I was told 2 years ago that I had pleurisy - however my upper chest has remained sore/ tender that is noticeable when I inhale for the last year and from what I have read, that didn t sound like pleurisy. Today, after chest x-rays yesterday, I was told the x-rays show early signs of copd and I was prescribed an inhaler (which I haven t picked up yet). I don t feel a shortness of breath that I have noticed, I don t cough at all (unless I am sick - which isn t often). I just don t see how my symptoms match copd. Is there a test that can confirm copd?