COPD is a 4-letter word

05 September 2007

COPD is a 4-letter word

Do you know what COPD is? Do you know what the acronym means?

• COPD is a disease of the lungs
• COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The components of COPD are

• Chronic Bronchitis
• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Bronchectiasis

There are many stages of COPD. Mine began as asthma, when I was about 42 years old. The asthma started out as frequent attacks, about one a month. The frequency increased as the disease progressed. In the beginning, bursts of Prednisone "cured" the episodes. The attacks eventually became worse, lasting longer, and more severe.

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