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[PurpleAlf]

I am blown away by the lovely responses to my first post yesterday, thank you so much. I was diagnosed as having mild COPD four years ago by a gastro oncologist following a CT scan. Since then I have had problems getting the doctors to take it seriously despite raising it several times. Last year I had a chest infection for 6 weeks with no treatment and my breathing got worse. I was sent for a chest X-ray and told all was fine. I am worried that I have made things worse by not having the correct treatment/advice from the off. The only symptoms I have is moderate breathing problems when I do anything physical, no mucus or anything like that. I will find out what stage I am at when I see the doctor (who did take me seriously thank goodness) Monday week. Did anyone else have problems getting the doctors to diagnose?

[Discomfort11]

Hi there I too had a hard time finding a doctor to take me seriously my symptoms are a bit bizarre and I still do my ten thousand steps a day and don't get particularly breathless doing my daily tasks but out of the blue when I sit down I for no reason get breathing difficulties had x ray and been told I have the start of copd and sending me for a lung function test This is all very scary I am a smoker 5 a day looking like they have to go at a time when I really need to smoke any suggestions

[PurpleAlf in reply to Discomfort11]

Hi Discomfort11, it is all a bit scary. I tried many times to give up smoking and Niquitin Minis helped me. I am still in an anxious state following my diagnosis, so can’t help much there, sorry. Good luck 😀