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Diagnosis of COPD - panic

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amanda50863
amanda50863

hi all, just found this forum. I was diagnosed two weeks ago. I was told you have COPD, use these inhalers and we will see ipyiu in three months and duly sent home with printed material to read.  Freaked out the whole week, hardly slept and felt upset after I googled and read what COPD is and the affect it has. I feel I have been left to get on with it..Should I be seeing a specialist at the hospital and having chest X-rays? What's your experience been? 

Thanks in advance, 

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  • Blade65
    Blade65 amanda50863

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    I was diagnosed and treated in a similar manner. My FEV1 count was 31% so it's severe COPD bordering on very severe. I was told to take these inhalers and come back in 3 months. No reading material.

    And that was a Pulmonologist.

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    Blade65 amanda50863

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    I was diagnosed and treated in a similar manner. My FEV1 count was 31% so it's severe COPD bordering on very severe. I was told to take these inhalers and come back in 3 months. No reading material.

    And that was a Pulmonologist.

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