More Test Needed?

I was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis/chronic pleurisy by chest x-ray in the ER in Oct'04. I am taking advair and albuterol. The only time I go to the dr is when the pleurisy acts up. The dr gives me prednisone for a few days and I fill great. Then after the prednisone I'm back to filling bad again. I was wondering if I should be concerned about not having any other test done since the one x-ray.

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[oblizzard]

Start with another xray and maybe CT scan, a formal PFT (lung test) to test the severity of your so called copd.  If your results are abnormal then request a pulmonary consult with a pulmonologist.

Good luck.