Quote Originally Posted by Possegal View Post
i'm guessing you don't remember any terms that the dr used? which is totally normal especially if the words are foreign to you. i'm guessing he is telling you that your FEV1/FVC is at 69%?? and 70% or lower is considered obstructive airway disease. i can explain what the two numbers are specifically if you need me to. i'm guessing you don't have a copy of the report. i've found myself asking for copies of everything with my sister lately. did you take the PFTs before and then after using an inhaler? which would tell you if that significantly changed the numbers? i used to teach spirometry to my pharmacy students (not fun, as most folks when told to breathe normally hyperventilated and a few passed out on me), but i digress. do you have exercise induced asthma? an inhaler really helps with that and it isn't a bad thing to have one handy in case you need it. but if your dr thinks just going as is and seeing how you do, with i presume follow-up as needed, then that is probably the way to go.
I got confused with the numbers he was throwing at me but what you said sounds right to me. Yes, it would be great if you could explain what those numbers mean. He did not give me a copy of the report. I should have asked for one. I could get it if I needed to. No I did not us an inhaler at all during the PFT. He said I "may" have exercise induced asthma but he thinks that with the "worry" of the nodule that I should just wait and call him if I continue to have problems. When riding my airway seems to fill with mucous and I feel like I'm breathing through a straw...but I don't have any wheezing. Then afterward, when I get home, I seem to cough off and on for an hour or two. I also started coughing a little bit near the end of the PFT tests. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks so much for replying.