Breathing problems

November 3, 2005

QUICK AS YOU CAN-HAVE YOUR HEART CHECK-PLEASE---CHEERS R

breathing problems

i been having breathing problems last few weeks here.

i be having a hard time to catch my breath or hard time taking a deep

breath sometimes i feel chest heavyness or chest pains feels like

needles type pains.

when i lay down or excersise it would worsen and when i lay down i

would wheez alot of the times.

the symptoms are not always consent some times i am fine other times i

have trouble with my breathing.

i do not have any std's or asthma.

i am waiting for my insurance to kick in before i can see a doctor

which is dec 1.

if someone had something simuler or can shed some light into the

matter that will be most helpfull it would give me an idea of what to

have my doctor look for as i know sometimes they misdignose as i had

experience with being misdignosed before with an eye condition.

thanks

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November 4, 2005

You must make an appt. with the doctor, there are more things connected to heart symptoms

Such as extreme stress, pseudo heart attacks, I had one which was quickly relieved when the cardiologist checked me out.

Good luck!

Anne

November 4, 2005

Hello

Is it taking a long time to walk across a room? Is it difficult to

take a few steps on the stairs? Are your ankles or feet swollen?

Does it feel like you're drowning when you lie down?

I had those symptoms in 2001, when I went to the Doctor, he first

said it was Bronchitis but when I said that I didn't think so, he

took a chest X-ray and it was off to the cardiologist ASAP, the

cardiologist thought I was done for that weekend and to be honest, I

was pretty much bedridden for at least three weeks and quite shaky

for about a year or two. If these are your symptoms, you may not

have the option of waiting for the insurance to kick in.

Regards,

On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:41 PM, thomas wrote:

> i been having breathing problems last few weeks here.

>

> i be having a hard time to catch my breath or hard time taking a deep

> breath sometimes i feel chest heavyness or chest pains feels like

> needles type pains.

>

> when i lay down or excersise it would worsen and when i lay down i

> would wheez alot of the times.

>

> the symptoms are not always consent some times i am fine other times i

> have trouble with my breathing.

>

> i do not have any std's or asthma.

>

> i am waiting for my insurance to kick in before i can see a doctor

> which is dec 1.

>

> if someone had something simuler or can shed some light into the

> matter that will be most helpfull it would give me an idea of what to

> have my doctor look for as i know sometimes they misdignose as i had

> experience with being misdignosed before with an eye condition.

>

> thanks

>

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November 5, 2005

well no swollen parts or anything like that and my

symptoms come and go but when i lay down almost always

i feel like drowning or close to it and i do get chest

pains to day because i was at work and alot of

activity

i was having a hard time taking deep breaths chest

tighting most of the night and when i did take or try

to take deep breaths my chest would feel as if alot of

needles is poking through me. when i am not in motion

my symptoms are more milder except when i lay down

takes me alot longer to get to sleep because i start

wheezing and having a hard time.

--- I-Chung Wang <jwang@...> wrote:

> Hello

>

> Is it taking a long time to walk across a room? Is

> it difficult to

> take a few steps on the stairs? Are your ankles or

> feet swollen?

> Does it feel like you're drowning when you lie down?

>

> I had those symptoms in 2001, when I went to the

> Doctor, he first

> said it was Bronchitis but when I said that I didn't

> think so, he

> took a chest X-ray and it was off to the

> cardiologist ASAP, the

> cardiologist thought I was done for that weekend and

> to be honest, I

> was pretty much bedridden for at least three weeks

> and quite shaky

> for about a year or two. If these are your

> symptoms, you may not

> have the option of waiting for the insurance to kick

> in.

>

> Regards,

>

> On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:41 PM, thomas wrote:

>

> > i been having breathing problems last few weeks

> here.

> >

> > i be having a hard time to catch my breath or hard

> time taking a deep

> > breath sometimes i feel chest heavyness or chest

> pains feels like

> > needles type pains.

> >

> > when i lay down or excersise it would worsen and

> when i lay down i

> > would wheez alot of the times.

> >

> > the symptoms are not always consent some times i

> am fine other times i

> > have trouble with my breathing.

