From the article: Diagnosis of COPD
Symptoms that lead to a COPD diagnosis can vary from person to person, but one thing is certain -- most people who are diagnosed with COPD don't just walk into the emergency room or their doctor's office without a reason. Share which symptoms led to your COPD diagnosis. Share Your Symptoms
GraceR
- A problem with breathing. Diagnosed with 38% lung capacity,in 2005. Dropped last summer to 27%. Now at 33%. It is rare to come back up. This Mon.8/31/09 I will be having a rt.hip total replacement.
- —Guest Grace
It Hurt to Cough
- Pleurisy, which led to being put on inhailer for asthma, then doctors checked for COPD.
- —snoozie1
Weight Loss
- Weight loss (60lbs) brought me to the doctors office. That was 3 months ago
- —Guest donna
Symptoms
- Had bronchitis and when I went for chest X-ray it was discovered then - this was about three years ago.
- —anena
Excessive Sweating
- What brought me to the doctor was the amount of sweating I was doing because I could not breathe. Also, I was very tired all the time.
- —Guest Big Al
Chronic Cough
- I had this annoying cough that just wouldn't go away, not to mention the standard, shortness of breath.
- —Guest Alan
