Hello all, I just recently joined this group. I was diagnosed with emphysema in June of 03. I'm still working full-time in a distribution center but the dust...
I was really far into debt. Like Most I was in Financial dispair. I could not seem to get ahead no matter how hard I tried. Untill I found this place. ...
I had really high interest rates on my home loan. I saved thousands of dollars on home payments. And you can too. Interest rates are as low as can be, And Yes...
My Mom has emphysema and is on oxygen 24/7. She recently contracted pneumonia and is hospitalized. She is now on 6l of oxygen and still cannot walk without...
Dear Trish, Please call your Doctor for answers. I know how worried you are and how hard it is to see a loved one so stressed just to get air. I lost my Dad...
I was diagnosed in 90, I was smoking like a choo choo and quit the minute they told me. I worked full time in a woodworking environment up till 98, then...
Sounds like you have the resources available to cure this problem right there.. You should confide in your mother, she will know very soon anyway, and have...
This sounds like a lot of bull shit to me Dave Shaw <msgdaveshaw@...> wrote: Sounds like you have the resources available to cure this problem right...
Hello, Have you considered the possibility that you may have mesothelioma? I understand that it can be misdiagnosed as emphysema - especially if your doctors...
Hello, I just got diagnosed with emphysema. I had pneumonia last year (May 2003), and this year, around Sep 10, I went to the ER with chest pains, shortness of...
Hi Chris... I was diagnosed with emphysema myself this past May. I'm 58 and smoked for a long time, but not really a heavy smoker. They have me on inhalers:...
Hi Donna, Currently I am on the Advair Diskus (250/50) twice per day, and albuterol inhaler as needed... One thing I suggest that you ask your doctor about is...
Hey Chris... I have already discussed the Singulair with the doctor and he says nope. They have me on 3 different inhalers: Foradil @ 1 puff twice a day,...
Hi Group: I just joined the group and thought I should introduce myself. My name is Jim and I am 56 years old. I was just diagnosed with Emphysema three...
Just joined yesterday and thought I would introduce myself. My name is Stacey , I am 33 , live in central Indiana. And recently my dad was diagnosed with ...
Stacey, I wish you and your dad luck and strength in giving up smoking... I, too am 33, a smoker, and was diagnosed with emphysema a couple of months ago. My...
Donna, Sorry it took so long to reply... Anyhow, have you looked into the patient assistance programs that the manufacturers of those medications have...
Hi Chris... Yes I have already checked on everything and there is no comparable meds that they can give me. They told me that if I don't get relief from these...
Just came across your message and wondered if you still have any of the Pulmicort. This is what I take along with 2 others that weren't listed. I am a single...
Donna, I am now also on Spiriva (for the next 12 days anyway - when the samples run out)... Got my new doctor to refill my Advair script and am still on...
Jim, Just wanted to ask; are you currently smoking? Or did you get it from something else? If you do smoke, you know it'll only get worse until you quit. As...
Hi I am 55 and my mom died from emphysema many years ago and now my sister has been told she has it.My mom smoked for about 65 years.My sister smoked until...
Hello. My name is Debbie. I am 50 years old: diagnosed with emphysema, lung nodules, fibrosis. I was doing pretty good till my last Pulmonary appointment. From...
hi,there is another group that is very good also. Its called EFFORTS just put that in your brosure and it will come up bob debee46 <debee46@...> wrote:...
Thanks for the letters. My husband has been in the hosptal for two weeks now....just now getting better. They had to blow aiir into his lungs. He said it...
Hello, I hope this group message of mine finds the reader in good health and mood. I'm Anitha and this being my first post, I'll keep it short. You can find...