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I have early stage COPD and suffered with lung infections for about 30 years. I am 56 y.o. female. 4 years ago diagnosed with pseudomonas aeuriginosa of lungs which is drug resistant.
I have copd & my family & friends would like to purchase wristbands to show their support for copd awarness. I believe they are white for British Lung Foundation.
My friend’s dad was just diagnosed with COPD and i think of him as my own father which makes this harder. He’s 45 and he refuses to stop smoking and drinking which makes me scared for him. How long does he have if he doesn’t stop smoking? Will it be a painful way for him to go? Please be honest, i would like to show him this and maybe he will stop smoking and try to help himself.
Someone in my family has COPD and heart disease, which may include enlarged heart and definetely arrhythmia. I add no salt to food and make sure canned goods, such as sausages are rinsed. This goes for ham and many other salty foods.
Still, in last two years when she got very ill_having been diagnosed with COPD and some of the heart problems few years earlier_and having been in and out of hospital in at least five occassions, I still believe a lot of her crisis have to do with whatever additives (including salt) there are in packaged goods. By the way none of the doctors_and there have been plenty of them_have "strongly" cautioned against salt. Until unfortunately she has a crisis, which inludes a sort of inbalance, such as sodium being LOW instead of high, or normal for that matter. The potassium sometimes gets high, towards the end of her stay at hospital. And of course there’s the worse part which is the high concentration of carbon dioxide, occurring in patients w/COPD.
I’m trying to find out as much information as possible about COPD b/c my father has it. He’s been living with emphazema for a while. He just quit smoking for the most, he’s only smoked 2 cigs in 2 days, so i’m proud of him. But what are the final stages and how long does a person usually live after they’ve hit the final stage?
