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Does anyone else have a 2nd illness that affects their COPD? Return to previous page 4/15/2015 3795 Views 6 Answers Last Activity: 2 days ago, DebbieB.-Connecticut State Captain Tags: Coping Fatigue Humidity MS Question: 0 BarbP 6 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Does anyone else have a 2nd illness that affects their COPD? BarbP 6 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I was diagnosed with COPD about 20 years ago. Ten years ago, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Both of these illnesses seem to make the other one worse. Breathing takes so much energy that it compounds my MS fatigue. I don't know if the constriction I feel sometimes in my chest is a "MS hug" or a COPD exacerbation. The medication I take for my MS causes a reaction that makes it difficult to breathe for about a half an hour each day. Both cause depression that makes me want to stay in my temperature and humidity controlled home. When I go out I have to be concerned about the heat affecting my MS and the humidity affecting my breathing. Does anyone else have a similar problem? Do you have any coping mechanisms? I will appreciate your advice.
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