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I have emphysema like changes on my cat scan i lost my insurance so i can't afford treatment what does that mean for me and will i get worse?
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Only if you smoke: Congenital emphysema dose not get worse, usually, but if yours was brought on by smoking, the outcome is cntirely in your hands
Answered 1/31/2015
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