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Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:28 am

My Mom was diagnosed with COPD and she has never smoked, nor has she been exposed to 2nd hand smoke. She had double pneumonia as a child and had the lower lobe removed from one lung. She has coughed as far back as I can remember and has been asked by every Dr she’s ever seen if she smokes. She gets pneumonia easily.
Is it really possible to have COPD as a non smoker? I don’t trust her Dr. He has misdiagnosed her numorous times with her heart. She is seeing a new lung Dr now ...Read the full article
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