Hi, everyone. I'm new here and hope that I am posting correctly. I am a 49 year old single mom with a 13 year old daughter still at home. August 20th I woke up with extreme trouble breathing. I felt like I couldnt get a deep breath. It was scary. Im no stranger to breathing problems. I've had mild asthma since I was young and I've smoked since i was 15. I have albuterol inhaler on hand. Over the last few years ive noticed increasing trouble breathing but it goes away within a day or 2. Not this time. Anyway, i went to doctor because it scared me. They sent me for CT scan. They found a 2.7 cm spot on lower right lung. Just found out 2 days ago thats it benign, thank God! So now they are sending me to Pulmonologist, as they think COPD. I read the my CT scan report and my lungs show scarring. Everyday for a month now I have some trouble breathing. Some days are worse than others. Today has been bad. Feels like I cant get a deep breath and im tired. I went to ER last Sunday because I thought I might be suffocating. My oxygen saturation was 99 %. It was at doctor's also. Ive never had abnormal oxygen saturation that i know of. Ive been using inhaler alot...throughout the day and as soon as i wake up. Im very frightened. I want to see Pulmonologist but at the same time, I admit I am scared of hearing bad news. So I am wondering what to expect when I go? Sorry for long post. I appreciate any feedback I can get. Thank you so much!