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...Most are hoping for a double transplant, but you can live nicely with just one new lung....

...There is no guarantee that a transplant will work, and the medications needed to keep your body from rejecting the lung(s) may cause other problems....

...diagnosed 14 years ago at the end of 3/beginning of stage 4 COPD, I was told by one of my doctors that I probably had maybe two years left to...

...information about Alpha-1 in this article. 13 years ago, I was told by one of my doctors that I probably wouldn't be here or that I would get a

...I'm going to Birmingham, Alabama, for an Alpha-1 lung study....

...We would take in deep breaths and sing the words either soft or loud. In addition to building lung, abdomen and back strength is increased....

...So I went about the next year telling people that hopefully I can get my life back someday and get new lungs through a transplant....

...Others were put on a transplant list, and some had transplants. What helped these people want to fight? Hope and a prayer!...

...I asked mom early on if she would consider a transplant. In the early years, she continually refused, and I backed off....

...is to ride and sing/A sleighing song tonight...

...Another goal is to use stem cells to grow lungs in a lab. At the present time, lung transplants for COPD are rare....

...Prevent lung infections....

...CT scans can also be used to screen for lung cancer....

...Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women....

...Christmas is here/Bringing good cheer/To young and old/Meek and the bold/Ding dong ding dong/That is their song/With joyful ring/All caroling. – “Carol...

...When you next have a lung function test ask what your lung age is. I always go one better and ask for a print out of the results....

...Someone with long lungs maybe asked to have two lung x-rays when at the hospital. One for the top half the lung, the other for the...