GlaxoSmithKline Chronic Disease Management & Prevention Centre naming event
Media coverage of the event. (Video Credit: Rogers Television Dufferin-Peel and Global News) GlaxoSmithKline was recognized by Trillium Health Centre for its contribution to the health of our communities. April 13, 2010 – At a recognition ceremony today, Trillium Health Centre thanked GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for its longstanding support of facilities and programs for people living with chronic diseases by naming the GlaxoSmithKline Chronic Disease Management & Prevention Centre. Patients coming to Trillium for help in managing chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure and hepatitis will learn prevention and coping skills at the GlaxoSmithKline Chronic Disease Management & Prevention Centres modern classrooms, exercise spaces, fully-equipped demonstration kitchen, and private consultation rooms.
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Can someone help me with a respiratory question for anatomy. It deals with Chronic emphysema. Thank you?
Question by Myrika S: Can someone help me with a respiratory question for anatomy. It deals with Chronic emphysema. Thank you?
In Chronic Emphysema, some alveoli merge together & some are replaced with fibrous connective tissue.?
In addition, the bronchioles are often inflamed, and expiratory volume is reduced. Using proper respiratory system terminology, explain at least four reasons why affected individuals will have problems with ventilation and expiration.
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Answer by seekingthedarkness
first there is destruction of the nomral respiratory bronchiles and alveolar sac so this will interfere with nrmal diffusion of o2
2nd the loss of surrinding supportive tissue would result in their collapse during expiration so decreased expiratory flow
3rd the mucosal inflammation by its self will decrease the diamter of the airways resulting in increased resistance to air flow –>decreased air flow and wheeze
4th loss of elastic tissue of the ling which is responsible for restoring the normal volume of the lung after inspiration air entrappment and deceased air flow
i hope this will help u
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Calling all DOCTORS: are palpable chronic permanent lymph nodes in collarbone 100% cancer?
Question by nygirlsrdifferent: Calling all DOCTORS: are palpable chronic permanent lymph nodes in collarbone 100% cancer?
ive had the tests, the biopsies the ct scansi feel great i am 23 years old. technically online it says its cancer when its the supraclavicular nodes u feel even if they are tiny however my oncologists and special doctors disagree why is this?
i dont have any of those though either thats what is strange. what is wrong with me?
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Answer by C N
i dont understand ..u are saying uve had biopsies and they have or havent come back as cancer??? if the question is …are all enlarged supraclavicular nodes cancer then of course not.. infection, vaccines like tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis can enlarge them as well,
if they are small nodes then they can be just normal as well
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What is meant by chronic lung infection?
Question by jhenson41: What is meant by chronic lung infection?
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Answer by KB
it means it is a constant and persistent lung infection. One that either comes back after treatment, or won’t go away.
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What did Obama mean when he spoke of chronic Illness?
Question by Mick Jaguar: What did Obama mean when he spoke of chronic Illness?
And that some sort of panel to advise people since the cost of chronic illness and end of life illness consumed a huge proportion of medical costs. Twice I’ve seen these quotes, but does he even once combine the two terms, thereby conveniently leaving the door open to gosh only knows what. He was originally speaking of his grandmother and her co-morbid conditions, so it would be expected that the phrase he spoke would be , people which chronic multiple conditions that are near the end of their lives, but he didn’t. I can’t imagine this was as accident as we all know how craftily he prepares his speech. Was this an ignorant oversight, or was is an attempt to mislead. Here is a list of chronic illness’s Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic osteoarticular diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
Chronic respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Chronic renal failure
Diabetes mellitus
Chronic hepatitis
Autoimmune diseases, like ulcerative colitis, lupus erythematosus
Cardiovascular diseases: heart failure, ischemic cardiopathy, cerebrovascular disease
And there are plenty more. The real jist of it all is to how much each ailment robs the public coffers.
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Answer by Reverse_Thread_Wing_Nut
No need to focus on the details of any government controlled health care plan. Its a bad idea to give governments this power regardless of how good any plan sounds.
Its really no different then you giving me control over your care. You have no idea what you’ll get.
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I need a chronic pain doctor in Chattanooga, TN?
Question by : I need a chronic pain doctor in Chattanooga, TN?