> >

> > i do not have any std's or asthma.

> >

> > i am waiting for my insurance to kick in before i

> can see a doctor

> > which is dec 1.

> >

> > if someone had something simuler or can shed some

> light into the

> > matter that will be most helpfull it would give me

> an idea of what to

> > have my doctor look for as i know sometimes they

> misdignose as i had

> > experience with being misdignosed before with an

> eye condition.

> >

> > thanks

> >

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November 5, 2005

Hi, My name is aka BRAT,

My handle says it all. I lost a lung to cancer Nov will be 4yrs and have experienced chest pain in one form or another at some point. I am not a Dr. but I will share my experiences of pain with you.

It sure sounds like water around your heart AKA congestive heart (failure) which means you could get into serious trouble at any thim that could surly kill you.

I understand you are worried about insurance payments but the alturnative is worse, either an ambulance (er) charges or even death.

I strongly suggest you see your primary care Dr. and get an ex-ray soon.....its much cheaper that the other.

BRAT

thomas mariani <tdmariani@...> wrote:

well no swollen parts or anything like that and mysymptoms come and go but when i lay down almost alwaysi feel like drowning or close to it and i do get chestpains to day because i was at work and alot ofactivity i was having a hard time taking deep breaths chesttighting most of the night and when i did take or tryto take deep breaths my chest would feel as if alot ofneedles is poking through me. when i am not in motionmy symptoms are more milder except when i lay downtakes me alot longer to get to sleep because i startwheezing and having a hard time.--- I-Chung Wang wrote:> Hello> > Is it taking a long time to walk across a room? Is> it difficult to > take a few steps on the stairs? Are your ankles or> feet swollen? > Does it feel like you're

drowning when you lie down?> > I had those symptoms in 2001, when I went to the> Doctor, he first > said it was Bronchitis but when I said that I didn't> think so, he > took a chest X-ray and it was off to the> cardiologist ASAP, the > cardiologist thought I was done for that weekend and> to be honest, I > was pretty much bedridden for at least three weeks> and quite shaky > for about a year or two. If these are your> symptoms, you may not > have the option of waiting for the insurance to kick> in.> > Regards,> > > > On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:41 PM, thomas wrote:> > > i been having breathing problems last few weeks> here.> >> > i be having a hard time to catch my breath or hard> time taking a deep> > breath sometimes i feel chest heavyness or chest> pains feels

like> > needles type pains.> >> > when i lay down or excersise it would worsen and> when i lay down i> > would wheez alot of the times.> >> > the symptoms are not always consent some times i> am fine other times i> > have trouble with my breathing.> >> >> > i do not have any std's or asthma.> >> > i am waiting for my insurance to kick in before i> can see a doctor> > which is dec 1.> >> > if someone had something simuler or can shed some> light into the> > matter that will be most helpfull it would give me> an idea of what to> > have my doctor look for as i know sometimes they> misdignose as i had> > experience with being misdignosed before with an> eye condition.> >> > thanks> >> >> >> >>

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November 5, 2005

Well, that drowning sensation is a definite indication that something

is wrong. You really should get a Doctor to have a look at it,

maybe you can talk your Doctor into post-dating the visit if it isn't

serious or maybe someone at a free clinic can have a look.

Your lungs, probably have some fluids in them, whether it's blood

pooling because your heart can't pump it out fast enough or if it's

something else is another matter. They will probably listen to you

breathe with a stethoscope cause fluids cause a snap crackle pop type

of sizzling sound, trying to listen yourself isn't enough cause it

takes practice to sort out what it should sound like.

If the heart is weak on left side but not the right, you could have

the drowning sensation (pulmonary edema) without the swollen ankles

so the lack of swollen bits is not something to take comfort in

especially since one side always weakens faster than the other.

The chest pains are probably small heart attacks with little bits of

your heart muscle becoming scar tissue.

Not to scare you or anything but when I had such symptoms, it was

damn serious, heart transplant waiting list serious. On the bright

side, I'm still alive after four years and they figured I would be

gone in a matter of days to maybe two to five years.

