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Does Anyone Else Have Alpha 1

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St Louis, MO

I have Alpha 1 and do the Aralast treatment bi-weekly. For a day or two afterward it makes breathing harder. Does anyone else have this issue ? Or with any of the other treatments Prolastin,Zimera, etc

September 10, 2015
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Yes, I also have Alpha and Congestive Heart Failure with my COPD, but I cannot tell which is affecting me how so I just make the best of whatever I can, take my meds, use a nebulizer. a reasonable diet and try to get sufficient rest

September 10, 2015

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