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kathydeang
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About Me
43 years old. I have chronic bronchitis brought on by asthma. Had little or no symptoms until a year and a half ago, when everything changed on a dime.
43 years old. I have chronic bronchitis brought on by asthma. Had little or no symptoms until a year and a half ago, when everything changed on a dime.
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Tennis, skiing, reading. My 7 and 10 year old kids.
Tennis, skiing, reading. My 7 and 10 year old kids.
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Hugs for you and hoping your days are going better. I understand about the breathing problems as I am on 60 mg of Prednisone and nebs 5 times a day. Hope you feel better. (((HUGS))) Becky
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Leaving a big hug for you and letting you know someone cares. I hope that you are feeling a little relieve from your cough now. Prednisone can be a wonder drug when needed, but long term it has some very nasty side effects, especially on someone as young as you. Have a good day & God bless.
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hi katy..i came up with a bad cough a month ago...my doctor put me in the hospital for 6 day's..they give me all kind's of med's and i did real well... now i am gettinf hard to breath again and i have my cough back. i really don't know what to suggest because i don't know how to handle my emphysema yet..just wanted to say hi really.hang in there
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Hey Kathydeang, Here's a big ole hug for you again dear. Have a great day. Kris
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Close COPD & Emphysema
I am 43 years old. A year and a half ago, I developed a bronchitis-like cough right out of the blue that never went away. Previous to that I had adult onset slight asthma. Sometimes this is debilitating...there is no pattern on when the cough is going to sneak up on me. I will be fine for a few hours then have a dry cough for a few hours then have a bronchitisy cough for a couple of days then a dry cough for a day then be fine a day. I have had two pneumonias in the last year.
Treatments
Close Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
I had myelofibrosis which in turn gave me AML. I had a stem cell transplant and wanted to share information if anyone has questions. The five people I met in hospital and I all agreed the fear of it was worse than the actual experience. Get second opinions. MD Anderson told me they recommended experimental treatment because I was "chemo reisistant" (didn't respond to my first round of chemo) and Mayo Clinic said I had a decent chance to get it in remission, and they did, with a BMT (SCT).
Treatments
- Bone Marrow Transplant Working / Worked
- I am at 120 days post stem cell transplant with no trace of leukemia in my blood or marrow at this time. I feel very lucky, as my odds of getting it into remission were slim. I am 42 and had almost no side effects from the transplant. It was not fun, but I would do it again in a heartbeat if my leukemia comes back. Basically, it is a week in the hospital of heavy chemo, getting your stem cells, followed by 3 weeks in the hosp. recovering. Actual transplant is like a blood tranfusion.
