Hi all again,
Just wanted to thank everyone who responded, it means a great deal to me to have some positive responses, and knowing people are and have gone through this too.
I have a couple more questions for everyone here…
1) how did you get over the initial fears and into the right head space to be positive and get into positive routines? It’s only been a few days since I’ve found out but even with some of you’re positive responses, I’m still having a real hard time keeping it together. I am constantly blaming myself for putting my wife and two small children in this position and can’t stop thinking about dying. Every time my wife and I look at each other one or both of us break down and the same for me with the kids. I’m finding I’m having to go into another room a lot so they aren’t seeing me crying.
2) Can anyone tell me some of their experiences and how many of the people that get diagnosed mild or moderate will make it past 20 years?
3)Can you be doing all the right things and still have the emphysema take you quickly within 5 years of being diagnosed with mild or moderate?
sorry for the barrage of questions, but I can’t get a hold of any pulmonologist or my family dr.
I’m trying to stay positive but I can’t help from spinning and crying most of the day.
I’m thankful for all of you here who take the time to read this stuff and respond, because I’m totally lost right now and no matter hard I try to keep it together I’m not doing a very good job of it. Just can’t get the I did it to myself and therefore screwed my family out of a good life. My poor kids will have to watch me die at some point and my wife will be left to deal with bills and kids on her own. And it’s realistically all my fault. Have never felt this bad about myself in my life.
I lost my mom to cancer when I was 11, and my dad wasn’t exactly around so I know it will be very tough for them and my wife.
Just looking for some real positive stories of people who have got through it and how they did it.
thanks everyone! Sorry for the long depressing message