COPD & Emphysema Support Group
COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
Hi everyone, I'm back from the hospital. They did many tests and they think that I have lung pressure, and that is why my fev is 23%. I have to go to the another hospital to test that. Does anybody know anything about lung pressure? Is it curable? I read interesting topics while I was away. Thank you for that
I think by lung pressure they mean "pulmonary hypertension". It means that you have high blood pressure in the arteries of your lungs.
I don't know much about it, maybe some of the others want to chime in. -If all fails just do a search for Pulmonary hypertension.
this link is lung.org & tells all about PH in easy language. symptoms, test to diagnose, treatments etc.
http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/pulmonary-arterial-hypertension/symptoms-diagnosis.html
there is a Daily Strength (DS)support group for pulmonary hypertension that looks active maybe some one there can answer more of your questions.
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Pulmonary-Hypertension/support-group
if link doesn't work just go to top of page & do a search for it.
BJ