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79 year old father diagnosed with COPD.. Return to previous page 7/14/2018 1215 Views 4 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, RedSox Tags: 79 year old chronic bronchitis COPD Question: 0 mcabral21 1 year ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel 79 year old father diagnosed with COPD.. mcabral21 1 year ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments Hi all, I'm new here! My father (79yrs old) called me to let me know he went to the E.R a week ago due to a cough that hasn't went away. He's had it for about 3 months now (went to the walk in in April and Dr concluded it was asthma). So, he told me at the ER they diagnosed him with chronic bronchitis. I'm new to all of this so immediately started researching on google (not a good idea). Anyways, he was told to follow up with a pulmonologist within 2 days which he never did because I usually handle all of his medical appts. I will be calling first thing in the morning. Sorry this is very long! He said they didn't run any tests, just an xray and they had him use a nebulizer. One of my concerns is that he works as an exterminator and was wondering if is safe?? Not sure when he will get seen, I'm calling the specialist on Monday. I saw him today after not seeing him for a week due to me being on vacation, and he was coughing a bit and I noticed he was out of breath a little after being outside (no running or anything, just playing around with my 2 year old son). Other concerns are his quality of life...he quit smoking 5 years ago, exercises a few times a week, and eats well. He's not over weight, and no other health problems. I'm very nervous for ams honestly afraid of what I've read online about this disease. Any feedback will be great. Thank you all so much.
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