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Just got diagnosed with COPD...confused Return to previous page 12/26/2016 1702 Views 7 Answers Last Activity: 3 years ago, Kandy State Captain of South Dakota Tags: COPD diagnosis shortness of breath Question: 0 Scottttt 3 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 Just got diagnosed with COPD...confused Scottttt 3 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 Hi, I'm a 33 year old male, and over the past year or so, I've been experiencing severe shortness of breath that worsens with exercise, also irregular heartbeats and squeezing chest pain. Naturally, at first I assumed it was heart-related so I went to see a cardiologist. Then a second one. I had basically every test done and they ruled out a cardiac issue. Then I was referred to a pulminologist who had me do a breath test which said that my fev1 was around 40%. I didn't think that could be right because I'm only 33 and a non-smoker. After the breath test I had a chest x-ray and the doctor told me that it showed a good deal of lung inflammation. So he told me I have COPD, but I'm confused because a) I don't really display many of the symptoms of COPD (wheezing coughing, respiratory infections), b) I'm a non-smoker, c) this seems to have come on quite suddenly (even though I've been dealing with it for a year now) and d) The severity of the fev1 for someone my age. Also, I've been dealing with the heart related skipping and palpitations. Is any of this common? It doesn't sound like COPD to me, but that's what they diagnosed me with.
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