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How Long can You Live With Emphysema?
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Finding out that you have a threatening disease can be frightening. Finding out that you have emphysema is one of those diseases. It is chronic and can get worse. While it's not certain how long one can live with emphysema, the better condition your lungs are in the more likely you can deal living with it. People have been known to live a long time with the disease but it is always good to never give up on taking care of your health despite the prognosis.1 Additional Answer
How long you can live with emphysema depends on how long you have already had it, if you are still smoking, and the age and general health of the patient.
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Finding out that you have a threatening disease can be frightening. Finding out that you have emphysema is one of those diseases. It is chronic and can get worse. While it's not certain
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You would need a pretty dry atmosphere. I think Arizona is about the best you can get for your condition. Tick
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Hi - I'm sorry that your father is having such problems. I was diagnosed with emphysema about 5 years ago. For the first year or so I had little or no shortness of breath. But after
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The life expectancy of someone with emphysema is shortened. If a severe case is left untreated, the life expectancy with emphysema can be below 4 years. But, with certain effective
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Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. Subcutaneous emphysema is a condition when gas or air is present in the subcutaneous layer...
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