FEV 1.1(54%) & FVC 1.9 (67%)

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Hi Mum has the following FEV 1.1(54%) & FVC 1.9 (67%) is this bad she has COPD and Heart Failure

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Hi I am sorry to hear about your mum. Her FEV1 is 54%. This is her lung function. It is worked out based on the average for her age, height, weight etc. If this figure is say 95% then she has 54% of this figure and not of 100%.

90-100% is considered a variation of the norm, 80-90% is mild, 50-80% is moderate so this is what your mother is. Under 50% is severe and very severe.

If you are in the UK why don't you ring the BLF nurses (number under the red balloon) and they can send you out information and answer your questions. They are open 9-5 Monday to Friday. x

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Hi Natalie. ...I guse no one has come forward with any answers to your post..

Could be most of us don't know how it can be answered.

i wish I could give you all the answers you need.

The only thing I know is that 54% fev1....is what your mother has of her lungs that is working properly. ...

Are you getting any help looking after your mother.

Are you getting the right medication for her lungs/heart ...

Things can and do improve with good treatments.

Don't worry to much becouse there's not been much response. .

Others will come on soon and offer you a bit more help.

Andy xx.

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One already has while I was writing my reply.

Take care.

[Watfordgirl]

I wonder how your Mum is - how she's feeling and coping with life? Has a doctor talked things through with you? Guess not or you wouldn't need to ask. I've never had results explained to me which is why I can't help nearly as much as others will be able to. I tend to concentrate more on how I feel, what I can or can't do, and sort of getting on with living.

What Sailor 65 has said is right - the importance of the right medication to relieve her symptoms, Attendance Allowance, care for your Mum etc and so forth!

You'll get help and advice from the BLF nurses and this forum, and hopefully that will ease your worries. I hope your Mum is or will be comfortable and content.

Love Sue

[y_not]

Hi Natalie2703,

My son lost his arm a couple of years ago in an horrendous motorcycle accident. Right handed, you guessed right - it was his right arm he lost.

Why tell you this? He could, as a 30 something sit crying "Woe is me" but no, he's jumped from an aeroplane, zip wired in Wales, tried water-jetting in Australia and is planning to get married to his long term girlfriend this year. He drives (automatics) & works full time.

Life's not about the numbers nor the disappointment's but how we live it.

My FEV is 56% - I don't care, life is for living, will the COPD dragon slay me or will it be a speeding bus - I have no idea so every day is a new adventure, another chance to enjoy myself and when one day I don't wake up (as happens to everyone eventually) hopefully I will have helped someone during my stay on this planet.

Whatever the numbers you can't change them, just enjoy Mum and let her enjoy you - what more could anyone want for?

Sorry, I don't mean to be flippant I just think that we sometimes get bogged down with the detail and miss the good bits.

Take care - love & be loved

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Hi Tony

Thats a brilliant reply. Really like it!

Rubyxx 😊

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Hi Natalie

An fev1 of 54% is not that bad. Her oxygen level is pretty low. If you can get her to go to pulmonary rehab, that would improve. Theres so much she can do yet.😊 If you can get her to see the possibilities. Y nots reply is brilliant.

Your mom has much living to do yet.

Can you get her to read these replies?

She needs some inspiration. This forum would give her that. Please keep us posted, how she's doing.😊

Rubyxx 😊

[soulsaver]

Like everything else, peoples lung sizes vary. Your Mom has small lungs - FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) 1.9 Litres is quite a bit smaller than average for her height & age which is why it is 67% of predicted.

So, whilst her Fev1 as a % of predicted appears low, it's not actually that bad- her ratio of Fev1/FVC is 58% which is her personal actual (not vs predicted) compared to unobstucted which would be c75%.

That result suggests GOLD (Global initiative for chronic Obstuctive Lung Disease) COPD Stage II: Moderate.

If her symptoms are not commensurate with that finding her GP/consultant will investigate but they could be connected to her heart or other conditions.

Best wishes