Have a Doctor look at it, the sooner you can rule out CHF, the better

but if he/she starts trying to say it's Bronchitis, ask him/her to

take a closer look cause that's just a brush off with the most common

ailments simply because he doesn't want to take a closer look. You

may want to have a look at www.chfpatients.com for more info. The

Merck manual has two good sections that apply but keep that the

chances for survival are much better now than whenever the manual was

last printed as there's a lot of research in this field.

Regards,

On Nov 5, 2005, at 4:29 AM, thomas mariani wrote:

> well no swollen parts or anything like that and my

> symptoms come and go but when i lay down almost always

> i feel like drowning or close to it and i do get chest

> pains to day because i was at work and alot of

> activity

>

> i was having a hard time taking deep breaths chest

> tighting most of the night and when i did take or try

> to take deep breaths my chest would feel as if alot of

> needles is poking through me. when i am not in motion

> my symptoms are more milder except when i lay down

> takes me alot longer to get to sleep because i start

> wheezing and having a hard time.

>

> --- I-Chung Wang <jwang@...> wrote:

>

>> Hello

>>

>> Is it taking a long time to walk across a room? Is

>> it difficult to

>> take a few steps on the stairs? Are your ankles or

>> feet swollen?

>> Does it feel like you're drowning when you lie down?

>>

>> I had those symptoms in 2001, when I went to the

>> Doctor, he first

>> said it was Bronchitis but when I said that I didn't

>> think so, he

>> took a chest X-ray and it was off to the

>> cardiologist ASAP, the

>> cardiologist thought I was done for that weekend and

>> to be honest, I

>> was pretty much bedridden for at least three weeks

>> and quite shaky

>> for about a year or two. If these are your

>> symptoms, you may not

>> have the option of waiting for the insurance to kick

>> in.

>>

>> Regards,

>>

>> On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:41 PM, thomas wrote:

>>

>>> i been having breathing problems last few weeks

>>>

>> here.

>>

>>>

>>> i be having a hard time to catch my breath or hard

>>>

>> time taking a deep

>>

>>> breath sometimes i feel chest heavyness or chest

>>>

>> pains feels like

>>

>>> needles type pains.

>>>

>>> when i lay down or excersise it would worsen and

>>>

>> when i lay down i

>>

>>> would wheez alot of the times.

>>>

>>> the symptoms are not always consent some times i

>>>

>> am fine other times i

>>

>>> have trouble with my breathing.

>>>

>>> i do not have any std's or asthma.

>>>

>>> i am waiting for my insurance to kick in before i

>>>

>> can see a doctor

>>

>>> which is dec 1.

>>>

>>> if someone had something simuler or can shed some

>>>

>> light into the

>>

>>> matter that will be most helpfull it would give me

>>>

>> an idea of what to

>>

>>> have my doctor look for as i know sometimes they

>>>

>> misdignose as i had

>>

>>> experience with being misdignosed before with an

>>>

>> eye condition.

>>

>>>

>>> thanks

>>>

>>> ~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~

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>>>

>> illnesses. No one

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>>> on this group is qualified to diagnose medical

>>>

>> conditions. If you

>>

>>> feel you need medical attention, seek the advice

>>>

>> of a qualified

>>

>>> physician.

>>> ~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~

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>>>

>>> --- Margaret Drabble

>>>

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>>>

January 27, 2008

Oh , I used to wear roll neck sweaters, 3 or 4 chains round my neck and round neck t-shirts, now I cannot bear any of them around my neck, a scarf has to be the very softest material so that it does not aggravate me and I still feel as if I am choking sometimes. I do think it is the thyroid in general as is the shortness of breath, so if it is psychological, then we both need to get over ourselves!!!

Luv nne

I complained some years ago that at times I felt I couldn't breatheproperly. In fact it started 20+ years ago, when I had to give upwearing roll neck jumpers because I felt strangled.

January 28, 2008

Hi

Although I have never had breathing problems (until I was diagnosed with asthma a few weeks ago, but that I think was caused through a virus I picked up), I have ENVER been able to bear anything around my neck that covered the area of my thyroid. Although I now probably have no thyroid tissue left, I still can't bear anything there. It is a super sensitive area, and I find this very strange.

