Yippee I'm so blessed: I was told... - Lung Conditions C...

Lung Conditions Community Forum

55,236 members66,014 posts

Yippee I'm so blessed

Plumbob profile image
6 Replies

I was told yesterday that I now have emphysema blowing holes in the top of my lungs? That is on top of the asbestosis I have bricking up the bottom of my lungs? Was just thinking if they met up would they counteract each other?? Its ironic because five years ago I was still running around on a rugby pitch and even now with all this lung damage my lung capacity is still over 115% which is a lot more than the average person?? Confused dot com??..... Luckily I'm one of those people who has a very positive and satirical look on life which keeps me going. Just felt I needed to share my good news with someone? (it's been a breath of fresh air getting it out of my system?)

Written by
Plumbob profile image
Plumbob
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
6 Replies

Hi plumbob glad your doing ok and continue to :)

Great news ... Must be all that runing round giving scar tissue what for.

Yer my doc changed my diagnosis a suppose in case a drop dead .. its amazing how thay

can at a drop of the hat

Glad your doing well cheers all the best

Plumbob profile image
Plumbob in reply to

Cheers Daz

Congratulations Plumbob in getting the breath of fresh air :)

There is just no accounting for how we are affected and how some measurements are excellent and yet CT scan shows to the contrary. But I think attitude goes a long way to feeling good too and I am grateful for all the things I can still do and tend to work around the things I don't do as well now.

Have an easy breathing day.

Best wishes BC

Plumbob profile image
Plumbob in reply to

Cheers BC, and as you said a positive mental attitude can go a long way into helping you get through things..... If your heads down you won't see the bus coming??

in reply to Plumbob

I have many a happy moments with my head down, in a book, in the garden, avoiding pot holes in the road when driving down a country road, but definitely would not advise it when crossing a busy traffic road on foot. Chin up lad ;)

Lurcherman profile image
Lurcherman

Good you're keeping positive.

You may also like...

So now I'm hobbling!

the wrist, the bruised bum and the ex COVID cough still hanging about I think that's enough to be...

hello I'm still ticking

some moussaka in . Just wanted to let know you I'm still alive. Sorry for just disappearing but I...

Saddened by skis & how I'm doing in general

o here to let everyone know how I'm going I'm still struggling with what everyone suspects...

I'm really tired with all these ideas about lung cancer

telling me that the doctors might be wrong, I have lung cancer not pneumonia, when I try to...

so tired

with. Is it normal feel so tired and worn out, I’m still breathless but no worse but I find...