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Emphysema-A Few Questions Return to previous page 1/22/2019 642 Views 6 Answers Last Activity: 2 years ago, Kandy State Captain of South Dakota Tags: Emphysema SOB Question: 0 FT 2 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 Emphysema-A Few Questions FT 2 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 was diagnoised with Emphysema before Christmas. I did a Pulmonary lung Function test and one of my results was 76%. The pulmologist asked me if I had shortness of breath. I told him I didn't and he just told me to get the flu shot and come back in six months. He didn't give me inhalers but said I might need them in ten years. I also have anxiety. I am reasonably active. I walk a lot. My breathing is not great. I experience SOB from time to time but just didn't recognize it for what it was. At rest I tend to breath very shallow and every so often I need to take a beep breath to catch up. I also notice that after eating certain foods I feel SOB. I have been reading this site and came across the phrase CO2 retention. This is something I THINK I have but I am unsure what exacly it is. Also when I wake in the mornings I feel slight SOB but I am not sure if this is anxiety or a mixture of both. My questions are Should I be on inhalers? What is CO2 retention? Why do I feel SOB after eating? Are certain foods causing this? Why do I feel SOB in mornings? Some mornings I have mucus in my throat and rather alarmingly it has blood in it. I will be talking to my doctor about this the next time I see him. Thanks
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