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What can I expect when I go to Pulmonologist? Return to previous page 9/17/2019 1406 Views 10 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, Kattlyne Tags: COPD tests pulmonologist Scared of COPD Question: 0 Kattlyne 1 year 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 What can I expect when I go to Pulmonologist? Kattlyne 1 year 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, everyone. I'm new here and hope that I am posting correctly. I am a 49 year old single mom with a 13 year old daughter still at home. August 20th I woke up with extreme trouble breathing. I felt like I couldnt get a deep breath. It was scary. Im no stranger to breathing problems. I've had mild asthma since I was young and I've smoked since i was 15. I have albuterol inhaler on hand. Over the last few years ive noticed increasing trouble breathing but it goes away within a day or 2. Not this time. Anyway, i went to doctor because it scared me. They sent me for CT scan. They found a 2.7 cm spot on lower right lung. Just found out 2 days ago thats it benign, thank God! So now they are sending me to Pulmonologist, as they think COPD. I read the my CT scan report and my lungs show scarring. Everyday for a month now I have some trouble breathing. Some days are worse than others. Today has been bad. Feels like I cant get a deep breath and im tired. I went to ER last Sunday because I thought I might be suffocating. My oxygen saturation was 99 %. It was at doctor's also. Ive never had abnormal oxygen saturation that i know of. Ive been using inhaler alot...throughout the day and as soon as i wake up. Im very frightened. I want to see Pulmonologist but at the same time, I admit I am scared of hearing bad news. So I am wondering what to expect when I go? Sorry for long post. I appreciate any feedback I can get. Thank you so much!
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