Advice needed, SOB 24/7
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Male (22) White 5 foot 10
weight when started: 220. weight now: 170
Issue: Severe dyspnea, constantly need a deep breathe and have trouble getting them
I have had a pulmonary function test come out to be normal, 2 chest x-rays normal, and a CT-scan (without contrast) show up normal...
History: Smoked a lot of hash oil for years(hot dabs) breathing issue started when i was still smoking... haven’t had anything to do with smoking in over 3 years.
Was overweight, and spent most of my days playing video games on a recliner and lifting heavy weight in the gym.
The doctors told me it was anxiety at first, but the breathing issue has been here for over 3 years! they ran the tests mentioned above and still dont know what to do.
Im at my whitts end.... does my constant need of a deep breathe, and medical background point to anything besides a lung issue??? could it be that ive had lyme for 3 years??
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moon53540 air_hungry
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There are other conditions that can give you breathing problems, have you had any tests done for your heart or stomach? Are you still lifting heavy weights?
air_hungry moon53540
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had an endoscopy show acid reflux erosion that is unrelated.
have had my heart ultrasounded and was fine.
have a herniated disc in my L5-S1 which occured a year after the breathing issue started.
moon53540 air_hungry
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I have just noticed you had a chest ct without contrast, have you thought about having one with contrast? Do you have any other symptoms other than the breathing?
air_hungry moon53540
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literally no other issue besides the need for a deep breathe, its like i always need a deep breathe but cant really get one in, usually feels like my right lung/rib is tight...
had a right rib x-ray come back normal
had a PFT normal
A year into this issue, i herniated my L5-S1 disc in the lumbar spine, i believe its unrelated to the breathing but is very painfull and debilitating
moon53540 air_hungry
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Have you looked on you tube for dysfunctional breathing exercises? They could help.
Google dysfunctional breathing NHS and there should be a pdf explaining about breathing pattern disorders. I have dysfunctional breathing from pulmonary emboli but there are other causes too.