Been out all day, so only just seen your posts Scribe. My thoughts are with you and hope you get some good news regarding your tests, and that all goes well. Best wishes, from Merle.

....ain't doctors wonderful? I have at last found out what I have had for the pat ten years!
Reading the Chest Xray request form it was down in black and white what was actually wrong with me, they say it is Fibrosing alveolitis!

Now I know and can tell every one.............I only wish I knew how to pronounce it!

Fibrosing Alveolitis

Alvioi are the small air sacs in the lungs.
Itis means "inflammation of"
Fibrosing is "thickening"

Am probably teaching you to suck eggs, but I hope it helps!

Have a great day everyone.

Thanks Ted & Dens....the way it was explained to me was that the main difference between the two is that the "O" in COPD was Obstructive (Obstructed) which, as asthma, could be 'relieved' somewhat with an inhaler. With me, as Ted says, it is the little 'sacs' that lose their elasticity and ability to absorb oxygen, there is not a lot that can be done.....eleven years ago when diagnosed they put me on massive steroid doses which stopped it, I had to 'wean' off those over a number of years and have not had any for 4 years now......however it may have returned, who knows.

Has Xray this morning and am waiting for a spiromiter, or something test.....although I have been on lung function tests for 11 years now.....

1850hrs

blustery , Sleet beating against the windows ....


we are a sad owld bunch



BUT we are young in heart
the bodies are failing in some form or other but being together lifts the spirit


BP checks are routine hows your chlorestol ?

With me its the PSA check 6monthly

no doubt we all have our check points