Hello! I am 37 and newly diagnosed with COPD, though my dr. does not know why I have it. I never smoked and I don't have the Alpha-1 gene. We have tried two inhalers and they only make my feel worse and give me bad tachycardia. I have almost constant, sharp, jabbing pains in my shoulder blades, near my spine, and in my left rib. Any chance this could be lung cancer and not COPD? I already did the breathing test and I see a lung specialist later this week but I am so worried and it takes WEEKS or MONTHS so see medical specialists and get tests done where I live....