bad copd symptoms

[DENNISAMERICA]

thank everyone who has responded and helped me.... i dont understand why if my numbers are good and i have mild emphysema then why do i get so fatigued and feel very heavy and short of breathe even when just sitting down... i tought with mild emphysema symptoms would not be this bad

[Hidden]

Hi Denis thanks for using lower case. Your symptoms shouldn't be so bad so maybe something else is going on as well? Go and see your doctor x

[DENNISAMERICA in reply to Hidden]

ty again

[DENNISAMERICA in reply to DENNISAMERICA]

did you see the chart i posted a while back with all my pft numbers and the one i just had last month? my numbers were back years ago then got better then worse .........i find that strange

[DENNISAMERICA in reply to DENNISAMERICA]

also i check my oxygen sat with a pulse ox several times during the day at work and it doesnt go lower than 92% usually around 94 to 97 can it going low to 92 or 93 cause this fatigue?

[MD2016]

Hi...have your doc check your vitamin D level, if it is low, you will be very tired, and short of breath as well. Good luck!

[DENNISAMERICA in reply to MD2016]

hi. my vitamin d was low 6 months ago but trgfedsx doc put me on 50,000 units of d and its been up in normal ranges for 3 months now and i take 1000 units each day

[Lilac22407]

Dennis have they checked your heart? I have Mild / Moerate Emphazems also and feel the exact same way. Doctor thinks it is due to a heart issue-I am awaiting my appointment. Wouldn't hurt to get it checked out just to see. Keep us posted. I would be curios to see what you find out and I will post my results as well.

[DENNISAMERICA in reply to Lilac22407]

Hi and thanks for the reply.... i have had numerous ekg's over the past 6 months,,, i think like 9... also recently last week i had to wear a 24 hour heart holter monitor and the results were very good my doc said .... 4 chest xrays also showed normal heart size....

[Stephend]

Dennis

it's abit overwhelming when told at first you have emyphsema know matter what the figures say you just have to carry on everybody gets tired I had the same thing happen to me I have an allergy as well that's what made me tired see the doctors try putting to the back head don't think about it most of all don't worry thinking about it , it is like googling it and finding out you died last week I have severe asthma & emyphsame and lots of other things going on I'm fine I don't worry about anything there is know point you have to think positive or give up I have 7 meds a day some I take more than once a day and every 3 months I get a steroid injection but I'm here and I'm happy Dennis try not worry go to docs or the nurse don't be frigtened you will be alright good luck it'll sort it self

[piggi]

Did you manage to quit the ciggies yet? When I was diagnosed with severe COPD it was enough of a shock to make me stop smoking. Completely. Straight away. Ha ha ha. 16 months now. Yippee.