I am a 35 year old mother of two. I seriously NEVER get sick. I was diagnosed with lupus in 2014 and have always been well controlled. My rheumatologist said i was her easiest case. This year in March i got a horrible sore throat that wouldn't get better. It eventually turned into a very high fever. I was in and out of my dr. Office and Er. Not strep, not flu. Antibiotics were given and i wasnt Getting better. I had red spots all over my body. I was really sick. At my whits end i went back to the ER. They treated me like i was overreacting and just wanted me to go home and ride it out. The dr. Said if it makes you feel better i can do bloodwork. I almost didnt but I'm glad i did because i would of went home and died. My platelets were a seven which was causing the red spots. My white blood count was almost nothing. I had pneumonia and pneomonitis in both lungs and was bleeding internally. I had to be ventilated and had to have five blood platelet transfusions. It was a 2 week ICU battle. I was so scared. I had to learn to breathe again on my own and to walk. I was negative for covid by the way. They tested me multiple times. They made me do 4 months of chemo to be safe that lupus wasnt attacking me. I got healthy. I ate clean. I bought a treadmill. I started running 2 miles a day 5 days a week. No breathing problems at all . I felt GREAT! Fast foward the week of Halloween. My husband and i were building a fire pit in our back yard and i was doing some major yard work. I was having allergies. No big deal. Sneezing. Then i had a clear nonstop runny nose. No big deal. The sinus pain and pressure. Also no big deal. Then it went to my chest. After what i went through i dont mess around. I got a z pac and methylprednisolone taper. Got rid of infection but tightness in chest wouldn't go away. 4 emergency room visits. 4 over the phone pcp visits. 4 xrays. 1 high contrast ct scan with contrast. A COMPLETE blood work panel. One more methylprednisolone taper. 2 dextramethasone shots. A dextamethazone week taper. Everything looks great. Its getting worse. I am constantly short of breath. Sometimes it burns to breathe. This is horrible. Sometimes i cant talk without being breathless. Every single second of every day i cant breathe. I am on highest dose of symbicort twice daily. Singular at night. I also take Spiriva. I have a nebulizer. Im tapering down from 30 mg of prednisone and i dont feel any better. I have joined support groups and done alot of research. Emphysema shows up in the earliest stages on xrays. There is no way i have chronic bronchitis. I have no cough and no mucus. I have pulmonary function tests on the 6th. I am such a mess. I try so hard to be healthy. It doesnt make sense. Copd doesnt come on suddenly like this. It can't be asthma either. This is bad. Please give me your input