I went t the emergency room the other night for trouble breathing to where I walk up a flight of stairs and I am gasping for air holding my chest now it has continued to where I just do mild exertion and I fight for air ive woken from sleep because I could not breath and at times when I lye down I have to sit because I cant breath this has happened for over 8 months now, I quit smoking 2 months ago because I figured I had a bad chest cold or something, I do have a every once in a while cough that never goes away occasionally its mis colored. now after xrays and 10 million questions and respatory people, he said I had an infection in my broncular something with it is onset of emphazema that its in the turning stage. I have puffers and need to go back in few weeks to see if I need a steroid and my family dr will decide if I should go for respitory testing to check my breathing level to see how much im affected .... um my question does that mean I have emphazema or bronchitis ??