I am a 66 year old man have chronic C.O.P.D. my peak flow meter reading is 170 how bad is this?

[rick1]

[scrobbitty]

Mine with COPD has been 120 for quite a while, haven't bothered recently to be honest. Stitch is quite right, it's more used for asthma but for some reason the respiratory nurse sometimes gets me to blow in the peak flow meter. xx

[phillips1 in reply to scrobbitty]

Snap! Mine is usually 120/130.

Bobby xxxx

[rick1 in reply to scrobbitty]

Thanks to everyone for replying to my question.

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okay, my nurse gave me a peak flow meter, thought thats what is used for COPD.

Mine is 200 to 300 depending, which looks like its good, but I did say the other day on someones blog that I think I am only mild.

What else would you use for COPD then, I am going to see my nurse with a list of questions which I should have asked a couple of years ago.

Just got a new spiriva pump, first one in 5 years, no one told me they were supposed to be re-newed every year, still that saved the GP practice some money !!!!!

[scrobbitty in reply to Hidden]

They will do the oximeter thing on your finger for checking your sats and pulse - if the surgery has the funds some of them have a proper spirometry tester which would read your FEV1 levels, but if not they would do that on visiting the consultant, if you have one.

They have just changed my spiriva from the respimat (sprays a fine mist) to a handihaler where you put a capsule in. I was hesitant at first, for no particular reason but have to say, I get a better result from the new one. Shout if you need any more info, if I can't help no doubt someone else will jump in xx

[Hidden in reply to scrobbitty]

Tried both, having first the respimat but never felt with this one that I'd inhaled the dose fully.

Been on the handihaler for a good long while now and much prefer it cos it's easy to tell (by the sound) that you've inhaled the dose fully,

Or pull the capsule apart afterwards to know you're getting it all

xxx

[HeatherS-UK]

Mine is always around 220

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okay thanks for that, I have the handihaler with capsule.

My surgery do have a spirometry tester which they have used on me for the last 5 years, one of the questions I am going to ask is for my results for the last 5 years.

I'm also going to ask if I can cut down on the clenil modulite, my skin is now tearing just by me catching it on a paperback book, don't even mention the bruises, if its like this now what will it be like in another 20 years, I do plan to live that long.

I don't have a consultant, don't think I'm bad enough for one. My GP did a referal for me to a coach at my local gym, he does not know anything about COPD but has set me up a programme, I stick to it more or less depending on the weather. I've been really waiting for the summer thinking my breathing will be "normal" but its not as I expected, think the humidity and pollen has affected me, I don't suffer with hayfever but its not as good as last year. Something else to ask the nurse about, she is gonna hate me, I have a long list of questions, lol

Take care

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I'm Sorry Rick,

I have more or less taken over your question, as you can see I am still learning things.

Like me I think you should go visit your GP and ask them the answers, they are ones that gives us the results.

Good luck with that and take care.

Peta

[Toci]

As has been said - usually peak flow measures asthma and spirometry measures COPD.

[rick1]

Thank you

[qbjb]

Strange! I've never had asthma but always had a peak flow!