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05-23-2007, 06:08 PM
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There is hope for all of you that suffer with COPD. My father got to a point where he could barely get off of the couch because his breathing was so bad. It was a 15 month process, but he received a double lung transplant a couple of weeks ago. He now requires no breathing assistance (oxygen, bi pap, etc)...and can get out on his own.
He has his life back and it was well worth it.
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05-23-2007, 06:43 PM
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great news! I hope he continues to improve and enjoys life to the fullest. I was just last night reading on COPD-scary stuff.
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05-23-2007, 07:17 PM
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Isnt that caused by smoking?
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05-24-2007, 05:22 AM
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Thats it and thats that
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sunnyhelena
Isnt that caused by smoking?
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Yes... chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... its a step after emphsyma spell check! Alot of the older folks come into the office with it... I know my mom had it, then her next step was Small Cell Lung CA, unoperable, like a tumer would be.. 
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05-24-2007, 10:05 AM
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On my own li'l planet
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Finally made it to Florida and lovin' every minute!
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My sister has it. SHe keeps quitting the butts, then going back to them. I hope she smartens up, because I don't want to bury my younger sister. We should go in order.
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05-24-2007, 09:41 PM
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Smoking is a contributing factor for sure, but my father also had major exposure to asbestos, cotton dust (from working for years in a textile mill with no protection), and CFC refrigerants (also from his job).
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05-24-2007, 09:50 PM
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mmm, yes there can be other contributing factors. My grandmother died from lung cancer and had never smoked nor been around second hand smoke. She did however do ceramics in a small area of her beloved shop. We feel the dust she was exposed to was a major factor.
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Originally Posted by Splinter
Smoking is a contributing factor for sure, but my father also had major exposure to asbestos, cotton dust (from working for years in a textile mill with no protection), and CFC refrigerants (also from his job).
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