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Newly diagnosed and confused. Return to previous page 10/3/2018 4047 Views 4 Answers Last Activity: 6 years ago, PDeNardo Tags: New patient newly diagnosed Question: 0 Ratch 6 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Newly diagnosed and confused. Ratch 6 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I am newly diagnosed with COPD and am waiting to see a pulmonologist. My GP told me my FEV1 is 41% which is 'concerning'. I've done the worst thing and googled it and now think the sky is falling. How concerned should I be? Thanks everyone.
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