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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involving damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. Discuss topics including causes, symptoms and treatment options.
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Mild Emphysema With Severe Symptoms

catwoman57
I was recently diagnosed with emphysema based on a CT scan. My pft results are in the low normal range. However, I have progressive mus...
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Emphysema but not Emphysema

Ccrooks
A CT indicated I have mild emphysema. I have shortness of breath all the time and chest pain. I went to a lung specialist and I was tol...
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I was recently told I have emphysema.

curious74432
My dr. prescribed a rescue inhaler and a Spirivia Respimat inhaler. I also have something called Reactive Airway Disease. When I try to...
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HELP!!!

nate1210
I have a friend that’s been in the hospital for three weeks the doctors can’t seem to figure out what is wrong. They mention that it migh...
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PHELGM IN LUNGS

KAZMIRS
coughing phlegm from lungs for the past six months, have taken antibiotics with no results, did take predrisone together with SPIRIVA 18...
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Emphysema and bloating

MrBill5825
I have suffered moderate emphysema for the past several years. Just after Christmas 2009 I began feeling bloated. It got to the point whe...
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conflicting findings on COPD diagnosis

deanne65
I am a 48 year old male, 149 lbs, 19.5 BMI, and very active. I have never smoked cigarettes, although I did smoke marijuana for several y...
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Emphysema without shortness of breath

wilnel
I went to the VA to get put on the burn pit registry. I went with no issues but I wanted them to have a baseline. They drew blood and had...
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Had a CT scan today. Its say's emphysema you please tell me what this means?

WinterWarz
I just had a CT scan and in the results it says.... There is lung emphysema. There is a right apical heterogenous density spanning about ...
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Do I have emphysema?

Bouncingball
Stopped smoking April 20th and my breathing is worse than when I was smoking. Do I have emphysema?
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I have a chalizion and sorta popped and now it's become very irrating what can I do

Denaapplin
It is a chalizion
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Death by Emphysema?

jiarizona
I have end stage emphysema. I was put on hospice 3 mos. ago. It is not being dead I worry about, but the process of dying I fear. I lo...
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