... I just feel as though I only have about a third of my lung capacity to breathe with! Bloods came back ok as did heart trace and blood sugar test. My sats were fine too. ... (1 replies)

... you might want to go to a pulmonary doctor and get a cat scan and a lung function test, i went to the same doctor for 10 years who wasn't looking at my symptoms i changrd doctors and was sent to a lung speacialist he ran test and concluded that i have 35 % lung function and severe asthma that was untreated and beginning of emphysema, yes i smoke. i am 38 with 2 teens whom one... (1 replies)

... Simply put, diffusion capacity is a measurement of the lung's ability to transfer gases. ... (11 replies)

... but I have always had pain in the chest area that attributed to the previous collapses. My lung capacity always feels diminished or less than it should be and I am easily winded. ... (3 replies)