Peony
23-02-17, 03:40
Anyone else have difficulty trusting your doctors?
I was hospitalised for pneumonia 2 months ago and since then I've had another chest infection. Since the pneumonia I've had constant shortness of breath which has really ramped up in the last few weeks.
My chest CT a week ago was normal, all bloods have come back ok and my doctor is putting it down to my anxiety.
I'm particularly paranoid about COPD at the moment despite being a non smoker and in my 30's. I am asthmatic tho and suffer frequent chest infections and a few stays in hospital for pneunomia (in the last 2 years) now.
My doctor said that 99% of COPD sufferers are/were smokers, and while others have a defective gene which can cause COPD in young non smoking people, because I'm not coughing up a load of mucous and haven't had a consistent cough for 3 months, he isn't concerned about that.
But I still feel like I can't breath and am coughing up small amounts of light coloured mucous. This morning was particularly bad with coughing.
Why can't my brain believe what my doctor is telling me, and why do I always feel like it (and dr Google) knows better.
Anyone have any COPD anxieties? This feeling like I can't breath is horrible :weep:
And please be kind here ... I'm new :)
I was hospitalised for pneumonia 2 months ago and since then I've had another chest infection. Since the pneumonia I've had constant shortness of breath which has really ramped up in the last few weeks.
My chest CT a week ago was normal, all bloods have come back ok and my doctor is putting it down to my anxiety.
I'm particularly paranoid about COPD at the moment despite being a non smoker and in my 30's. I am asthmatic tho and suffer frequent chest infections and a few stays in hospital for pneunomia (in the last 2 years) now.
My doctor said that 99% of COPD sufferers are/were smokers, and while others have a defective gene which can cause COPD in young non smoking people, because I'm not coughing up a load of mucous and haven't had a consistent cough for 3 months, he isn't concerned about that.
But I still feel like I can't breath and am coughing up small amounts of light coloured mucous. This morning was particularly bad with coughing.
Why can't my brain believe what my doctor is telling me, and why do I always feel like it (and dr Google) knows better.
Anyone have any COPD anxieties? This feeling like I can't breath is horrible :weep:
And please be kind here ... I'm new :)