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My husband is 43 yrs old and has had COPD for the last 4 or 5 yrs. His estimated age of lungs is 126 yrs. He’s still smoking. How long can he live with that?
My husband has got COPD and he wont quit those damn cigarettes!
He’s got the estimated lung age of 126 yrs, he’s on advair but not on oxygen yet. He’s 43 yrs old, and has had COPD for about 4 yrs. How long do you think he could live?
Mike_T says:
I know exactly how you feel, I was in a very similar situation. I remember that I was so nervous at that time and I took it out on everyone around me. I didnt know what could I do until, thanks god, I found Smoke Deter. Now I can look back and laugh on myself and in the same time I remember how helpless I was. I hope that I'll never be in the same situation again
You can live many many years with COPD as long as it is medically mmanaged very closely.
Of course continueing to smoke does complicate things. Not everyone can quit smoking. It is such a never ending battle and not all people can make that choice.
It really depends on each person.
My Mom lived with it for 11 years after she was diagnosed. And she smoked for those last 11 years too.
I would say though that if he wants to live longer, he better stop smoking.
Depends on what stage he’s in. The still smoking part is really going to shorten his life at this point.
In home oxygen yet?
Have to exhale against pursed lips yet?
Quitting smoking now could add time to his life.
He’ll live with it until he dies. Smoking is not helping to delay that inevitable event. Smoking only helps fill the government’s banks.
not very long im afraid, all you can o to prolong his life is get him to stop smoking, i know if he was my husband i would tie him down if thats what it takes to get him off the cigarettes
after being diagnosed level 4 i think 1-3 years
get him pure oxygen………….fight for it with insurance………..eat lots of fruit and drink water constantly………..will live to 60
It depends on the person. Once he can’t breath any longer with his inhaler, maybe he will quit. However, the next step would be an oxygen tank. Cigarette smoking is very addictive and hard to quit. He might think it is to late to quit and therefor won’t stop. If he would stop smoking now and would to daily exercises it sure would help with his breathing problems.
My x boy friend died 48 . He had stopped it add 8 months to his life but he was also very over weight and he was on oxygen for two years before his death. Good luck the Patch worked for him.
My father is 62. He was diagnosed with COPD 4 years ago. He has been on oxygen for the last 3 years. Only the good Lord knows how long each person has on this Earth. I once asked our doctor how long my father had, and he replied that it depends on the person. My father has 15% of his lung function left, has home O2 set at Level 3 1/2 when at rest, Level 5 when he is on the move, which is rare. It is a long process, there is nothing that can reverse the desease – the only thing you can do is keep it from getting worse by stopping smoking. It is your husband’s choice on whether or not to stop smoking, but after my father was diagnosed on it, I made him walk outside to smoke. The walking, hacking, and wheezing in between puffs was enough to make him give it up. Try it – put your foot down and tell him to get his butt outside to smoke his butt. Refuse to support his habit if he asks you to purchase him a pack of smokes, and be aware and make him aware that, second hand smoke causes COPD also, especially if there are children in the house with you. Good luck and you are in my prayers.
I was diagnosed with COPD a year ago and I’m finding I get tired very easy and all I want to do is lay on my couch. I know that is bad so I try to walk outside. I’m never hungry but try to force myself. Also getting very depressed that I can’t do anything anymore. Advair caused thrush in my mouth and throat and made me lose my voice. I used Vicks on it and that went away. I have no idea how much longer I have but would like some idea so as to get prepared. They’ve taken hundreds of tests on me and say my heart is very strong but my lungs are shot. I know there is nothing to be done so why keep on with all the tests? I don’t get it. I’m sixty four by the way.
My mom is diagnosed COPD 18 months before and she survived close to 2 years. She passed last 27th July 2010. It depends on age.Suggest to walk, continuos exercises and use of cpap/bipap at regular intervals will keep them to safety.
Good Luck
I feel bad for both of you. There is life after cigarettes. Start cutting down, no more smoking first thing in the morning and go as long as possible . Light up take a drag then put it out. Smoke as little as possible and then stopping it is much easier. Stop smoking in the car, cutting down will lead to stopping because he will be used to not smoking first thing in the morning and in the car, etc. Give him a straw and let him breathe through it when not smoking. It actually feels good having the air at the back of your throat. Keep cutting down till barely smoking and try quitting. If he wants another cigarette only give him one for the day. Have him try to go a few more days without smoking. I had to stop 6 times till I finally stopped. I was just diagnosed with copd. I am going to the dr. I have a son to raise and I am scared for him, he is only 17 and only has me. I am afraid more for him and so I quit smoking and I will be doing what ever the dr. tells me to do and pray, pray, pray. It was the dumbest thing I ever did…smoking. God will help ..if we ask!!!!
I too know all too well of the concerns and fears that go hand n hand with copd. I was diagnosed with copd/emphyzema Thanksgiving Day 2009. I smoked for twenty years. Needless to say, I chose to quit. I have not had a cigerette since. Nor do I have the desire to pick it up again. My need to be with my 3 kids and my husband is stronger. I am only 34 years old. And my biggest fears are my kids not having their momma. I wish I could give some awesome advice to help you help him quit smoking but, unfortunately…it hast to be something that he wants to do. He has to want something more than the smokes. Good luck and God Bless.