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Emphysema advice for newly diagnosed 36yr old Return to previous page 12/8/2021 697 Views 16 Answers Last Activity: 1 month ago, Tiffane Tags: 30’s emphysema expectations Scared Question: 0 Scaredoutofmymind 1 month 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 Emphysema advice for newly diagnosed 36yr old Scaredoutofmymind 1 month 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, I am a 36 year old just diagnosed with emphysema and a cyst on my lung after a ct scan on my lungs. I went in after having slight chest pains for the past couple months. I have smoked about a small pack a day for the past 20years. I was in the middle of quitting when I received the news of having emphysema and have completely quit since. I haven’t been able to speak to a pulmonologist yet and was basically just told by a dr who was relaying the news from the radiologist who read the scan that I have a cyst on my lungs and have emphysema and to go home. Didn’t even realize what emphysema was until I got home and hole searched that I basically have up to 5years to live. I have two young children and I’m scared out of my mind I won’t get to see them grow up. I eat fairly healthy and have started exercising about a few months ago when I initially started to quit smoking. Can anyone give me some info on what to expect and if there is a chance to live till I’m old. I have no test results other than the initial cat scan so there is not much info to give. I’m so scared I can barely function and I can’t stop crying every time I even look at my kids. So lost and this site seems to be a little more personal than what I’ve read on google
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