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Breathing problems .

MW in Iowa — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:47:15 GMT

Has any one had shortness of breath , with no normal medical explanations. I have had this off and on for 2 months , my blood oxygen levels are good , i had a stress test , and it came back normal , iam waiting for pulmonary doctor , it took 6 weeks to get in. I now have this everyday and i can't tell you how unpleasant my life has become. I am thinking auto immune , but who knows. My mom had pulmonary fibrosis which was caused by an auto immune disease , non smoker as i am . The thing that throws me is my blood oxygen is normal.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:50:21 GMT

Have you had a covid test?

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MW in Iowa — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:02:09 GMT

Yes i was in the emergency room several weeks ago , and they suggested i get one on the way out. But i have had this for 3 months off and on , like i said it has gotten worse , but my bloood oxygen stays 99% to 100.almost all of the time , the whole thing is just weird. My appt is 1/27m if i can wait. Inhalers don't seem to do much , but i just started in case it is some weird kind of asthma.

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conniekl — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:04:03 GMT

Have you been tested for asthma or allergies? When my asthma acts up, I get out of breath. I also have many allergies- grass, tree, mold dogs, the list go on and on. The allergies trigger my asthma and so does stress. Smoke, campfires, even dirty furnace filter will trigger my asthma. I know how it feels to be out of breath. A pulmary doctor is the one that found my asthma. I hope you feel better soon.

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MW in Iowa — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:07:41 GMT

@conniekl wrote:
Have you been tested for asthma or allergies? When my asthma acts up, I get out of breath. I also have many allergies- grass, tree, mold dogs, the list go on and on. The allergies trigger my asthma and so does stress. Smoke, campfires, even dirty furnace filter will trigger my asthma. I know how it feels to be out of breath. A pulmary doctor is the one that found my asthma. I hope you feel better soon.

How did he diagnose it ?, i have to do a breathing test the day before. Just walking upstairs , it will make it worse , and it doesn't feel like it is a problem at the time.

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GenXmuse — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:17:30 GMT

Could it be something in the house you're being exposed to?

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MW in Iowa — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:29:07 GMT

@GenXmuse wrote:
Could it be something in the house you're being exposed to?

My sister did suggest having it checked for mold. I am afraid some damage might have already been done. Thanks.

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qbetzforreal — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:34:52 GMT

Anemia- my experience

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MW in Iowa — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:39:05 GMT

@qbetzforreal wrote:
Anemia- my experience

My blood tests did come back normal.

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Pook — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:55:31 GMT

@MW in Iowa It could be a vocal chord dysfunction issue. I was diagnosed and treated for asthma for over 15 years due to shortness of breath that sometimes got severe. My oxygen level never went down like it does with asthma. Finally an asthma and allergy specialist reevaluated my asthma and after many tests found it was probably a vocal chord issue so sent me to a vocal chord specialist. It is not as serious as asthma and is triggered by the same things as asthma. With asthma you can't let air out to let more air in but with vocal chord dysfunction air goes out but with a closing of vocal chords air goes in slower. Often there is acid reflux and post nasal drip.

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rms1954 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:10:55 GMT

@MW in Iowa I have been having the same issue. Also have been experiencing a dry cough but not really a cough. Kind of like I have to keep clearing my throat cuz it's very dry. Been going on for 5 months.

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MW in Iowa — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:21:01 GMT

Mine is getting worse , but i hold off going to reg doctor if i can make it till 1/27 , In 63 years i rarely have had to go to doctor , and of all times to be sick , i rarely go out unless for the essentials ,because of Covid. Any other time in my life there would be no reason to worry about going to medical appts.

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MW in Iowa — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:23:10 GMT

@rms1954 wrote:
@MW in Iowa I have been having the same issue. Also have been experiencing a dry cough but not really a cough. Kind of like I have to keep clearing my throat cuz it's very dry. Been going on for 5 months.

I do have a dry cough , but i take a BP medicine that is a side effect . You can't win.

