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You are not your COPD

But how much is COPD affecting your life?

Take this quick test and discuss the results with your doctor.

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With all the COPD therapies available,
it’s possible to get more out of each breath.
Could you be breathing better?

In today’s environment – now more than ever – it's important that you take care of yourself and your COPD. It all starts with identifying how your symptoms are affecting your daily life. Take the first step by completing this quick test.

It’s important to discuss the results of this test with your Healthcare Provider and ask about other options that may be best for you, including options that could help you better manage your COPD or simplify your regimen.

Is it time to speak with your Healthcare Provider about your COPD?

Over the past several months, have you noticed a worsening in any of the following:

Your quality of sleep due to your breathing
Your ability to do activities at home
Your breathlessness when walking up an incline or flight of stairs
Your frequency/severity of coughing
A feeling of tightness in your chest

Based on your survey results, your therapy for your COPD in the past few months may already be optimized.

Based on your survey results, you have experienced a worsening in the following over the past few months:

Your quality of sleep due to your breathing

Your ability to do activities at home

Your breathlessness when walking up an incline or flight of stairs

Your frequency/severity of coughing

A feeling of tightness in your chest

As COPD is an ever-changing disease, it’s worthwhile to have an action plan in place with your Healthcare Provider should you have a flare-up.

At your next appointment, discuss with your Healthcare Provider how to monitor your COPD and when you should seek their help.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started:

  • How can I track my COPD? Can I have an action plan?
  • What should I do if I have a flare-up? When should I reach out to you?
  • What information about my COPD do you need to know to get the most out of our appointments?

Completing the above survey on this website is also a valuable way to continue tracking how your COPD is affecting your life. Should you answer ‘yes’ to any of the test prompts in the coming months, book an appointment to discuss further with your Healthcare Provider.

Completing the survey on NotYourCOPD.ca is also a valuable way to continue tracking how your COPD is affecting your life. Should you answer ‘yes’ to any of the test prompts in the coming months, book an appointment to discuss further with your Healthcare Provider.

Book an appointment today with your Healthcare Provider to discuss these results.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started:

  • I have noticed a worsening in the above over the past few months. What other options are there to help optimize my therapy?
  • What other options are there to make it easier for me to stick to my therapy regimen?
  • What other management approaches can I try?

You may also want to discuss with your Healthcare Provider how to monitor your COPD and when you should seek their help:

  • How can I track my COPD? Can I have an action plan?
  • What should I do if I have a flare-up? When should I reach out to you?
  • What information about my COPD do you need to know to get the most out of our appointments?

You can also press the button below to print out your results and questions to take to your next healthcare appointment.