Can a man have emphysema. For 43 years ?

[Comley1964]

Ib 1973 my dad was told he had. Stage 1 emphysema. He stopped. Smoking (40 aday) he never. Took anything. For it ..he died june 7th 2017 age 86 ..my question is can someone. Live.43 years with emphysema.. He only started getting a bit out of breath. In his 80s ..im starting. To think he never had. It

[Shancock]

If you look after yourself and it sounds like your dad did, there's no reason why you can't live a long and happy life, sometimes lifestyle change and being healthy is all that's needed to manage it. He was lucky.

[Comley1964 in reply to Shancock]

I wouldn't. Say he did. Only thing he did was walk alot. He never had a car .

[Mary-intussuception in reply to Comley1964]

Giving up smoking and walking a lot - major steps to take to prolong life.

[Comley1964]

He was riding. A bike at 75 ..i don't. Think. He had it .he had a lung disease. But i don't. Think. It was. Emphysema. This was 1973 ..did they know. Much un them days

[mrsmummy]

Your dad was diagnosed with mild emphysema. He gave up smoking and kept active - the two pieces of advice everyone is given. He had so many extra years because he followed that advice. I am pleased he lived such a long life mainly free of the signs of any disease.

[Comley1964]

Can you tell me of anyone else who has. Had it for. 43 years

[RibvanRey in reply to Comley1964]

There are plenty of older members here who have lived similar spans of life with COPD. This is why it is so important not to give up when first diagnosed.

As for naming these Members this is something that only individual Members can do. Some folk put this info in their Profiles but many don'the fill in their details.

Regards, Rib

[Comley1964]

I still say he didn't have emphysema .the doc in 1973 said he had a patch on his lung .he had pneumonia age 29 could this have been the damage on his lung ?

[Comley1964]

I have found someone with emphysema .she was diagnosed age 68. She stopped smoking .she died age88 last month .she was on all the meds she couldn't walk my dad was on nothing.... I agree with you emphysema shouldn't be part of copd

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Apparently Jerry Lewis had multiple conditions for years ipf was one and he lived until his 90s