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[bryan45735]

The last 2 days of had a tickly cough and all I do is keep swallowing saliva my mind is very anxious as allways I have a face to face with doctor today as don't feel great everyone I no family ect say its all anxiety or its the symptoms of dysfunctional breathing ITS MY COPD IT HAS PROGRESSED I no it has no one believes me I was always told by the doctors ect once I gave up smoking it won't get any worse sorry for rant

[ck101]

Don't worry about the tickly cough, they come and go in the best of us. Could be sinus or Gerd. Good luck with the Doc!

[ck101 in reply to ck101]

Oh and don’t worry about anything progressing in such a short time. Simply doesn’t happen, unless you had a serious dose of pneumonia or COVID. Get your questions down for review with the doc and let them know how you’re feeling. A short course of Xanax might give you a break away from these thoughts that are consuming.

[Bevvy]

Bryan I have been reading your previous posts and I really hope you get the help you need with your health anxiety. It is clear you are massively hyper vigilant around your health and becoming concerned when there is absolutely no need to be. Having a tickly cough for a couple of days is something everyone will experience and means absolutely nothing. If and I believe it is a huge IF you do have COPD it is extremely mild and is unlikely to be affecting you to any degree. Certainly the amount you can walk etc doesn’t indicate anything to worry about. Taking medications if prescribed, eating healthily and exercising all reduce rate of COPD progression and also are good for your general health.

Likewise you are concerned about heart rate. Well mine is always over 100. I have had various tests that show nothing wrong and it is just part of my makeup. Checking your heart rate and oxygen levels obsessively will not be helping you. Being anxious will be sending rates higher in relation to heart rate.

I am genuinely worried for you and you must work with doctors on your health anxiety to get it under control. Maybe CBT would be helpful?

[Tykelady in reply to Bevvy]

I read your post with interest as I find a lot of posters on this and other forums seem to have health anxiety but I've never been brave enough to mention it.

[Bevvy in reply to Tykelady]

I think you meant to reply to bryan45735 as opposed to me 😂. He is the one making the posts around health anxiety.

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

Hope everything goes well with your GP, but don't worry about the cough lots of us suffer with it. Have a good day and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx

[B0xermad]

Hi Bryan sometimes breathing exercises like pursed lipped breathing can help calm down the cough and settle you

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Hope everything went ok at the doctors.

[bryan45735 in reply to Hidden]

Hi thanks for asking doctor has put it down to my hiatus hernia my symptoms constant blouting, weezing when led down chest burping short of breath alot of the time so I'm constantly thinking its my copd but doctor says hiatus hernia acid reflux and dysfunctional breathing pattern it's all a visious circle