Chronic pain from chest wall due to surgery to remove a 13cm tumor (sarcoma) from left chest wall. Removal of tumor also included removal of 4 left ribs, part of left lung, part of sternum, reconstruction of diaphragm, removal of 22cm of tissue and muscle from chest cavity and then Gore-Tex mesh was placed inside chest cavity and skin flaps glued over mesh. Alabama doctors feel I need no pain management and are upset because I filled a prescription for Lortab when I had oral surgery in 2/2011 because I had Percocet to take for chest wall and nerve damage pain.
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Answer by b_bardi99
www.thepaindoctor.com
look on this website,as Tennessee is big, i saw Antioch has a clinic,and other cities too.
you do need pain management that’s adjusted to your pain.
you can have “phantom” pain, like many people have who lost body parts due to amputation.
you had several ribs and other soft tissue removed.
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Smokers Cough, Acid Reflux, Chronic bronchitis?
Question by : Smokers Cough, Acid Reflux, Chronic bronchitis?
3 weeks ago I had a persistent cough that was getting worse at night.
Doctor told me to quit smoking and said this is the result of smoking and it is “Smokers Cough” gave me an inhaler and tablets just to ease the process of healing and make it faster.
He said ill be fine in 4-5 days but i was still coughing for 2 weeks but less and less everyday and then i became better so decreased the doze of the inhaler by half and kept using it cause thats what i was told to do the cough was back again but not as bad as before im guessing cause i was still on the inhaler but decreased the doze.
Now that i finished the inhaler and tablets the cough is coming back… im guessing the cough was there the whole time but the inhaler was controlling it, something similar to an asthma patient.
I’ve done some research online, and i think i have
1. Gastroesophageal Reflux (Acid Reflux)
OR
2. Chronic bronchitis
Btw i quit smoking 3 weeks ago and haven’t smoked since not even been in bars or clubs where there is a lot of smoke.
Symptoms: Dry Cough, Mild Heartburn + Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms.
sorry for all this but i really don’t know who to ask… Doctors are just stupid, they keep testing sh** on you until your about to die and then they figure out what’s wrong.
Gulbadan, ZYBAN is to help quit smoking but i quit 3 weeks ago i don’t think this is what i need! thanx anyway.
ScottG, i only smoked for 3.5 years. 10-15 ciggs/day
thats not heavy smoking.
The inhaler was “Symbicort (160)” 2 puffs in the morning and 2 at night (1st week) 1 Puff in the morning and 1 at night (2nd week).
The tablet was “Telfast (180 mg)” once every day.
And btw im 21, plus i read that COPD is a deadly thing almost no way out, isn’t it?
Isn’t there smth thats in between Smokers cough and COPD? heh
Thanx…
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Answer by ScottG
Well, first-off … You have C.O.P.D. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)! Quiting smoking was a great decision!
Next, the tablets and the inhaler, were just an aide in the healing process. Not sure which inhaler you were given, but sounds like Albuterol (Pro-air). This medication is mostly used for rescue medication, usually prescribed as 2 puffs / inh / q4h PRN … 2 puffs every 4 hours as needed. The tablet prescribed could have been an expectorant known as Guaifenesin or Mucinex.
The average life span of a (RBC) Red Blood Cell is 3 months. This means that the CO (Carbon Monoxide) in your system will remain for at least 3 months. The red blood cell is composed of 2 heme- molecules and 2 globin-molecules. This is why a Red Blood Cell is called hemaglobin. For every RBC there are 4 iron molecules each. Oxygen binds to each iron molecule and this is how the oxygen is transported throughout the body. CO is “greedy” and bind itself to all 4 iron molecules and never lets go until the RBC dies.
3-4 weeks is not attributative to the overall healing. As far as the “nicotine-withdrawals” … the nicotine only stays in your system for about 8 hours. It is not nicotine withdrawal, it is the bodies smoking habit withdrawal … More-so the motions. There are many other factors regarding your progression in healing.
Dry cough = a “sorta good thing” … this means that the expectorant worked good for you. Does not mean that you will not have anymore productive coughs.
Let your body heal itself. Get a refill on your Pro-Air and use it as needed. The GERD could be a result of stress due to cessation and/or the bodies was of ridding itself of the sputum which has been coughed up but then swallowed.
Hope this helped!
