COPD

There was a time, not too long ago, when the diagnosis of COPD meant that it was time to get your affairs in order. Often times now, it means you have chronic lung disease and we need to help you manage it. A COPD patient can live quite a while if it is caught early and you make changes NOW! We are seeing patients live 10+ years after being diagnosed. The first step is you have to quit smoking NOW! Then following directions of medications completely as though your life depends on it, because it does. Medications and lung function test paired with regular visits to a Pulmonary doctor can make all the difference. That's not to say that if you follow these steps, you won't get worse or that you won't succumb to COPD, but it will help your chances of a prolonged life much better. And isn't that the ultimate goal?