Archive for October, 2009
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Why do some people with lung disease often die of heart failure?
When the lungs are damaged they don't expand as they should. In COPD the tiny air sacs lose the walls separating them and join together, causing a loss of surface area.
The loss of surface area means les oxygen ...
Posted in copd disease | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Okay i had a lung transplant like a year ago and my nurse told me not to eat sushi because i cant eat anything that is not cooked so i was wondering is the meat inside a california cooked and is it okay to eat or should i not eat ...
Posted in lung transplant | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
it REALLY CAUSES :
Men:affects teeth to 30% in color
heart attacks
blood diseases
impotence
Female: hurts pregnancy FOR GOD SAKE AND YOUR CHILDREN SAKE TOO!
WHAT THE hell
Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but it can also cause many other cancers and illnesses.
Smoking kills around 114,000 people in the UK each ...
Posted in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Short of breath & always worried/anxiety don't help how serious is this?
shortness of breath is one of many indicator of possible lung cancer, and other factors include:
•A cough that doesn't go away and gets worse over time
•Chest pain that doesn't go away
•Coughing up blood
•Feeling short of breath ...
Posted in lung scarring | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
I have back problems and think I will take drogs tilI I die. Will surgery kill me or I will have lung cancer as a passive smoker ? What is the likelihood to die from what I told above?
There are many things you can do if you consider yourself ...
Posted in lung cancer | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
like i know that shortness of breath occus cus pof my anxiety but wat happens to my lungs when im actually experiencing shortness of breath???
I don't think anything is happening to your lungs you are just breathing in and out very fast when you are having a panic attack. Are ...
Posted in lung disorders | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
My friend and I both have a nasty infection in our lungs. Is there a virus or somthing going around? I read about both bacterial and viral infection. Our doctors arent even sure what we have. Just keep giving us antibotics. Our symptoms are below. Plus on the first couple ...
Posted in lung infection | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
I just saved a rat from my cousin's house, but I have heard it faintly sneezing or making a pffft sound occasionally. If it did have Upper respiratory disease, is it transferable to humans?
If the rat is sneezing more than usual, listen closely to his/her breathing. If the nasal passages ...
Posted in respiratory disease | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
My cousin is freaking out that her father will get lung cancer even after he had stop smoking for about 3 years. Will he or won't he?
Anyone could, but his risk is higher and probably always will be.
But, he may not... smoking isnt a 100% definite sentence to lung ...
Posted in lung cancer | 45 Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
I told my fiance before we were engaged that I would not marry a smoker. Now that we are engaged I hear him tell people that he needs to quit before we get married. Now there are 4 months left before the wedding, and he is still smoking a pack ...
Posted in lung disorders | 5 Comments »