I think you have made a mistake with your results as you've typed them.
Asthma is one of the conditons that comes under COPD, which is an umbrella term for chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and a couple of others.
If your doc didn't give you any feedback, or even if he did, ask to see a pulmonary specialist for Pulmonary Function Test, or PFT. These will be more specific in identifying between the different conditions, which in turn can be either Restrictive or Obstructive.
Right here on these forums. This one is support forum and the other is the ask a doctor forum.
Thanks for that, what is the link?
There is a doctor answering questions here but this is not the one. Check out the other Copd forum and you can ask that question to a real doctor.
I suffer from COPD/Emphysema as diagnosed 18 months ago after mentioning my ever increasing shortness of breath on very short exertion. I am not far past 60 years. I commenced smoking in my mid 20's. My GP - local MBBS as they are known in Australia resisted prescribing the inhaler and two puffers until I ceased smoking. That has occurred now finally. He will NOT give me O2 (Oxygen treatment) and further stated there was not a chance for a lung transplant, even one lobe. I understand females are more vulnerable than males, I am female.
Medication, Spiriva Inhalation 18mcg daily, Salbutamol and Seretide puffers q.i.d x 2 puffs daily. After about 6 months on these medications, I actually feel no ease or improvement.
Recently as broadcast on our free to air television, a medical program of surgery and chronic conditions, two males early 60's, received one lobe each of a transplanted healthy pair of lungs from a deceased person.
I have seen a Respiratory Specialist and he also advised that those with COPD.Chronic Emphysema rarely get a look in on the transplant recipient list. The surgery was performed at one of our major teaching hospitals in Sydney, Australia.
I don't know what the situation is in other countries other than Australia, incl US and UK, but for a second opinion could a medic advise me on this forum, kindly.