Mother has Severe COPD, Can She Live for Another 5 Years?
Q. My mother has severe COPD she takes Pulmicort & albuterol four times a day in neb. Foradil four times a day and Spirvia once a day. She is oxygen dependent. She has had this for over five years and her lung capacity if getting about 25% out of 100%. In your experience and opinion what is her state of life in years of existence? I know it hard to say, but could she live five more years with this disease, since I am taking good care of her. Kim A. Dear Kim, Depending on her age and other problems that she has, she could certainly live five years or more, assuming she has stopped all smoking. If she continues to smoke, her prognosis would be much worse. Dr. Tom Am Having Biopsy as Because of CT Scan Results Q. I had a CT scan and now have an appointment. for a biopsy. Small nodule right lobe of thyroid gland, mass subapex left Upper lobe and scarring at apex of right upper lobe. I was a smoker up until the time of the CT scan I need answers how bad is it? Lucinda A. Dear Lucinda, I can
