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borderline copd

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lynnpo
lynnpo

Hi can someone tell me if you have been told after srirometery you are borderline copd..does this mean you have copd.

thanks.

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  • paull00609
    paull00609 lynnpo

    Posted

    Do you have any reading from the test, I'm classed as mild with fev of 78% when it should be a minimum of 80% 
    • lynnpo
      lynnpo paull00609

      Posted

      thank you paul..but i havent only had it done today so not sure about any of it.
    • laura75892
      laura75892 paull00609

      Posted

      my fev1 is meant to be 83 but its 74 is this borderline? got told its at early stage of copd but thats all i got told x

  • archemedes
    archemedes lynnpo

    Posted

    Yes it does, but just the initial stages .

    It depends very much very much on your FEV1/FEV reading.

    • lynnpo
      lynnpo archemedes

      Posted

      thank you archemedes..i will have to go back to my doctors to find out.
  • jude65855
    jude65855 lynnpo

    Posted

    That's a very vague expression:  were you told what to do about it?  Eg stop smoking if you're a smoker, go to pulmonary rehab now to keep it at the borderline stage or what?
    • lynnpo
      lynnpo jude65855

      Posted

      Hello jude..i was told to stop smoking..had this test done twice today once before inhalers then again after inhalers and said there was no change the nurse said she would give the results to doctor and that was it..im just confused about it all at the moment.
    • jude65855
      jude65855 lynnpo

      Posted

      The inhaler was probably ventolin:  if you have asthma your results will be better after ventolin, mine are always exactly the same, that's all it means.

      Your GP is the best person to ask what the results mean for you

    • lynnpo
      lynnpo jude65855

      Posted

      thank you jude..yes it is ventolin.but didnt get a better reading after it stayed the same..i also fot fostair inhaler..as you say think i need to see gp as i dont understand this at all.
    • linda78396
      linda78396 lynnpo

      Posted

      i had same yesterday waiting on doctors giving me different inhaler blue not working

  • maryterese
    maryterese lynnpo

    Posted

    A good question. I am on borderline? FEV1 is 89, Fvc94, but fev1/fvc is 77. The 25 -75 number brought it down. Is this borderline ?
    • lynnpo
      lynnpo maryterese

      Posted

      no problem maryterese..im just confused dnt understand it at all.
    • maryterese
      maryterese lynnpo

      Posted

      I think what others say is right. Get the spirometer numbers from the doctor and ask them or your GP. I think mine is mild, not borderline. But only the doctors can explain it best to you.
    • ck101
      ck101 maryterese

      Posted

      I don't see how a FEV1 / FVC ratio of 77 in the presence of a normal FEV1 led to a diagnosis of COPD. 
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