I had a CT scan and spirometry. My pulmonologist said I have 97% lung function, but mild COPD (perhaps with a component of asthma). I've already quit smoking and he said that as long as I quit smoking and continue my steroid inhaler it won't get worse. I asked about it being a progressive a disease - wouldn't it only slow down the progress? He said that, no, as long as I don't smoke I'll be fine. But the problem is, I'm pretty sure that isn't true? Or at least, it's not always true?
I also have OCD and generalized anxiety and I'm spiralling badly. I don't know what to think or what's coming, and I'm terrified. It feels like a ticking time bomb and I don't know how to cope. I can't stop thinking about it. I'm afraid I'm going to die or end up with a very poor quality of life far sooner than I hoped.
I expressed some of this to my doctor, but he smiled and kinda chuckled and said. "You have 97 percent lung function! Don't worry!" But I just don't know.