Alicia

Birth Date
3/25/52

Gender
Female

Nationality
American

Alpha type
lung

Alpha gene
ZZ

Diagnosed
1997

Treatment
Prolastin & Inhaler

Siblings
4 living
2 deceased

Alicia McIntyre

I live in West Virginia

I worked as a Supply Clerk.

My favorite color is Green

I enjoy going to church.

11/28/01 I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 in late 1997. This was found in an x-ray after having had pneumonia and they were checking to see if the pneumonia was cleared up. I had been on Prolastin since late 1998 or early 1999.

This has been a hard time in my life. As of late, I have been having excessive trouble with shortness of breath, bouts with pneumonia and upper respiratory infections. I also use 2 inhalers--Advair 500/50 and Combivent. My sister and I are the only ones in the family that have been diagnosed with this. One sibling has tested negative, other siblings have not been tested.

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