Hospital lung function test?

[Skatergirl1]

Hello to all you lovely people on this wet and windy Friday....I had a Spiro test done a 3 weeks ago and a ct scan last week, both at the hospital and now have an apointment for a lung function test...is this another Spiro or a more involved test and if so what is it please..x

[Will57]

The test is more involved. One part will put you into an airtight glass box type and the physio will inform you of what you have to do. No pain involved but can be tiresome. Look it up and you will see the procedure. Mine lasted 1 hour and ten minutes but i also had to do a 6 minute walk test after the procedure. This was just last week at Addenbrookes hospital

[powderpuff in reply to Will57]

I’m also at Addenbrookes Will57 👋

[Will57 in reply to powderpuff]

I've undergone a few tests to see if I can qualify for a Lung Volume Reduction operation. All done now and have, i think, my final meeting with the consultant end of October to find out the result

[powderpuff in reply to Will57]

Best of luck ☘️ Hopefully you’ll qualify, it will seem an age until you’re appointment 🤞

[Hidden in reply to powderpuff]

They're not very efficient are they the health service with things that affect your quality of life in my view!

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Will57]

Thank you for that information, I will now look it up xx

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Will57]

Hi Will, my consultant mentioned lung reduction....did you have ct scan before your lung tests, just trying to work out if ct scan was ok as only just had app for lung tests, hoping I may be a suitable candidate ? X

[Will57 in reply to Skatergirl1]

Yes i had a ct scan and an x-ray in the "nuclear department". Sounds worse than what ut was

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Will57]

ok.. thank you x

[powderpuff]

Spirometry is lung function testing Skatergirl. It maybe you’ll have more comprehensive testing than you did before. I only had to do 2 of the tests - the glass cubicle & the gas exchange.

[Skatergirl1 in reply to powderpuff]

Thank you, I will now have an idea of what to expect xx

[les4560 in reply to Skatergirl1]

don't have anything to give you on that but just wanted tin say hi skatergirl!

[Skatergirl1 in reply to les4560]

Hi, thank you....how are you? X

[les4560 in reply to Skatergirl1]

oh im hanging in there thank u for asking

[Skatergirl1 in reply to les4560]

You are welcome, you can always pm me if you just want to chat xx

[Caspiana]

Hello Skatergirl1 . 😀

I've only had those really long lung function tests at the hospital. They took almost half an hour to complete, sometimes a bit longer. Not to be a know it all of anything, but I found having a relatively empty tummy helped me feel less uncomfortable during it. And wearing loose clothing.

I hope it goes well. Good luck! xx 🍀🙋🐾

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Caspiana]

Hi Caspiana, thank you for the advice, my app is at 10.00am, so 1 slice of toast it is...thanks again xx. Hope you are continuing well with your recovery 😄💝

[Hidden in reply to Skatergirl1]

At least at 10am it's done with for the day. When I went to outpatients last year my appointment was 3.45 in the afternoon so I had all day to worry about it and I had cried in relief when I was discharged from the chest clinic then.

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Hidden]

Hi, thank you for your reply. I am not worried, just wanted to know what to expect and thankful that it is a more in-depth test x

[TheBoys]

Hi

I had this.. it turned out to be all basically the same as my spirometry...they just wanted to see how the tests compared to each other.

Paul

[Skatergirl1 in reply to TheBoys]

Thank you for your reply Paul x

[Scottish65lass]

Good luck girl, let us know how it goes 💖

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Scottish65lass]

Thank you xx

[Nik5769]

Did you blow into the test with computer. I am not sure maybe it's extra precaution because ct scan might be showing something.

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Nik5769]

Yes, already done Spiro at hospital, but now what I understand more in-depth test. Thank you x

[Meg52]

Hi Skatergirl, it’s nothing to worry about, it’s just a more in-depth way of measuring your lung function. They will ask you breath in certain ways throughout the test. You could feel a bit tired after it, I have to have one every six months now.

Good luck, hope the results are good. xx

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Meg52]

Thank you for your reply. I am pleased it is a more in-depth test so hopefully will get better result and treatment moving forward xx

[Bingo88]

Hi Skatergirl1. Cant offer any advice but just hope things go well for you. Thoughts are with you.BRIAN

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Bingo88]

Thank you Brian, that is kind of you x

[Otto11]

Hi I’ve had several over the past few years. You are in an airtight box & have a mask which was have to blow into on command. Then it’s repeated several times. Then will a nose clip on if I remember correctly. Lots of holding your breath then blowing out either fast or slow. You are talking to the technician the whole time. My last one was in May but still not got my results which is ridiculous but no news is good news hopefully.

[Skatergirl1 in reply to Otto11]

Thank you for the information. I hope you get your results soon xx

[Otto11 in reply to Skatergirl1]

Thanks x

[challny in reply to Otto11]

Tested in May and still no results? That seems odd to me. I just had a lung function test (glass booth) a few weeks ago and my pulmonologist showed me the results 5 minutes later. Not that I understood them. Best of luck to everyone.

[Otto11 in reply to challny]

Are you in UK? My follow up was scheduled for August when I would have expected my results but they are running behind with appointments as usual. I have rang several times. GP hasn’t received anything either. No news is good news I hope.

[challny in reply to Otto11]

I'm in the U.S., but please don't think I'm suggesting our health system is better. I just got my PFT results quickly. Other than that, my doctors have not done anything to make me feel better. My breathing deteriorates by the day.

[Otto11 in reply to challny]

Sorry to hear this. It’s frustrating wherever you are. I hope you get some help soon x

[csax]

I've had several, from the simple (blow in here, get a printout), to the full ( glass box, computer graphic's etc.) - the latter just before heart surgery, which usefully improved my COPD, or lung function.

The chap doing the 'full one' was so busy watching the graphics on the screen that he forgot to tell me to stop breathing out - everything went black and I literally 'blacked out...' - my daughter caught me on the way dow to the floor !

The moral of the story ? Make sure the chair you're on has side arms to support you, or have a friend close by. Funny but very true....

[Skatergirl1 in reply to csax]

Thank you for your reply. Gosh....well I will look out for a comfy chair, but hopefully they won't forget to tell me to breath xx