I have strong suspicions that I have COPD. But I still did not have the courage to tell my wife.

I have strong suspicions that I have COPD. I have already done some exams and next week I go to my family doctor for him send me to a pulmonologist.

I have already done some exams and for next week I go to my family doctor for him to send me to a pulmonologist. But I still did not have the courage to tell my wife.

In January I got a flu and it was very difficult for me to recover. I had to go to the doctor for him to give me some antibiotics. I took it for 15 days, but most of the symptoms of expiration and coughing were left. I went back to the doctor and he made me an RX. The medical staff who did the RX made the recommendation for me to do a CT scan and an echocardiogram. I urged him to pass me some more tests and he sent me to do a echocardiogram, due to my complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath.
He told me that I had nothing related to COPD but that I had to be careful with my lungs because they were having trouble recovering. I no longer smoke in about 5 months, but I was a heavy smoker in the past. I am 42 years old and have smoked since I was 16 years old. I've already done the Echocardiogram and I'm waiting for the report.

I know he's thinking that I may have a heart problem with COPD-like symptoms, but everything I've read leads me to think of COPD.

However, I have not been able to talk to my wife about these concerns. I have two children who are still young and it is difficult to deal with this. I have been talking to a friend who is a psychologist and another who has recovered from lung cancer after surgery.