Understanding Interstitial Lung Disease

Hear from Mark Courtney, Respiratory Therapist, from our Lung HelpLine as he discusses interstitial lung disease and resources from the American Lung Association to support Better Breathers Network members.

[ahmedharidy]

Thank you so much folks. That was really helpful and beneficial to me as a pulmonary fibrosis patient since 2010. Thank you again and God bless you all

[TJ-Dives]

I was Dx today at VA Hospital with lung scarring. They did not say much except took blood and come back in two months. Gave me Arbiturol inhaler. It's really scaring me that I'm terminally ill and will die early. Don't know where to turn.

[annanardo]

My father had this problem but his cardiologist didn't do anything about it. Mainstream doctors are no longer the people to go to. My father passed away from improper care. He had it for years but the uneducated doctors didn't do anything about it. Mainstream medicine and its doctors are are only a dillusion. The problem must be researched online by lay people before they go to their doctors, because doctors don't follow through w/ what needs to be done. This upsets me to the point that I don't trust doctors to be in the "know". My father died. NO thanks to his cardiologist and local hospitals as well as the V.A. in Erie, PA. Had I known all this I would have taken him to the Cleveland Clinic w/ my computer tablet in my hand.😠😠😠. Doctors need to be FUNCTIONAL not hurried on to the next patient because they don't have the time to be thorough.😠 My father died and I blame his NON functional doctors for it.👿👿👿👿

[ydbshjdb]

I am having bronchitis and I am 18 years old and from past 1 week my breathing issues is not decreasing even after taking medicines do I have the risk of this disease

[annanardo]

I NEVER HEARD OF INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE. WHY don't doctors talk about it ? Do doctors even KNOW about it ????😡😡 cause I didn't.😠😠😡😡