A Form of COPD

[strawberry11]

I am a new member, am 44 live in Maidstone kent.Had a rare form of copd for years.Hospital visits every 6-9 months,and on permanent steroids.

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Interested to know what the form of copd you have ?

[Katinka46]

Does your rare from of COPD have a name? Can you give us some more details? I am very curious as my PFT and Spirometry results come up with an obstructive disease but it is not COPD or asthma.

All the best

K xxx

[Louisiana]

COPD is an umbrella covering various lung diseases....that's what I have been told and my consultant won't even use the word COPD!! - he will discuss only the actual disease/problem. Welcome to the group

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Hi Louisiana. In the UK, I think the term COPD now only covers chronic bronchitis & emphysema patient.info/health/chronic... Some older doctors still use it for other lung conditions too. My GP keeps talking about COPD, which annoys me as I have bronchiectasis+asthma. He's lovely otherwise so I let him off

By the way, hello strawberry!

[HJHarri in reply to Louisiana]

Hi. Yes...COPD is a cover title. It covers Asthma, Bronchial problems, Emphysema.

[Hidden in reply to HJHarri]

Hello HJ. In the UK it definitely does not cover asthma. Don't know about the rest of the world though!

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What is a 'rare' form of COPD. COPD covers Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis and Bronchiectasis, that's it. There's nothing rare about any of those lung issues. COPD is in fact a very common illness.