well i have been given an asthma med called singulair
and a "puffer" called advair. that is sorta like an
inhaled powder antiinflamatory i think mixed with
something else. 

--- Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Ken,eUnna
> 
> I'm  so so sorry to hear this.  My mother had a form
> of COPD as well as my 
> sister's mother-in-law.  The good news is, with
> earlier diagnosis and new 
> treatments, things are a lot better than when my mum
> had it.
> 
> My mum was a smoker but the doctors said she'd most
> probably got it when she 
> was exposed to lethal chemicals (asbestos being one
> of them) when she worked 
> for Technicolor back in the 1940s and early 50s. 
> But I also think anybody 
> can get it because we all have been exposed to toxic
> chemicals at one time or 
> other .
> 
> Anyway, please let us know how you get on.  I'd be
> very  interested in hearing 
> about the trreatments the doctors put you on for
> this.
> 
> Kat
> 
> On Tuesday 11 December 2007 04:09 pm, ken barber
> wrote:
> > AFTER SEVERAL TEST I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
> COPD.
> > Normally this is associated with smoking. having
> never
> > been a smoker i wonder why i had to get this in
> > addition to everything else. asbestos maybe?
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