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hi all been to the doc where he did a number of test,s my lung age is 85 he put me on symbicort turbohaler a bit of a shock:(Jimbo

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NicFirth10 Years Smoke Free

It will be very interesting to see that lung age reduce down over time, now that you have quit!

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Wow that is a shocker, how old are you in reality (if you don't mind me asking)?

Hope you feel better soon man!

Rich

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Jimbo-your lungs will cleanse the body has an amazing way to repair itself-dont let it get you down, it simply means you(infact all of us) cannot fail.

keep smiling-youre doing great xx;)

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wow jimbo,how old are you ,sounds like, cause you stoped smoking you lung aged,,,honest i dont understand the post,it must be me ...stay strong keep the faith tony

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Im sure it must have been a shock! Dont dwell on it too much you have done the right thig giving up and in time your health will improve,stay strong and focused.

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My partner had a lung function test like that cos he has copd. They said he had lungs of a 90 year old hes 57 we are hoping they will improve now hes stopped smoking. xxxx

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My lung age was 86 after my test last year.I recently got another test

and no age was givin,just that I have probable asthma.My doctor did not put me on anything to help my breathing.He wants to wait and see if it gets better or worse on its own.:eek:

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