FOLLOW-UP:
The amount of time that you have smoked does not make any difference. Symbicort is a drug that I am quite familiar with! I work in Pharmacologic medication researching! Simbicort is provided by Astra Zeneca. It is a combination of budesonide and formoterol. It is usually prescribed for those that have C.O.P.D. but has recently become increasingly used for asthma therapy! The usual dosage is 160/4.5 mcg inh bid (twice daily). If I remember forrectly, it should contain 60 or 120 dose actuations. So I would assume that if you were taking it b.i.d., then you only had the 60 dose actuator! In the research study that we did 3-4 years ago, it was realized that when patients were enrolled into the study with a placebo controlled, double blind randomized, single blind run-in … It was confirmed that Symbicort increased the FEV1 of patients over a 6 month period than taking their single-counterparts together. Budesonide is an anti-inflammatory corticosteriod and Formoterol is a long acting selective beta2-adrenergic agonist. This is more direct regarding respiratory treatment than only the “Pro-Air” I originally had guessed. I guess I gave your symptoms more credit than-credit was due!
The “TelFast” you were given was a decongestant! “Fexofenadine”-generic … also known as Allegra. The debate on your C.O.P.D. diagnosis is still remains sure. Why your doctor gave you a corticosteroid and a long acting B2-agonist and a allergic decongestant, sort of makes me question. It seems that when the doc listened to your lungs, wheezing, crackles, rhonchi, and/or labored breathing was suspected. Why you were not directed to take an expectorant … I don’t know!
C.O.P.D., if detected early … is not fatal like you speak of! It can be debilitating, but by your age + how short you smoked … Well, your outward diagnosis looks promising!
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what are some of the medical managements for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD)?
Question by City Man: what are some of the medical managements for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD)?
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Answer by chatterella
There is a natural substance called CQ10 enzyme that is supposed to help improve cell reproduction in cardiac and pulmonary patients. What it does is enhance the surrounding cell structure that makes the cell stronger and possible rejuvenates the cell itself. What COPD patients need to do is improve their lung structure and function and reduce the dependance of oxygen. My mom had this and what I learned was that once the lungs get “squishy” or in other words like a sponge that , they, the lungs actually hold fluid in and can cause all kinds of problems. Mom was on oxygen the last two years of her life, so she pretty much was homebound. She smoked all her life and didn’t quit early enough. Sad to say….it was the cause of the COPD. Good luck…
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Q&A: How do other people with chronic illnesses deal with dating and relationships?
Question by : How do other people with chronic illnesses deal with dating and relationships?
Anyone with a chronic/ long term illness or condition please answer. Asthma, lupus, diabetes, crones disease, CF, anything. These are things people carry for life. How do you cope with things doctors can’t help you with?
I was born with partial VATER association and have chronic lung disease (severely restricted lung capacity and asthma/ reactive airway disease), scoliosis, and some problems with my esophagus. I’m in college & have a bf but am wondering how other people with chronic illness deal with daily medication regimens, hospital stays, physical limitations, doctors, dating, sex, relationships, friends, and life all together for the rest of their life?
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Answer by Austin W.
you are not really limited, just enjoy life it was given to you. your chronic illness should very rarely if at all any of those things. no worries 
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How can I be relieved of chronic pain due to trigger points in neck and back? Or, do I have a brain tumor?
Question by bobbie e: How can I be relieved of chronic pain due to trigger points in neck and back? Or, do I have a brain tumor?
Any Doctors or Rheumotologists out there to help please?
I have lupus which makes my osteoarthritis in my neck and back worse. My Doctor told me I have malignant knots, and I was given trigger point injections in neck and back. He accidently stuck the needle in my lung, and I ended up in the hospital. (No law suit). – I have also been in physical therapy, message therapy, do yoga, and lift weights, I have been on medication to reduce inflammation and relaxe muscles. Nothing has worked. I have had this pain for 3 years straight. – I developed this problem after my husband died of cancer. Also, my aunt of 48 died after being diagnosed with 19 brain tumors. I am the same age, and I pay Kaiser $ 600.00 a month out of my own pocket to keep my health benefits. My Dr. visits and med’s also cost alot of money. I am going broke and my pain is a 12 on a scale of 1 – 10. – Is there a specific test I shoud ask for, or can I get rid of this problem and live a normal life. I get dizzy and see stars!
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Answer by Jack
You really think you’re saving money this way? Do you really think you will find a genuine doctor actually participating in THIS web site. NEXT PATIENT PLEASE!!
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Q&A: what are the relation between aminoacid levels and chronic obstractive pulmonary diseases?
