Hi, Just to share my experience, my FEV1 is approx 90% and my gas exchange is moderately compromised. According to my ‘fit bit’ (night time) and a good pulse ox (day time) and having readings going back over a couple of years, my day time ox is around …

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Hello, I’m new to this forum. I am a 88 years old male with SOB. Can someone please help me understand my PFT? Thank you!

Leg pain this morning 7/10. Taking lyrica and paracetamol. Fairly limited relief. Nsaids make breathing difficult. Lower back pain as well. Lung function still in the mild range but moving to moderate rapidly. Review next month. Blood tests and more …

Second question folks. I keep beating myself up for smoking and doing this to myself and my family (particularly my kids who have to watch me wrangling this beast). COPD has incredible physical challenges but the mental ones are equally confronting. The …

I have researched the best door knobs for home use over the past few days because I’m planning to upgrade some of the hardware in my house. I went through reviews on Consumer Reports, The Spruce, and Bob Vila, and these two models consistently show up as …

I researched about the best air purifier for pets over the past few days because I need one to help with pet dander, odors, and allergens. I read reviews on the New York Times (Wirecutter), Consumer Reports, and Reddit pet forums, and they are marking …

Yes - I am making an appointment with my doctor! I have had this intermittently for years and have not keeled over yet. But the pain has become more frequent in the last few weeks, along with some other issues. So I will be fully reviewing with my doctor …

I am one of the lucky ones I only have mucus when a lung infection that was before bronciectasis showed up. . Now I have more mucus than ever and so was prescribed hypertonic saline 7%. I take NAC, mucinex and some times mucomyst in nebulizer. I have had …

I need advice/help! My doctor cannot seem to help me, I’ve been to the ER, had a chest X-ray which was clear, had a CT scan with contrast on my lungs and that was clear. I am coughing but the cough is not productive most of the time. However I do end up …

I’m in a quandary and have been for months. My PC and a pulmonologist diagnosed me with COPD at age 75. I’ve. Had chronic cough since covid in 2022. Pul. Prescribes Spriva. I read it has potential for 40% increase risk of urinary retention . I have BPh …

Before this test I used all the meds I would in the morning and even albuterol nebulizer a couple hours before. Usually my fev1/fvc sits at a 65 and that’s also with meds but no Albuterol nebulizer. My question is regarding the lung volumes. I ticked …

Hi there! Every time I do my peak flow- which is with a device that has a circular mouth piece to exhale through- there is a very horse, loud and painful feeling in my trachea. I sound like like one big cough but I’m not coughing I’m just doing an exhale …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28546748-bronchiectasis-in-copd-patients-more-than-a-comorbidity/?fbclid=IwAR2b4HDyPwizFDPTZ-1mZHA5J1vY5NXJcecEv8Px4glLE8xsfuWumqH_210 Yes seen that article also. I was diagnosed in 2014 with bronchiectasis with ct …

Tense shoulders and stomach really have to work to relax feel I could breath better if I relax Any sug

Hi! New to Copd/emphysema and have seen a pulmonologist, but do not under the spirometry results. Can anyone explain? Also, 41 year old female. Thanks

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As Jean noted- this is within the variation of the test. It would be helpful to know the actual numbers and dates of the the testing. Stopping smoking can increase lung function in some people. Also- certain medications can do this. Normal oxygen levels …

Hi. I was diagnosed with severe emphysema (with air trapping and co2 retention) last November after a nasty bout of bronchitis. It took me almost 3 months to see a pulmonologist who ordered PFT test. I also had a sleep study done that was considered a …

I got a call today and they got a cancellation so I’m going today for an echocardiogram! If that comes back normal should i pay an online doctor for a referral for a CT scan ? I’m in the United States and read that some online doctors will do that if you …

Well I just had a pulmonary/thoracic review. He couldn't decide if I had refractory asthma or COPD. Fev 1 was above 80%. Lung capacity 5.45 L. Fev1/fvc was 68.? post bronchodilator. I'm going from memory and I was still recovering from a nasty bout of …

female 36 I’ve been unable to breathe for months now unless I’m laying on my stomach . I have a semi normal lung function test and my pulmonologist didn’t explain my results or really say much and said to come back in a few months but I don’t see how I …

the last 3 days when I’ve got up I’m spitting blood out

Hello, I have COPD and have lung CT scans from time to time. In my recent one, a pulmonologist noticed two lung nodules. She compared it with another scan done 3 months earlier and they were also there. In the beginning she got worried, but then she …

This is not done routinely. I have only heard of that being done in research settings Last year we studied non prescription "noncentrators" that may not deliver the amount of oxygen they say. https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20230425/n... You …