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   noel-martin Member

   <p>Hi Stac63, Thank you so much for sharing this with us. First of all I want to give you a huge shout out for trying to quit smoking. This is a huge step and we are proud of you for working at it. We completely understand your feelings toward COPD and we hear you; please know that you can always come here to vent your frustrations. It is great that you and your daughter are close and your family is lucky to have someone who loves them like you do. We are happy that we have you in our community and please feel reach out anytime and let us know how you are doing. Warmly, Noel (COPD.net Team)</p>

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      rsmi5813 Member

      <p>hello stac63 I want to share with you my copd diaged 2015 fev1 was at 33 % when I was admitted to er told I had very severe copd still kept smoking was back in hospital in six months same stats told again to quit smoking note I was a 2 pack a day smoker. quit smoking in January 2017 went to pul dr did another p/t test went from 33% to 42%. am other note is that I have been in er 4-5 times for exacerbations prior to quitting I have not had any other visits to er for any breathing problems since I quit smoking my fev1 is now at 49% without taking inhaler. as for my meds I am on symbicort and nebulizer itroproium that works great my rescue inhaler is pro air. also you should try- if youhave a lot of sob is vita- breath if you have a lot of pleum use what is called a lung flute is uses sound waves to break up the pleum</p>

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