Thx for all but istill wana to know fvc fev

[Tamer1234]

What its mean fvc 86. Fev1 85. Fev1/fvc. 73 and from stage to stage how long its take from experince

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My you are a worrier aren't you Tamer? You have mild lung disease. You can live with it for many many years but no one can tell you if or when you will go into a different stage. I am not going to repeat all the advice given to you previously. I suggest you contact BLF on Monday. Perhaps the nurse there can reassure you.

[peege]

As we all said before, if you take advice on healthy living, exercise, avoid infections you may stay mild forever.

Your question is like asking how long is a piece of string. No one can tell you, it's up to you.

If you smoke, do not live a healthy life, don't exercise, have a lot of stress you will progress to moderate more quickly.

Everyone of us is different, not one person can tell you exactly how long between stages.

[Ian123 in reply to peege]

So agree with the piece of string analogy- we can shorten the string but never know how long it would have been.

How long do you want and how much are you prepared to do for the best outcome are better questions that need answers.

[peege]

Hope this helps, copied from an ex members reply

Quote:

"You can read about what the FEV FVC FEF abbreviations mean if you scroll down on the spiro calculator page at patient uk site:

patient.co.uk/doctor/Sp...

You could try the calculator yourself with the information you have, just adding your age, gender, height etc.

FEV1% ratios can go up and down so don't think every year you will automatically lose some volume, there are things you can do to help (pulmonary rehabilitation course, regular exercise etc)

Hope some of this information helps

(If you think you have become more unfit recently ask your doctor for a referral to a pulmonary rehabilitation course, its one of the best things we can do to help ourselves). "

[O2Trees]

Check out the link peeg has given you Tamer.

But fyi, FEV1 stands for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second, i.e. how much you can breathe out in one second.

FVC stands for Forced Vital Capacity, the entire amount you can breathe out during the test - i.e. you keep going as long as you can after the first big blast in one second.

Most of us with copd (probably same for most diagnoses) have dreadful anxiety when we are first diagnosed but you should accept the advice and information people here have given you. Many of us would give a lot to have the results you have had.

Please call the BLF as advised.

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Hi tamer, I agree with what has already on several occasions been told to u, I'm no doctor or claim to have full knowledge , but on checking ur results on line ( which u can do ) shows very mild copd which a lot of adults would have the same readings but are undiagnosed, only ur life style and choices will determine if this changes, if u smoke stop, exercise on a daily basis , getting out of breathe exercising is normal everybody gets out of breathe to a degree with physical exertion , as the disease progresses this becomes more apparent quicker, along with other symptoms. With your reading/results there is nothing stopping u from continuing your daily life normally, work, home life, and exercise and these results could stay the same . When your doctor told u these results he should have told u all this. This site is fantastic for advice, tips and support, but it can't keep telling u the same thing, life expectance is different for all, it doesn't mean copd will kill you now or ever, as much as it can eventually for some. We all need reassurance when newly diagnosed with any illness but don't concentrate on the wot if's all the time. X Sonia x

[helingmic]

this is the text I copied from Patient.co.uk

Airflow obstruction is defined as a reduced post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio (where FEV1 is forced expiratory volume in 1 second and FVC is forced vital capacity), such that FEV1/FVC is less than 0.7. If FEV1 is 80% or more of predicted normal, a diagnosis of COPD should only be made in the presence of respiratory symptoms - eg, breathlessness or cough.

[jackdup]

First I am no expert and can only go by what I have read so your best advice is to ask your doctor and take his recommendations. I have read that to be diagnosed with COPD your FEV1/FVC should be below .70 or 70%, which was also mentioned by Helingmic, and yours is above that. There may be an explanation for that but only your doctor can tell you that.

As far as how fast it progresses is anyone's guess. My spiro in 2006 showed my FEV1 at 66% and the one I had in 2012 showed 67%. That could change in the next test I have in a couple of months but will have to wait and see.

As has been mentioned quitting smoking will certainly be the first thing you should do.

Stress is not good so letting yourself get carried away worrying is counterproductive to your health in general.