Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Forum
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Hi doc i have been sob for a year I have had a full pft the results are
Fev 1 121%
Fvc. 117%
Fev 1/fvc 85%
Tlc 112%
Rv 97%
Rv/Tlc ...
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Had sickness fatigue but worst of all dihorea had blood tests stool tests and nothing.. No inflammation or that! Taking over my life i ge...
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I had a mild case of pneumonia in March. I say mild because it cropped up overnight and didn't cause much problem in the hospital. After ...
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My husband has developed a tight band around his abdomen that restricts his breathing. He has had this about 10 months. He was told a qu...
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I don't mean this as an insult to the medical profession in any way, I have known many fine doctors in my life, but those of us who have ...
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I am a 54 yr old female, I have several conditions , fibromyalgia, spinal stenosis, cysts on spinal ending , liver , and kidneys, I am at...
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I have copd and asthma just had my check up and can't understand
Results am I doing ok quit smoking 4 years ago
fVC pred.2.44 measure...
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I posted a question earlier but I want to show what the xray findings were. Lungs look well expanded and clear with no pneumonia or ede...
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I was exposed to second hand smoke for years in the military before non tobacco areas were instituted. I was diagnosed with moderate COP...
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Hi 52yr. old female, height 64", weight144, smoker. I'm not exactly sure where I stand. My regular dr. says I'm moderate to severe and ...
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i have copd which i thought i had now got under control i am a non smoker of 58 i am woman ,,i have lots of health problems arthritis pol...
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I'm a 68 yr. old disabled female, just quit smoking early in March.
I was recently hospitalized for what I'd understood was pneumonia ...
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Hello! I am a 48yo male, and I quit smoking about 30 days ago (10-15 cigs a day for about 30 years). I went in for a physical exam, the M...
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I am a 58 yr old female who was told I have COPD, stage 2. ( I have never smoked a day in my life). the reason I went to the doctor in th...
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My pulse ox is 84 and in 5ltrs of oxygen have pneumonia copd and asthma what should i do
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Hi my mom just told me she was diagnosed with emphysema and copd with lung capacity of 48%. I'm really worried and not sure what to think...
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Hi there im a nearly 21 yr old female have been smoking for 5 yrs on and off i weigh 38kg and 151cm tall . I have anxiety and panic attac...
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I am 44 y/o female with a almost 31 year habit of smoking,my fev1 was 31% and diffusion capacity was 35%,a few months back had my first e...
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I quit smoking 4 months ago after smoking for 25 years. I am 41 years old and had a ct scan done that showed mild emphysematous changes w...
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Although I have developed very minor swallowing issues in the last 2 months I seem to have no problem breathing, even though it seems to ...
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