heard of emphysema but associated it with older men who worked down the mining pits,never thought wo...
after fighting for answers for 5 years, my 5 year old daughter was finally diagnosed. Her lungs are quite scarred and she has some lung tissue around her heart which has necrofied.
I was recently diagnosed with Bronchiectasis and COPD after years of working in industry. I am learning to start a new life with this illness, and possible heart problems caused by the stress on my heart.
I was 12 and had had a near miss with death when I was diagnosed both my great grandparents had bronchiectasis my great grandad in exactly the same area as me lower left lobe and spreading I now have pseudomonas as well and have been severely asthmat...
I recently read that this is a new drug that has just been made available to CF patients with Pseudomonas and would like to know if it's also available to Bronchiectasis patients in Canada.
35 people with Bronchiectasis have taken the SF36 survey. Mean of Bronchiectasis is 1702 points (47 %). Total score ranges from 0 to 3,600 being 0 the worst and 3,600 the best. Take the SF36 Survey