2007-05-04 12:15:31 · 3 answers · asked by bambamrr 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
My mom is 76 yrs old.. is on O2.... and was diagnosed with COPD many many years ago.... she JUST stopped smoking in February with the help of that new med Chantix....
According to her doc.. now that she has stopped smoking.. and the more she stays out of the hospital for respitory problems
No one can say for sure how long anyone will live... there are many complications that one can have with COPD.... but there are many that live a very productive and long life with breathing issues..
2007-05-04 12:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by gin_in_mi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first question how much damage has been done to the lungs? Once the lungs are damaged, well you cannot mend them. However what you can do is exercise, make sure you use the portion that is left to full advantage. If you do that, think the lungs if removed from a Human and spread out will cover a tennis court, then until something else fails. Likewise loose weight, otherwise you are just adding to the problem.
2007-05-04 12:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Grandmother turned 76 a few weeks ago. She has had COPD for 10+ years. She quit smoking in her 50's. She's on oxygen right now but still trucking away. She told us on her birthday she's going to make it to 100, i don't doubt it! She's a trooper!
2007-05-04 12:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
much longer...my grand mother died at age 58...she had it all her life (birth) but, she never stopped smoking or drinking so suprisingly she lived that long...so imagine if she did lived right?!! and while im typing i just thought about her great aunt has the same thing and shes in her 90"s but she in a home!!! All i can say is help them out as much as you can, follow the doctors orders exact!!!
2007-05-04 12:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by valued_maturity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