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COPD and emphysema ?

Has anybody else been diagnosed with COPD and emphysema?...

Diagnosis

How do I convince my doctor that I know best to treat flareup?...sometimes refuse to nip in bud with prednisone and or antibiotic no signs to give it other than...

Newly diagnosed with Asthma and mild COPD

Never heard of COPD before so still trying to get my head around this. Currently it's mild COPD and I know it can't be reversed. However, what can I do...

Learning the new normal and how to tell if I am going downhill

Hi there I'm a 48 year old lady from UK have mild emphesema and mild Bronchieastatis along with alpha 1. The route to me having a CT scan was at...

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...

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