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JayhawkSD

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62. Well, thanks, but...

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 11:01 AM

Apr 2013

I happen to have unusually large lungs, so I function fairly normally for an 85-year-old guy.

Of course, I'm only 70, but still... I don't use an oxygen tank, and I'm not crippled.

I have very few lung problems and seldom have issues, but when I do they are never small. I had pneumonia this winter and was in the hospital for two weeks, and was on antibiotics for a bit over two months. Lost 25 pounds in that process, and two months after my lungs are "back to base line" I'm still rebuilding my stamina. My pulmanologist never uses the word "normal" in reference to my lungs, refers to them as my "left disaster area" and my "right disaster area." He's a fun guy.

San Diego climate helps.

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