Jamman,

I have COPD in my right, upper lobe only. The rest of my lungs are shot from pulmonary fibrosis, which was caused by heavy asbestos exposure while a kid in the US Navy. This essentially causes the lungs to no longer have any elasticity, therefore, they can no longer expand and contract as they should. I have been on supplemental oxygen for three years, 3 liters a minute, 24/7. I cannot survive without it and am now going through some very difficult times with pulmonary congestion, which makes it very difficult to both inhale and exhale. The docs put me back on prednisone yesterday, which allowed me to get about 5 hours sleep for the first time in three months. Unfortunately, prednisone has it's own deadly side effects.

Gettin' old ain't fer wimps and sissies,;)

Gary 8)