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conniekl — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:09:01 GMT

I couldn't stop coughing. I went to my primary doctor who sent me for a cat scan of my lungs. Something showed up. They waited a few weeks and did another scan. What they saw was still there. They sent me to a pulmary doctor. He saw my scan and I had scarring from pnenomia. He did a breathing test and said I had asthma.The breathing test was nothing to worry about. Just breath into a tube as hard as you can. He gave me pulmicort inhaler. It does take a couple weeks to work. I have a rescue inhaler I keep with me in case I get near smoke or fumes. Yes, when my asthma is acting up and I climb stairs, I almost have to sit down till I catch my breath.

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conniekl — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:19:40 GMT

Sorry, my reply showed up further down.

I couldn't stop coughing. I went to my primary doctor who sent me for a cat scan. Something showed up on it. They waited and did another scan. What they saw was still there. They sent me to a pumary doctor who said I had scarring from pnenomia. I did a breathing test and he said I had asthma. The breathing test was breathing into a tube as hard as you can. He gave me pulmicort inhaler. It takes a couple weeks for it to work. I also have a rescue inhaler I keep with me for when I accidently get near smoke or fumes. Yes I know how you feel. When my asthma is acting up, and I climb stairs, I feel like I need to sit till I catch my breath.

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MW in Iowa — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:18:33 GMT

@conniekl wrote:
I couldn't stop coughing. I went to my primary doctor who sent me for a cat scan of my lungs. Something showed up. They waited a few weeks and did another scan. What they saw was still there. They sent me to a pulmary doctor. He saw my scan and I had scarring from pnenomia. He did a breathing test and said I had asthma.The breathing test was nothing to worry about. Just breath into a tube as hard as you can. He gave me pulmicort inhaler. It does take a couple weeks to work. I have a rescue inhaler I keep with me in case I get near smoke or fumes. Yes, when my asthma is acting up and I climb stairs, I almost have to sit down till I catch my breath.

Do you know if your blood oxygen test low when you are having problems ? Mine does not , so that is why i am wondering what the heck is going on. You would think if you are having breathing problems it would show as low. Of course this is all new to me.

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Goldengate8361 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:42:21 GMT

Dry cough? Shortness of breath? These are classic symptoms of covid. It is possible that the covid test you did yielded a false negative! Really. I suggest insisting on a couple more covid tests. Also, your oxygen finger measurement device might not be working properly.

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hckynut — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:28:14 GMT

@Goldengate8361

At what heart rate are your Oxygen Saturation numbers "normal", and what % number is "normal for you?

Have you had the Complete Pulmonary Workup? This takes a minimum of 30-45 minutes and measures both Oxygen In and Carbon Dioxide Out? Several different types of breathing and expelling procedures are done during this time.

Your nose is clipped shut and you breath in and expel out through a tube placed tightly into your mouth. Every breath is measured this way during this particular test.

I have had this test done many times, but mainly to measure my fitness levels and get my Max Vo2(Oxygen Uptake) Numbers. Most recent ones I had 3 times. Twice after my 2 bouts with Pulmonary Embolisms, and once after my fight to stay alive with Aspiration Pneumonia.

hckynut

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hckynut — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:09:43 GMT

@qbetzforreal wrote:
Anemia- my experience

@qbetzforreal

I was Anemic for several years caused by my massive amounts of blood loss with my Colon Bleeding. Even when my Hemoglobin number was in the low 7's, a never had a problem breathing, or shortness of breath.

The worst kind of fatigue? Yes, but it did not change my Respiration Rate(at rest was 14 breaths per minute), or my Oxygen Saturation(97-99%) numbers.

My Anemia was caused by Blood and Iron loss, but it never effected my Respiratory or Pulmonary Functions.

hckynut

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hckynut — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:23:12 GMT

@MW in Iowa wrote:
I rarely go out unless for the essentials, because of Covid. Any other time in my life there would be no reason to worry about going to medical appts.

@MW in Iowa

I would think finding out why you are having this issue would fall into your "going out is essential" category. Why would one worry about an "essential medical appointment", but not worry about going out for the other "essentials"?

hckynut