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Does Anybody Out There Have COPD And Lost Weight Drastically?
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i use to weigh 102 but of course im a little thing have been all my life i was a premi only weighed 3 lbs came 2 mths early in incubator 6 weeks any way i weighed 86 most of my adult life till i had two children got up to 102 lbs and 9 yrs ago i started losing weight i was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and copd and now i weigh 59 lbs im only 4 '11 and cant gain i eat good most of the stuff i eat would make a normal person fat my dr said my metabolism was being compromised by my copd in other… read more

posted December 13, 2016
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

Yes I also lost weight due to hyperthyroidism ( graves,)

posted December 14, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

opposite for me have put on 2st since being diagnosed and taking Symbicort ,plus since I stopped smoking 7 years my appetite has increased. lack of exercise has a lot to do with the weight gain

posted December 14, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

14 pounds is 1,stone, so I weigh around 90 pounds

posted December 14, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I do I'm 60 now eat any thing and every thing but have been thin my whole life..Eat chili bugers,fries&gravie that kind of stuff all the time.

posted December 13, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I'm 5'4" approx,, and now weigh only 82 pounds. I have lost over 25 pounds since diagnosed in 2007. I even eat icecream every night and only lose more. Noone thinks I eat at all. My diet is very healthy otherwise.

posted December 20, 2016

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