... e should cancel it purely for the expense. If it was even a hundred bucks sure, we'd go ahead with it just to be on the safe side and see if there's any signs of scarring in there, but we might need that money for a REAL emergency. ... (6 replies)
... ronchio asthma as a child and every year around the winter time i would get a cold along with asthma and it usually goes away like any cold. I have not been sick in a long time with asthma but when I got it it was hard to deal with. However, I have other problems. ... (1 replies)
... MJ smoke is just as hard on the lungs as any other type of smoke! Smoke, pollution, chemicals, etc. all cause some damage to the lungs. ... (9 replies)
... If you've had a serious infection in your lungs, there will be some scarring visible. ... (6 replies)
... Scarring in the lungs happens for a reason, and the underlying cause should be sought. ... (8 replies)
... Generally the clots come from the leg veins. The scarring might increase your risk of the clot settling in the lungs if it actually forms, but I can't see how it would increase the risk of a clot forming in the first place. ... (5 replies)
... nd cardiac stress tests. Pulmonary function was suboptimal but not terrible. Pulmonary arterial pressure, however appeared to be high. Oximieter readings were in the low 90's. ... (6 replies)
... I have been suffering from COPD for 7 years now and recently been diagnosed with bronchiectasis. I often have stabbing pains in the chest and pain in my upper back and particularly in my shoulder blades. I have not had much understanding from my doctor or lung specialist. ... (1 replies)
... tive.I was perfectly healthy until I conracted pneumonia one year ago.I was on holidays at the time and noticed I could not take in a full breath whilst standing in chest deep water of the swimming pool, I could breathe in maybe one third of normal capacity whilst in the water,get out of the water and breathing was fine. ... (6 replies)
... In December, I was told that I might not live more than 6 months and that instead of pneumonia they believed I had lots of scarring in my lungs and that there was nothing they could do. ... (0 replies)
... unty by marriage also has bronchiectasis. Like you I also have gerd, sleep apnoea and asthma, allergies, diabetes, among other illnesses. I've been told i have scarring in my lungs also. ... (4 replies)
... ess of breath, no weezing, not coughing anything up, nothing. I also have a significant amout of emphysema which was also detected on CT scan as well as fibrosis in my lower lobes. ... (1 replies)
... purple means you O2 saturation is down. You may still have the pneumonia and possible scarring in your lungs. ... (2 replies)
... how much o2 is actually getting into your blood. They should do a lung test on you that involves blowing in a special tube in a box. Sounds weird I know but a very informative test. I too smoked for about 30 years and my mother died of pulmonary fibrosis so I got the double whammy. ... (1 replies)
... ame is Dyane and I have been living with PF for 6 years. I just finished all the tests and Im sure the diagnosis will come back for PH too. My mother died of PF in 1996 after 5 short years but she had a very fast progression. I smoked for 35 years but had quite 5 years before my first outbreak. ... (4 replies)
... i had cough that would not go. went when i took antibiotics. was sent for scan. doctor showed me scan. one of my lungs is only about three fifths size of other. also doctor told me i had scarring.they do not seem sure of cause. one doctor said he thinks asbestos. ... (1 replies)
... he suspects PF.. I think it would be necessary to have the biopsy done.just so maybe they can come to a decision as to what the offender factor could be that is scarring the lungs.. ... (8 replies)
... i have scarring on my lungs from older bouts of bronch. and pnemonia. ... (2 replies)
... Hi Christie, my family and I used to live in Bristol VA many many years ago, luv that area. I to am just now going through the process to find out what some scarring is on my lungs as well as two nodules. I go to see my regular doctor tomorrow and I'm quite anxious to see what the next steps are that she thinks we should do. ... (4 replies)
... scarring or atelectasis in the right lower lobe, adjacent minimal consolidation, which probably relects atelectasis and scattered dependent subpleural opacities in the lowers lobes that are consistent with atelectasis. I guess the radiologists may have difficulty determining atelectasis from scar tissue. ... (4 replies)
