Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Hi Jerry, I'm copying this note to the group. If I were you, I'd ask that she be checked for pneumonia just to be on the safe side. I'm sure others have some more ideas as well. I'll see what I can find as far as medical references. Take care, Pam Breathing difficulty > Hi Pam, > > My wife, Joan, has been having difficulty drawing her breath, especially > when lying in bed. This has cut into her sleep which, of course, makes > everything worse. I have a call into her new neurologist, and would like to > know what the experience has been among Shy-Drager members. Is there a > reference you can give me on this subject in re. to MSA patients? > > Thanks, > > Jerry Solinger > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I just posed this question to both this group and Dr. on at Vanderbilt a couple of weeks ago. My father was experiencing shortness of breath for the month before he died. It was getting progressively worse. He was even having trouble holding a conversation of any length. There was no apparent cause (no pneumonia, etc.), and his lung capacity was found to be normal, although his blood oxygen was critically low. He was finally put on oxygen a couple of days before he died. Dr. on said it is not a typical symptom of MSA. We never did find the cause. Wish I could be more help. --- Pam Bower pbower@...> wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > I'm copying this note to the group. If I were you, > I'd ask that she be > checked for pneumonia just to be on the safe side. > I'm sure others have > some more ideas as well. I'll see what I can find > as far as medical > references. > > Take care, > Pam > Breathing difficulty > > > > Hi Pam, > > > > My wife, Joan, has been having difficulty drawing > her breath, especially > > when lying in bed. This has cut into her sleep > which, of course, makes > > everything worse. I have a call into her new > neurologist, and would like > to > > know what the experience has been among Shy-Drager > members. Is there a > > reference you can give me on this subject in re. > to MSA patients? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jerry Solinger > > > > > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I just posed this question to both this group and Dr. on at Vanderbilt a couple of weeks ago. My father was experiencing shortness of breath for the month before he died. It was getting progressively worse. He was even having trouble holding a conversation of any length. There was no apparent cause (no pneumonia, etc.), and his lung capacity was found to be normal, although his blood oxygen was critically low. He was finally put on oxygen a couple of days before he died. Dr. on said it is not a typical symptom of MSA. We never did find the cause. Wish I could be more help. --- Pam Bower pbower@...> wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > I'm copying this note to the group. If I were you, > I'd ask that she be > checked for pneumonia just to be on the safe side. > I'm sure others have > some more ideas as well. I'll see what I can find > as far as medical > references. > > Take care, > Pam > Breathing difficulty > > > > Hi Pam, > > > > My wife, Joan, has been having difficulty drawing > her breath, especially > > when lying in bed. This has cut into her sleep > which, of course, makes > > everything worse. I have a call into her new > neurologist, and would like > to > > know what the experience has been among Shy-Drager > members. Is there a > > reference you can give me on this subject in re. > to MSA patients? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jerry Solinger > > > > > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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