Misdiagnosed

I thought this might be helpful to someone. About 3 weeks ago I went a dr for shortness of breath that has cropped up in the last few years. It’s never really been too bad. My previous dr would just give me an inhaler and send me on my way. I also have had a short bout with asthma many years ago. So this dr ordered a PFT. I posted it here & asked for advice. I’ll attach it here for reference. Dr sent me a message on my chart saying that I have mild COPD. The language used in the report was “restrictive pulmonary defect”. I asked her for other tests. She said no & that was it. After posting here & googling I decided to ask her for a referral to a pulmonologist for a 2nd opinion and/or follow up. Saw a dr Tuesday and he said I do not have COPD. He ordered some other tests. I’m posting this to say if you don’t have a pulmonologist yet, get one… even if your symptoms are mild or borderline. The dr said that they are changing the way they read the PFTs all the time. And who better to treat you than a specialist.