November is national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) awareness month, a month dedicated to spreading awareness about a life altering lung disease in the hopes of getting people to get tested sooner rather than later, educate the masses on the tell tale signs of the disease and in the end to one day find a cure for such a nasty disease.

Since this month is all about educating the masses, we thought it would be wise to first target patients and the way they view and actually exercise.

Often times patient are afraid of exercising for many reasons including they simply don't feel up to it, afraid of worsening symptoms, or the simple troubles of walking across the room stray them away from as much physical activity as possible.

We appreciate you joining us for another addition of our chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) awareness month series, November will be dedicated to spreading knowledge about the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. Today's topic of discussion will be covering what patients can do when they are having a difficulty time handling specific symptoms. The goal is to educate patients so they can apply these tips into their daily life to drastically improve their overall quality of life.

Adjusting your daily lifestyle so it benefits your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one thing, but you should also strive to ask the right questions and discuss exactly how you feel every time you have a doctors appointment.

Being upfront and honest with your doctor about specific symptoms and how they affect you will ensure that you are obtaining full benefits from your appointment.

Don't ever feel embarrassed to tell your doctor something, the more honest you are the better they can help.

During your next appointment with your doctor be sure to bring up the following topics.