Emphysema at 30

[HAOFVOWR]

Hi hope you all well I've just come on to this website have been reading for about 3 hours lol I had a chest xray a month ago that showed hyperinflated lungs I'm so scared it's something serious what does this normal mean? Thank you in advance.

[corriena]

Im sorry but i cant answer your question as im not a Dr but i can say its not the end of the world if it is empacemia i was diagnosed at 35 with sever empacemia and im still going. My first piece of advice is dont smoke stay away from smoky atmosphears including bonfires and bbq. Eat as healthy as you can and exercise as much as you can. Oh and avoid people ...Sorry i ment people with colds ect.

The more you can follow this advise the slower the progresion of emphacemia will be. Good luck and welcome to the sight 😷

[HAOFVOWR in reply to corriena]

Hi thank you for your reply how long have you had it for if you don't mind me asking? X

[corriena in reply to HAOFVOWR]

32 years i have alpha1 antitripsin dificancy,bronciextasis, hyper inflated lungs, asthma, emphcemia sever. And still going 😉

[Ergendl]

Hi, and welcome to the site. corriena has given some great advice.

Hyperinflated lungs means it's hard to breathe out completely because there is something stopping it. Treatment options include bronchodilator inhalers to relax the airways in the lungs, and exercises to improve lung fitness. Ask your doctor about these the next time you see them to discuss the options. Also ask why you've developed this at your age.

Wishing you all the best.

[HAOFVOWR in reply to Ergendl]

Thank you, I have no breathing problems at all it'd just the scan said a slight lung hyperinflated I don't get it. And at a young age I'm just scared il die iv got to young daughters. Thank you for you reply x

[Ergendl in reply to HAOFVOWR]

The only reason my COPD was noticed was when I took a cable car up to the top of Mount Teide in 2014 and became extremely breathless. When I returned to the base station, I felt fine again.

As the cable car had a warning not to take it if you had a heart problem, I went to my GP after I got home from Tenerife. Extensive tests showed no heart problems, except a slightly enlarged upper right chamber of the heart, suggesting a lung problem. I was diagnosed with moderate COPD in February 2015. I have since improved my diagnosis to within normal range for my age, sex and height. That doesn't mean I'm cured, just that it doesn't affect me much in day to day life.

So please don't think that this is a death sentence. Try looking on it as I did, a wake up call to live a healthier lifestyle. Then you have every chance of living to a ripe old age.

As a former group member warned me in my early days, don't commit suicide by sofa.

[corriena in reply to HAOFVOWR]

Thear is no reason why you should die from hyper inflated lungs. If you are worrying please call the helpline its good to talk

[HAOFVOWR in reply to corriena]

What is the helpline? I'm going doctors soon for a breathing test so hopefully I will know more was the doctor on phone who said emphysema but the nurse who called me for the test says she couldn't see that on xray just hyperinflated lungs she said could be asthma so I'm confused now x

[corriena in reply to HAOFVOWR]

The ABLUK (Asthma british lung uk) Help line it used to be BLF help line very good for allsorts of help and advice

[Ergendl in reply to HAOFVOWR]

The number is 0300 222 5800. All the best.

[corriena in reply to Ergendl]

Thank you i just couldent find it at the time of writing 😊

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

Welcome to the site it's always nice to have new members This is a great site full of lovely kind helpful people. I do hope you will continue to post have a lovely day and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx 🌻🌻💖🎄

[Karenanne61]

Hello and welcome to this friendly, funny and informative forum. I think we all understand how scary an initial lung problem diagnosis is so you're among friends! 🙂 I don't know who coined the phrase 'suicide by sofa' but it's a good one to remember! There is so much advice here, lots from people who have had lung issues for years. You might want to write down questions you want answered on your next appointment e.g. why are your lungs hyper inflated? What, if any, is the treatment? Etc.etc.

[Alberta56]

Welcome to the forum. I hope the answers you've received have set your mind at rest somewhat.

[peege]

hi, do you smoke? Do you live in a highly polluted area? Have you worked on building sites or done loads of DIY without a mask? If none of those then its possible you have Alpha 1 Deficiency which a simple blood test would prove. If you do smoke the best thing you can do for you and your family is to quit - there is a Quit forum in HealthUnlocked. Always wear a mask for dirty/very dusty jobs.

The helpline is very good, open 9-5 Mon to Fri uk time. Good luck, P