COPD diagnosis

lots of good info on British lung Foundation site

Thank you. I'm in a state ATM, keep crying and thinking I'm going to die. Sorry if that sounds overdramatic but I suffer from anxiety too. The rehab course sounds awesome and I will definitely seek that out and look at Breathe Easy. :-)

Have you looked at the Breathe easy website, lots of useful advice and when you can go out there are many local groups you can attend.

The websites are local so I cannot give a link, go to the NHS site and put breathe easy into the search and your locality.

Rowantree you would be very welcome to join us on our slimming thread called ‘I’m a pear the sequel’. There are a number of us all using different methods of weight loss and helping each other along. On the whole we are not into drastic diets, we are into healthy eating plans for life. Hope to see you there. ?

I was offered a pulmonary rehabilitation course at the local hospital, although I dare say they are not running any at the moment. It may be worth asking when things finally settle down again.

It was a mixture of exercise and talks by experts (over a cup of tea and a biscuit).

Ah I see you are already following an exercise regime, I am sorry, I must not have read your post carefully enough. Seems you are doing the best you can.

When my husband was first diagnosed with copd he was offered fitness classes free at our local leisure centre which he found very helpful. I wonder if you could find a fitness video on utube which you could do at home. We are currently doing a ten minute low impact video every day which is helping my husband keep up his fitness level which helps, although cannot reverse his copd.
Some of your breathlessness may well be due to your weight issues, and losing weight will improve your general fitness.
I do sympathise, I watch my much loved husband struggling with this condition.