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Lung Damage.. How Serious Is It?

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Jentz

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Lung Damage.. How Serious Is It? Posted: 09-06-07 05:28am


I am 22 years old now. I do smoke. I just got back from a chest x ray scan, and the doctor told me I got minor lung damager. She told me to either cut down smoking or quit. Straight after that, she approved my checkup as being normal. So I was thinking to my self, isn’t lung damage a very serious problem? Why did she just approved my checkup to my employer saying that I m normal and not asking me to do another test? Assuming, if I do stop smoking from now onwards, will the damage lung continue to deteriorate or it might eventually heal back? Is all smokers’ lung damaged? Should i be getting more examination?

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Posted: 09-07-07 03:35am


Hi! "Smoker's Lung" is a term used for damaged lungs in smokers. The severity and size of damaged area depends on the length of smoking period and number of smoked cigarettes daily. When did you start smoking? How many cigarettes you have per day? Do you cough a lot, sometimes daily? Is your sputum thick and difficult to cough up? Do you easily get short of breath?

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