hi all
i am a newly diagnosed with emphysema after getting a ct scan of my
heart it showed i had cysts in both of my lungs and they have
determined that i do have emphysema along with all my other medical
problems so i am not sure what to look forward too with this illness i
do have an appointment on february 12th to get my breathing test and
then see the pulmonologist on the 19th. today while i was out walking
the dog after walking 2 blocks i became very short of breath and
starting vomiting and whn i got home and called ems they treated me
like i was some joke that my pulse ox was 99 percent and they said
looks pretty good for someone who has emphysema but had they seen me a
half hour before they would of thought differently. so i soent a few
hours in the er and by that time the emergency was over but on the
precaution they did check my heart since i have a history of heart
disease and also checked my lungs and they ruled out it had anything to
do with my heart that it was my lungs and the doc got me up and hade a
nurse walk me around a little bit and stats went form 97% down to 92%
in less than a minute so you can imagine how i would of felt after a
half an hour walking. anyway i just joined and hope to make some new
friends here take care all kirk