Bronchospasm
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I already wrote before about having bronchospasm during day surgery. Am really hoping someone can comment on acute bronchospasm. I had one dr tell me that it would be permanent damage to airways, another said it would heal on time and not cause permanent damage/spirometry. These were my surgeon and an ER doc.
I cannot get to see a pulmonologist for 2 wks. In the meantime my airways feel tight but I have no other symptoms. Can anyone please tell me if they have any knowledge or experience with bronchospasm ? Other than using the Combivent inhaler I don't know what else can be done.
Thank you so much. I have been asking a lot of questions.
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ladyjack51 maryterese
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maryterese ladyjack51
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baliblue maryterese
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Sorry to hear of your ordeal and search for insights – I can empathise!
I too had acute bronchospasm after 30mins or so under GA. My lungs were completely blocked and I had a cardio infarction. I was told all vital readings were zero (and await the detailed report to say what they actually read). Despite all this, I am here to share the experience thanks to the quick response of the consulting team.
The surgery was aborted, I spent 24 hours on a ventilator and in a controlled coma. I then spent 4 days in ICU with IV medication, oxygen and nebulisers to clear the fluid build up in lungs.
On the first day of consciousness, I noticed skin tears on my right inner forearm which I assumed were the result of resuscitation efforts, although no one could tell me what had happened to cause them. A few hours later I felt "pops" on my inner left calf. Small bruises had come up in the area of a large welt. Over the following hours these developed into very large blisters (still in the process of healing 4 months later). Again, no one knew what could have caused this. I was checked for DVT (negative) and a dermatologist supposed areas of skin damage resulted from contact allergy.
I have since undergone extensive allergy testing. There were some moderate reactions but the consulting team is recommending I seek further advice before surgery is attempted. They believe this is necessary not just for the surgery I am supposed to have, but so that I can safely have any medical intervention in future. For the time being they do not even know what to put on a medic alert bracelet.
My story is a bit more complex as in the month prior to the surgery, I had a similar, but slightly less severe reaction to medication given for gastric enteritis. This resulted in a 5 day stay in ICU and tests identified the unrelated need for the surgery that provoked the 2nd incident.
The consulting team took many precautions prior to surgery, including steroids, oxygen and nebulisers, yet to no avail. I am happy to share more detail, but conscious this is not the right forum. Have you managed to find the best place for this discussion to take place? I am seeking answers myself - from anyone with similar experience, or who can refer me to a specialist centre who have data and test processes on and for such an event.
Thanks!