I have COPD and one chamber of my heart has a thickening in the wall. My left leg is swelling and feels numb when I am out shopping until I sit down and rest it. I have not been told what stage I am but, I can t shower, dry my hair and dress any more without resting to catch my breath between each one. I am about, that any action takes my breath away. I am seeing a doctor for my heart, another one for the COPD and my general doctor. They all work in the same big group of doctors but I feel they aren t telling me the whole story, just a piece of the pie from each one. How do get the whole picture and how each one is effecting the others.