Hi, everyone! I just got great but confusing news. My doctors office just called with the results of my lung function tests. The only thing they showed was mild copd. Im happy about this but very confused! How on earth can i only have mild copd when ive had progreasively worse shortness of breath? Ive been noticing it for years now...and have been worried to tell my doctor. On august 20th i felt i couldnt get a deep breath and it scared me pretty bad. It lasted about 3 weeks like that before it got better and then i got a chest cold which lasted a month and which i thought might kill me! Thats when i quit smoking. I still get very winded if i walk up an incline or climb steep stairs. Could these symptoms be only mild copd? Or is something being over looked?