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Symptoms before Diagnosis: How Long? Return to previous page 5/4/2015 8161 Views 15 Answers Last Activity: 4 years ago, Anonymous Tags: Diagnosis experience Survey symptoms time Question: 0 Janina K 9 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Symptoms before Diagnosis: How Long? Janina K 9 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments A 2014 COPD Survey found that the average amount of time patients experienced symptoms prior to diagnosis is 2 years and 9 months. How long did you experience symptoms before diagnosis? Does this time sound realistic?
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