When you have a swolen thyroid, sometimes it shows on the outside and sometimes, it swells on the inside so you look OK, but nevertheless, the swelling inside may be affecting your windpipe and other organs. Take a copy of that article I posted and let your doctor read it. Your feelings of not being able to bear anything around your neck are physical and not psychological. Ask your GP to be referred again to your endocrinologist and say you are concerned that the swelling 'inside' could be the cause of your problems.

luv - Sheila

I complained some years ago that at times I felt I couldn't breatheproperly. In fact it started 20+ years ago, when I had to give upwearing roll neck jumpers because I felt strangled. I was sent to anendocrinologist, and a scan of the gland was done. It was found to beabout 3 times the normal size but not cosmetically unacceptable, sonothing needs doing. I am left with intermittent breathing discomfort.and no real solution. Is it the enlargement, or is it the thyroidgenerally? and what if anything can be done to help. I no longer wearchoker type necklaces and even round neck T shirts can be mostuncomfortable. Or is this just psychological and I should 'get overmyself'?Yes I am on 125mcg thyroxine.

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January 29, 2008

>it is incredibly reassuring to know others are dealing with the same

problems. I am at the stage where I have been getting on with it for

so long I cannot differentiate where thyroid leaves off and where it

begins again!Thank you so much for advice, talking and just being

there! I will keep looking in and act when I can!

> Hi

>

> Although I have never had breathing problems (until I was diagnosed

with asthma a few weeks ago, but that I think was caused through a

virus I picked up), I have ENVER been able to bear anything around my

neck that covered the area of my thyroid. Although I now probably have

no thyroid tissue left, I still can't bear anything there. It is a

super sensitive area, and I find this very strange.

>

> When you have a swolen thyroid, sometimes it shows on the outside

and sometimes, it swells on the inside so you look OK, but

nevertheless, the swelling inside may be affecting your windpipe and

other organs. Take a copy of that article I posted and let your doctor

read it. Your feelings of not being able to bear anything around your

neck are physical and not psychological. Ask your GP to be referred

again to your endocrinologist and say you are concerned that the

swelling 'inside' could be the cause of your problems.

>

> luv - Sheila

>

> I complained some years ago that at times I felt I couldn't breathe

> properly. In fact it started 20+ years ago, when I had to give up

> wearing roll neck jumpers because I felt strangled. I was sent to an

> endocrinologist, and a scan of the gland was done. It was found to be

> about 3 times the normal size but not cosmetically unacceptable, so

> nothing needs doing. I am left with intermittent breathing discomfort.

> and no real solution. Is it the enlargement, or is it the thyroid

> generally? and what if anything can be done to help. I no longer wear

> choker type necklaces and even round neck T shirts can be most

> uncomfortable. Or is this just psychological and I should 'get over

> myself'?

> Yes I am on 125mcg thyroxine.

>

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February 17, 2008

Hey guys I'm new to the group. I'm 27 years old and have always

been great shape until about two years ago I was at work when I

suddenly, out of the blue got really ill. The first symptoms I had

were some really sick, flu like symptoms along with some heart

palpations. When this first happened I went to the ER and of course,

since they didn't find anything they told me I was having an anxiety

attack. To make a long story short, here I am 2 years later with the

same symptoms along with some others that I deal with on a daily

basis including, shortness of breath, dizziness, vision problems,

numbness, loss of weight, loss of appetite, joint pain and just

feeling lifeless. I spent several thousand dollars on specialists

and all I've been told is I am anxious and that I have a little acid

reflux. Well for myself I know that it's something way more

serious. I haven't been able to work in several months and it's

caused me lots of other problems besides just health problems. I'm

desperate for help and would love to find out what's really going on

with me so I can begin the healing process and get on with my life.

I was told by a lady to look in to Lyme disease cause my symptoms

sound alot like someone she knows with the disease. If these

symptoms sound familiar to any of you guys could you please write

back with some advice!

Thanks,

Matt

February 19, 2008

Yes, and you need to see a lyme literate MD or LLMD. Tell folkswhere you

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