Question by nermean: what are the relation between aminoacid levels and chronic obstractive pulmonary diseases?
medical research about the levels of leucin valine and isoleucin amino acid in patient with chronic obstractive pulmonary diseases
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Answer by rumdumdog
I don’t know what both are bitch
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How do you know if you have COPD? (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
Question by auroras: How do you know if you have COPD? (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
I think I have all symptoms. Constant cough, get tired going up and down stairs, general fatigue. I am 58, female, non-smoker. Please tell more about COPD. What is treatment? Can you die from this?Also, I make all soughts of weezing and whistling noises in my chest.
Sometimes have attacks, rapid breathing, heart rate raises, tightness in chest, difficulty breathing. I use an inhaler, and it helps. Could it be asthma combined with COPD? Could these attacks make me vomit?
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Answer by tina
COPD is a catch all type diagnosis. There are actually three components to COPD and you may have one or a combination of more than one. There is Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma and Emphysema.
Emphysema is basically where the air sacs are damaged and the lungs cannot fully deflate or inflate. This makes it hard to take a deep breath, and may cause shortness of breath, chest pain, tightness, wheezing, chronic cough, etc. I was diagnosed with this myself last year.
Chronic Bronchitis is essentially a long term cough (over months) with increased mucous production, Shortness of breath and wheezing may occur as well, Edema may be noted. You may have frequent respiratory infections.
Asthma also can cause shortness of breath and wheezing.
Treatments do include inhalers for all three, medications, vitamins and minerals are important to keep the body healthy to support lung function. You may need oxygen to help support your lungs.
When you present with these symptoms to a physician, they will check your vital signs including your pulse oximetry. If that is low, they will then put you on oxygen, temporarily to bring it back up to >95%. It is a simple test to show how well oxygenated your blood is. Of course he will listen to your lungs, and then he may send you for a pulmonary function test. This test is performed out patient by a respiratory therapist. You will be asked to inhale, exhale and do several variations both inside a booth and outside. They can measure your lung capacity that way. It is not painful, but it is a very good indicator of what is going on in your lungs. Chest x-rays will probably be taken as well, as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and COPD can commonly be seen by these. Note that emphysema is not always seen on an x-ray. A CT scan can also show lung damage. ABG’s may be taken if they suspect you are not carrying the oxygen in your blood stream. ABG (arterial blood gas) is a blood draw from an artery, they generally use the one in your wrist for this. It can cause some pain, as it is a needle, but it is a comprehensive way to look at the your blood.
You could be vomiting when you are coughing, a severe coughing episode can do that. I advise you to talk to your doctor about your symptoms, The doctor can rule out an infection, and then will go from there to diagnose you. A word of caution about inhalers, there is a bronchodialator you can buy over the counter, and if you are using this, I encourage you to stop. It causes rebound tightness and can make your symptoms worse.
Can you die from this? Yes, but if you treat it early, you can live a pretty normal life, Taking care of yourself is important. Doing as your doctor orders and educating yourself is essential. You may not be able to do everything you want as fast as everyone else, but keep on trying!!!
Finally, not everyone who has COPD is or was a smoker. There is a gene that can cause Emphysema. There are also many allergens and enviromental toxins that affect our lungs. Smoking is the number one cause, and for some people it doesn’t matter if it was one cigarette or 40 years of a 2 pack a day habit. You are an individual, and hence your lungs are unique to you. Don’t smoke!!! (ok off my soap box now).
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when is there going to be a cure for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
Question by : when is there going to be a cure for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
is there any of you people out there that has the same disease? since june 21 2008 until now 2011 i still have it and the only cure is a lung transplant…is there going to be another cure in the future? if anybody knows, please help and tell me im not willing to take the risk for a lung transplant i will do it if i need it but i just want to see if there is going to be a cure in the future before doing a lung transplant..a lung transplant has a lot of risks
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Answer by Karen
I have end stage copd, and will not be able to go for lung transplants due to other medical factors. We that have this disease all hope and pray for a cure. Keep researching all your options, Lung reduction surgery, transplant and so forth. Depending on your situation you could live a very long time with the disease and also after a transplant. I don’t count the months any more. I only focus on quality. I am so blessed every day. Some does are great and then some are not so great. Love and live life to the fullest every day.
Until you have made a definite decision as to weather or not your going to do the transplant, I would suggest you get yourself as healthy as you can. Doing so will help your chances of getting the surgery, and if you choose not to it will help you maintain current lung function for a longer period of time. So many things to say and suggest but you may already know most it , if not all. Depending on what stage your in and how well you take care of yourself will have a direct effect on how long you live whether you get a transplant or not.
