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I have copd but it doesn't have me

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Hello I'm Angie I was diagnosed with stage two copd, mild emphysema and chronic bronchitis last Nov 2015... I have has two biopsys done and a collapse long last month, I am 43 years old...

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Have you ever smoked? Did you get tested for Alpha 1 Trypsin Deficiency?

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Yes I was a very heavy smoker for 26 years, and yes I got tested for Alpha 1

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what is Alpha 1

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is that a sleep test

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