During my process, my doctors thought I had asthma. The tests were always around 16. Then they thought I had a bronchial infection or COPD. I used Advair for a while. Come to find out, what I had was Chronic Pulmonary Embolisms caused by anti-Phospholipid Syndrome. There are a host of clotting disorders that can cause bronchial symptomology. If treated properly, most people can go on to normal lives. If you are having respitory issues that include pluritic pain and bloody sputum, then you need to have a CT to diagnose. If you are no longer expereincing the symptoms then a referal to a Hemotologist and a blood test to determine if you have any coagulation issue would be inorder. This issue is misdiagnosed so often that the majority of positive diagnosis are on the coroner's table. Don't be a stat, demand a proper diagnosis before the coroner does.