I wish you well and pray you have many more years to learn, love and live. Your welcome to email me any time. Chances are I’ve been there and done that. I promise I will always be direct, kind honest. Good luck. karenlee-1@sbcglobal.net
Karen
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Q&A: pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Question by dmmary1118: pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
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Answer by venus91911
smoking baby
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Q&A: Anybody suffer from COPD? (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
Question by odandme: Anybody suffer from COPD? (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
I’ve just been diagnosed with it. How are you dealing with it and are you improving? Has your quality of life changed for the better since you began treatment?
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Answer by Kris R
I was just about to leave this page, when I saw this. I know someone who has this. It doesn’t look like a good thing to have! He started taking a health juice and is doing much better. There is a bunch of info about COPD on http://205.234.239.246/index.htm (do a control F). I started taking the juice for anti-inflammtory properties, which is why I keep the links handy.
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Q&A: does acute or chronic pancreatitis lead to pancreatic cancer?
Question by : does acute or chronic pancreatitis lead to pancreatic cancer?
i have occasional pancreatitis attacks, if you want to call it, and wonder what the chances are of developing pancreatic cancer.
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Answer by Fouad
No .
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Q&A: Can a mass in the lung cause a chronic cough or coughing for years?
Question by jlh91264: Can a mass in the lung cause a chronic cough or coughing for years?
My husband is 48 and has been chewing tobacco since he was 16. He has had a cough for at least the last 5 years that I know. His cough has escalated and is so loud it wakes me up in the middle of the night on the basement floor of our house and he is upstairs. I have to put on a fan to block out the cough.He refuses to go to a doctor. Is there a saliva test that can be purchased to detect cancer. That probably is my only option to wake him up.
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Answer by gingerplum
Unfortuately, there is no such test. But I would be extremely concerned regarding your husband’s symptoms. His coughing could be indicative of a mass, TB, or a chronic respiratory condition. Without a complete workup including chest x-rays and possibly CT scans and/or bronchoscopy (looking down to esophagus to the lungs with a scope) there’s no way to speculate about what might be going on.
He’s obviously in some denial; he knows something serious may be wrong and he’s taken the “if I ignore it, it won’t be real” approach. I can only urge you to get other family members to support you in encouraging him to seek a thorough medical evaluation.
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Nuvigil Online For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.flv
Сhronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the most common name given to a variably debilitating disorder or disorders generally defined by persistent fatigue unrelated to exertion, not substantially relieved by rest and accompanied by the presence of other specific symptoms for a minimum of six months. The disorder may also be referred to as post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS, when the condition arises following a flu-like illness), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), or several other terms. The disease process in CFS displays a range of neurological, immunological, and endocrine system abnormalities. Although classified by the World Health Organization under Diseases of the nervous system,[3] the etiology (cause or origin) of CFS is currently unknown and there is no diagnostic laboratory test or biomarker. Fatigue is a common symptom in many illnesses, but CFS is a multi-systemic disease and is relatively rare by comparison. Symptoms of CFS include widespread muscle and joint pain; cognitive difficulties; chronic, often severe, mental and physical exhaustion; and other characteristic symptoms in a previously healthy and active person. CFS patients may report additional symptoms including muscle weakness, hypersensitivity, orthostatic intolerance, digestive disturbances, depression, poor immune response, and cardiac and respiratory problems. It is unclear if these symptoms represent co-morbid conditions or are produced by an underlying etiology of CFS. All diagnostic criteria require …
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Q&A: Could I have COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
Question by : Could I have COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
My dad has it and he says its lung disease. I get really breathless every now and then and can hardly breath and cough a lot when this happens. When I cough I can also taste blood and I always make grunting noises. My mum has smoked in the house and same room since I was a kid and I’m 18 now so I inhale a lot.
Should I go the doctors? could it be lung disease?
Could I get any tests now? I am pregnant so I don’t know if there is any they can do which are safe?
I also wheeze sometimes with the breathlessness. I have asthma but inhaler never works
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Answer by Cally Watson
No, You havent got COPD. Your waaaaay too young. People can get it from their 30s onwards. Your asthma is probably just getting worse. Go see your doctor.
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is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease curable?
Question by mommyluvs18: is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease curable?
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Answer by tamumd
No it is not curable, thus the name chronic. There is treatment to help control symptoms assuming that the cause has been addressed. The most common cause is smoking and the disease will progress significantly if the cause is not stopped.
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