Active 5 days agoNurse Practitioner said I'm "too young" to have COPDI'm 42 and recently took a PFT and the FEV1/FVC was 0.69, non-reversible. I also took a bronchial challenge that may indicate I have some amount of asthma. The nurse...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosis
Active 7 days ago6 minute walk testCould some of you share your experience of having the 6 minute walk test? I'm new here and will be sharing more in later posts, but right now I am...Reactions 0 reactions Comments30 repliesDiagnosis
COPD LIFESTYLE AFTER DIAGNOSIS I'm 61 and was recently diagnosed with copd after a 5 day hospital stay with double pneumonia.and on top of that I was smoking over 2 packs of cigarettes a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesAwarenessDiagnosis
my doctor diagnosed me with COPDI had flu and then bronchitis. This has been going on about a month. Was given prednisone two times, pulicort twice a day and an albuterol nebulizer . Still not...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesDiagnosis
Hi guys looking for some helpI'm being tested at the moment for COPD I'm only 31 years been a heavy smoker since I was 13 I seem to be forever ill colds breathing problems chest...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosisBreathingCoping
Can exacerbations caused by covid19 be correctedCopd was quite manageable and not so problematic until contracting Covid19. Will conditions return to the levels that existed before Covid infection?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesDiagnosis
Lung crackles for a year, postural, help pleaseHi, I've had lung crackles for a year now, and they are affected by my posture, so when I go drs he can not hear them. .. What should I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosisAwareness
Early stages of copd or are they wrong?Hi new to the group and just joined to see if anyone can give me a insight to my results as I just got told yes you have it here’s...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesDiagnosisBreathingCoping
Living with COPDI am a 75 yr woman diagnosed with COPD. I am a two times cancer survivor, breast and lung cancer. The upper left lobe of my lung was removed in...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBreathingDiagnosis
Is there a causal relationship between exposure to asbestos and COPD?I’ve read extensively that if you suffered from asthma or chronic bronchitis as a child and then years later you were exposed to asbestos fibers for more then 4 years...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesDiagnosis