Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Glad to hear. It's just best for all of us to overreact a bit to new symptoms just in case. It's sometimes a difficult adjustment as things we would have previously dismissed and figured would be ok, we now have to make sure. Maybe we always should have been more careful or aware. I know I never made any attempt to avoid germs, kissed my wife regardless how sick she was, worked about sick people. Now I don't go near them. Have I given in to the disease or just gotten smarter? Don't know but know no colds since diagnosed, so must be doing something right. > > > > > > > > > > Diane, > > > > > It's so hard to say because what every person feels within his or > > her > > > > own body is so subjective. I've definitely had what I'd call > > tightness > > > > in my chest. I'd describe it as a feeling of having a band tightly > > > > wrapped around my upper body and the inability to take a deep > > breath. > > > > One of the first things I remember noticing, long before I felt > > > > significantly short of breath was that I somehow lost the ability to > > > > yawn. I'd start to yawn and then suddenly on the inhale I'd just > > stop, > > > > I couldn't get the amount of air in that was required for a nice big > > > > yawn. I remember thinking it was weird but since I had no other > > > > symptoms at the time I didn't think too much of it. > > > > > Since my period of treatment with predinisone and my continuous > > oxygen > > > > use along with pulmonary rehab and regular exercise my shortness of > > > > breath and that feeling of tightness is greatly diminished. I still > > > > can't yawn very well but I've learned to live with it. I hope that > > > > somehow answers your question, I do think the answer will be > > somewhat > > > > different for each individual. > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > > > Beth > > > > > Age 48 Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 > > > > > > > > > > Change everything. Love and Forgive > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > chest tightness > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > I¢ve been diagnosed with PF. I have a question regarding chest > > > > tightness. > > > > > First off, my heart is in great shape. It has been checked by > > multiple > > > > doctors and a half dozen tests, so it is not a heart issue. > > > > > My chest and throat tightness is chronic and increasing. It > > isn¢t > > > > painful, just tight. It started out as fleeting, then only after > > sitting > > > > for a while. > > > > > Then it was most of the day, but exercising or sleep would stop > > it. > > > > Now it is all the time, no matter sitting, sleeping, exercising, or > > > > standing. > > > > > Is this related to PF? > > > > > Thanks for your responses. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > > >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > > > >Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.6/1538 - Release Date: > > 7/7/2008 7:40 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > >Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.6/1538 - Release Date: 7/7/2008 7:40 AM > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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