Hi.. I'm suffering from chronic Bronchitis for 4 years. It is getting worsen. No emphysema in CT. I asked my doctor about prognosis. He said may be 10 years because most of CB patients have right heart failure within 10 years of diagnosis. My fev1 is 76% …

I am similar in the respect that I was diagnosed with COPD (emphysema) while dealing with a severe respiratory infection, pneumonia. My primary care physician took an X-ray and informed me I had pneumonia and emphysema. This was nearly 1 !/2 years after …

Hi everyone, I’m 28M, and have been having constant obstructive breathing for the past year. I did several PFT tests which showed irreversible 0.7 FEV1/FVC following ventolin and elevated DLCO (120%). with my pulmonologist, I did extensive testing to …

Hey again, I tried looking for previous questions regarding this type of situation but couldn't find one. As stated previously, I haven't been diagnosed with COPD, but at one point I was diagnosed with atypical asthma. Now that diagnosis has also been …

When someone has chronic bronchitis/fixed airway obstruction with daily symptoms even with inhalers, is it a likely chance they will eventually develop emphysema too? Meaning, when someone’s distal airways are constantly inflamed, is it only a matter of …

Hello I'm 36yr old male. New to the group and was wondering, which is worst chronic bronchitis or emphysema? Right now I'm getting extensive testing done. Was giving a symbicort inhaler and was told I will be seen in July for further testing. Recently …

Hi everyone, i’ve finally decided to post something here after reading through q&a’s for a while, i think im just looking for some advice from people here who’s maybe had similar experiences. Thank you in advance if you read everything and even offer …

Hi there everyone. I live in a hilly area. Every time I attempt to go for a simple walk, the huffing and puffing from all the hills really starts making a lot of mucus and obstruction in my airways. I then feel short of breath and my inhaler with spacer …

I’m aware that most biologics target allergic pathways but with the latest, Teszpire, it can also benefit non-allergic breathing processes. With that, does anyone know if there are any biologics in the pipeline that will target pathways that solely …

Does a lack of reversibility strongly point towards COPD diagnosis? It just means that it is probably not asthma but it does not mean COPD - If it is COPD, can I still work in a lab with chemicals (i.e. is the risk worth it, should I quit/switch …

Who on this site has Chronic Bronchitis? Is COPD the same as Chronic Bronchitis? Does Chronic Bronchitis mean your lungs are inflamed 24/7 till the day you die? How are you all living longer- did any of you get a diagnosis of COPD at 43 and your …

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Hello, I am female, 33 years old and my lung problems started 1,5 years ago. I started smoking when I was 16 years old and smoked maybe 5 or 6 a day and then stopped 2 years ago. Before I stopped I vaped for 1 year. From one day to another my lungs felt …

Alex, do you have below symptoms: 1. Cough up some jelly-like mucus, leaning more towards yellow in the morning and all clear/white through out the day 2. You feel every forceful exhalation blows a small amount of mucus from your lung to your mouth …

I think your pulmo isn't sure. The thing I saw in your test result that argues against asthma is that you have very little response to albuterol or whatever treatment you got between tests in the spirometry test you had; that says more COPD than asthma. …

To those primarily with copd, chronic bronchitis what symptoms did you have pre diagnosis and how did your symptoms improve after diagnosis and medications? Im newly diagnosed with asthma and chronic bronchitis and I havent yet started on my inhalers …

1. How often does having chronic bronchitis result in needing supplemental oxygen? 2. How often does emphysema occur in someone who has chronic bronchitis (and doesnt smoke or quit smoking before emphysema started). 3. Why do people with chronic …

How is everyone-it’s been sometime and think I’m getting a handle on this BUT who knows and no doctor has given me a diagnosis. 44/Male 5’8 JANUARY 11, 2021 3PM PVC 4.57 97% FEV 1 2.96 79% **POST with inhaler **PVC 4.41 94% FEV 3.22 86% DLCO 115% …

Hi, I am a male, 32 years old and been having throat clearing issues (everyday) with phlegm which comes in a variety of colours, such as brown, white, green and yellow, I also seem to get frequent chest infections causing thick green phlegm and wheezing. …

Me again, bit of a duplication of a post I made yesterday regarding an isolated decline in the 25-75 which I have now deleted. I had a full panel of tests the key values of which I'm posting here. I've have what I see as a sizeable decline in small …

It doesn’t feel like a “coating”, but rather to me it feels like it rises from my right upper lobe then moves among my throat and sinuses (as I try to get it up and out). It was MUCH worse a few months ago (which prompted a CT scan by my Pulmo). The CT …

I’ve shared bits of my story as I have the same lingering symptom: chronic phlegm production that causes me to clear my throat repeatedly, which also gets on my vocal chords. I have a great pulmonologist and he refers to it has “mucus hyper-secretion” …

Hi All, As an intro, I’m a 51 yo male & I’ve been on this road now since 2004, a familiar story of bad asthma as a child, binge drinking & smoking until 34 yo, inhalers and a medical history to be proud of! I do have chronic bronchitis with an light …

My pulmonologist prescribed Pulmocort and told me if my productive cough went away on the med, it meant I had asthma not COPD. It didn’t. More recently my allergist (who also treats asthma) changed me to QVAR and said the same thing (this time directly …

It's easy to feel that COPD doesn't get nearly enough press. Let's post articles about COPD here. Bonus points if they explain COPD in a positive light and are helpful.