PFT results

[Maricopa]

Had my pft Today. Fev1 stayed the same at 25%. But my dlco dropped from 60 to 49 in one year. My very first dlco test number back in 2010 was 92

[Ergendl]

((((Hugs)))).

[soulboy118]

Stay positive M .

[Bkin]

So sorry Maricopa. That's a big drop in 1 year from 60 - 49, I hope you will find it improving again. Perhaps get back with Donna Wilson on you tube. So glad your FEV1 stayed the same, but if you do go back to Donna's exercises you may even be able to improve on this.

Over the years I've had a very gradual decline in FEV1 but my DLCO has always been down in the 50s, once it went to 49 but on the few full lung function tests its been between 52 and 54.

This may be of interest to you:

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[Maricopa in reply to Bkin]

Yes it is It’s never dropped like that before. But this past year I’ve noticed being sob on exertion much faster.

[Bkin in reply to Maricopa]

The weather in UK at the moment is not helpful with breathing, I hope you find you have future good breathing days.

[Patsy164]

I am so sorry to hear about your decline it is so hard when this happens. I spent most of this year feeling unwell but I am having a few days grace. I tend to make the most of it and go out when I can or do those jobs indoors that you can't normally do but it is not always possible when you are feeling unwell so often.

As Soulboy says positivity is key I know it is not always possible to be positive everyday but it helps. xx

[skischool]

Fear not Maricopa,i chug along quite nicely with dlco's in the very low 30's however my sats are not for the faint hearted lol x