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Zephyr values for the lungs has anyone had the procedure done on this team ?
I haven’t had them and wouldn’t . I know someone who had them and they passed away within a year due to breathing failure.
I got diagnosed with Asthma over 30 years ago and then got diagnosed with second stage Emphysema last year. Do i still have the Asthma? My doctors has really confused me on this.
Hi @A MyCOPDTeam Member you have every right to get an appointment, as your conditions can be really serious for you, if cancelled my appointment I would demand another one as soon as. You have to… read more
1. Is lung function the same as spirometry lung %
2. Does the stage correlate to Bronchitis or Emphysema
3. As spirometry has been withdrawn in our area for monitoring purposes, also in some areas isn’t available at all, how do we know
4. Do we gauge our health and wellness on
A) health
B) wellness
C) ability.
5. How many have access to respiratory nurses?
6. Does your (annual) COPD review have more than a question and answer session.
I have mild COPD apparently with a lung capacity of 33%… read more
Neither do I , I know in the UK we don’t use the term staged
Take care
Eric x
Yer my voice sometimes gets all like a darleck off doctor who
Here I go again with another question!!! The last time I had test done, fev1 was 17%. The respiratory therapist said she would have never believed it for I am still working full time job (desk job), still exercise at gym, try to eat good, but do get short of breath badly. I only use oxygen at night. Those of you that have low fev1 such as this, what does your doctor say? When I got this result, I went home and cried and cried. Any more suggestions on what to do? Can fev1 be… read more
@fev1 you seem to be doing great 😊 You seem to be having good life good for you 👍🏻
is stage 4 the worst or is it that once you get to that you really start to go down?
Stage 4 is called final stage but they can't say how long each stage will last.
I’m stage4, severe ,unfortunately,and yes my doctor told me
What are the various stages of COPD
It's not a problem @A MyCOPDTeam Member. I just had to tease you a little because that's the kind of mood I was in.😁
@A MyCOPDTeam Member if you look at the top of most pages there is the word "resources". Click on that and it will give you a whole bunch of articles on COPD, including the stages. You doctor nor… read more
sometimes my hands just start trembling I cant write nor hold my fork its just shaking I dont know if COPD have anything to do with it i seem to blame it on everything on COPD if my memory but that could be my age lol but if anyone have an aswer please let me know
Lack of oxygen affects muscles and brain.