Guest guest Posted September 27, 2001 Report Share Posted September 27, 2001 " My chest cavity swells up, pain in my rib cage, my throat feels like its closing, nose hurts terribly. Since there hasn't been any real damage yet... " Ann, from what I understand about flares/inflammation, each time it happens, it causes damage. That's why it's important to treat the inflammation as soon as possible. I have tracheal involvement and I wish I had been treated aggressively when the first symptoms started. I was still active and what clued me in that something wrong was happening was that I felt like I was choking while on the bike at the gym. I have a pretty high threshold for pain, so I would probably have passed off the pain as something I could get over eventually. Please discuss your symptoms with your doc. You might be in the beginning stage and you want to control it as quickly as possible. It's all RP. See a pulmonologist. Get a breathing test done. Get a spiral CT scan. Don't compromise your breathing. The breathing difficulties have been the hardest part to deal with for me. I wish you luck. ===== When choosing the lesser of two evils, I always like the one I haven't tried. -- Mae West __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2001 Report Share Posted September 27, 2001 " My chest cavity swells up, pain in my rib cage, my throat feels like its closing, nose hurts terribly. Since there hasn't been any real damage yet... " Ann, from what I understand about flares/inflammation, each time it happens, it causes damage. That's why it's important to treat the inflammation as soon as possible. I have tracheal involvement and I wish I had been treated aggressively when the first symptoms started. I was still active and what clued me in that something wrong was happening was that I felt like I was choking while on the bike at the gym. I have a pretty high threshold for pain, so I would probably have passed off the pain as something I could get over eventually. Please discuss your symptoms with your doc. You might be in the beginning stage and you want to control it as quickly as possible. It's all RP. See a pulmonologist. Get a breathing test done. Get a spiral CT scan. Don't compromise your breathing. The breathing difficulties have been the hardest part to deal with for me. I wish you luck. ===== When choosing the lesser of two evils, I always like the one I haven't tried. -- Mae West __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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