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COPD/Emphysema Diagnosis: What is next?

Hello everyone! I just have a couple of questions. My 75-year-old father went to the hospital this weekend after being significantly short of breath and subsequently falling. His o2 levels...

my doctor diagnosed me with COPD

I 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...

Nurse Practitioner said I'm "too young" to have COPD

I'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...

6 minute walk test

Could 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...

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...

Hi guys looking for some help

I'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...

Can exacerbations caused by covid19 be corrected

Copd was quite manageable and not so problematic until contracting Covid19. Will conditions return to the levels that existed before Covid infection?...

Lung crackles for a year, postural, help please

Hi, 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...

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...

Living with COPD

I 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...

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