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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
the last part of your lung before the oxygen gets on the hemoglobin and goes around to the body is called the alveoli.
Once those alveoli are damaged by COPD or other diseases. That’s it. Those alveoli Never, ever recover. Full stop. Period. Anyone saying different is lying.
That doesn’t mean you can’t improve the rest of your lung function that’s left by exercise, medicines etc. People with COPD do it every day.
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This is correct
We do need to differentiate between chronic damage vs bronchoconstriction and inflammation, as those can improve.