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Are all pulmonologists so discouraging and give you so little time Return to previous page 10/17/2017 1802 Views 3 Answers Last Activity: 3 years ago, Michele C Feehan Indiana State Captain Tags: pulmonology Question: 0 Angie67 4 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Are all pulmonologists so discouraging and give you so little time Angie67 4 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I went for my first 3 month check-up and I asked the pulmonologist was my FEV of 71 bad and he said yes it was bad. My pulse ox was 97, my lungs sound fine and he said I still don't need meds. I told him that I have hypothyroidism and am now on meds for it. I also told him that I have not shortness of breath and exercise 6 days a week for almost an hour. I also asked him if severe anxiety could have affected the spirometry. He said no. He said that he couldn't give me any guarantees that this won't get worse. I also asked him why they keep changing the criteria for the various stages and if there was any way I could improve my FEV. Doctor said there was no way to do that. Am very discouraged. He was not encouraging or informative at all.
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