never tested for COPDI was never tested for COPD, I was just told offhandedly that I had it because I had gotten bronchitis again. Here I am with bronchitis again, I believe it...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentDiagnosis
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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisEmphysemaCaregiving
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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiagnosis
Nurse 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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiagnosis
6 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...Reactions0reactionsComments30 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...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesAwarenessDiagnosis
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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 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?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesAwarenessDiagnosis
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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisBreathingCoping