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    About Me

    I work for the federal government as an Internet Specialist. I'm married to the sweetest man in the world and have two sons (and their wives) and two grandsons.

    Interests

    I love grandchildren, computer games, puzzles, cross-stitch, traveling out West.

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    • Journal Entry for July 26, 2007

      Mood July 26, 2007 8:01am

      Well, I had a CT scan and now my diagnosis has changed. While I still have COPD, I have gone from having Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema to …

    • Journal Entry for June 6, 2007

      Mood June 6, 2007 8:34am

      Well, I was just diagnosed with COPD May 30 and I'm in shock -- I've never smoked anything in my life, although I lived with a smoker for 15 …

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      From sandibutton July 28

      I am also at the early stages of COPD but I am fairly new with this disease so I do not know what Brochotitis is??? Here is big huggggggggggg.... Sandi B.

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      From joannie101 June 8

      HI Linda, Sorry for a long time for not writting to you and I just wanted to send u a hug joannie

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      From bizzylizzy October 19, 2007

      Thanks for your advice I am sending you a hug as a fellow sufferer and hope that your day will be a better one for you.

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      From joannie101 June 27, 2007

      thank you again Linda, I reread your message and I think I am going to talk with a Pastor at a church near to my home and the Pastor is a female and I can use all the help and hugs and support from her and all of you thank you and God Bless joannie

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      From joannie101 June 27, 2007

      thank you LindaBa, I had my stress test on 6/26 Tus. and with this heat here and I thought I was going to pass out and the girls put me on the tread mill and I wasnot to have it due to the lung problems and I almost pasted out and had chest pains that my blood pressure went up and though I was going to be addmitted to the hospital thank god the Dr. checked the 2nd picture image of my heart and said it was due to the COPD/emphazema and and my lung comp. and I could go home got letter from jy reg. Dr. and still have problems with my left thyriod and thyroidist also. thank you again Linda for reading/listening to my problems and God bless you lol joannie

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    • Close COPD & Emphysema

      I was just diagnosed with COPD on 5/30/07 and am in shock since I've never smoked in my life. Fortunately, I'm in the fairly early stage of this.

      Treatments

      Advair Working / Worked
      Singulair Working / Worked
      Working so far.
      Levofloxacin Working / Worked
      Not working as well -- will be switched to generic Flonase later this week.
      Zyrtec Working / Worked
      Works great at keeping my bronchitis bouts down.
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