Need consoling from my PMR group
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hi y'all as we say in Texas... I was telling you the Prednisone was making my esophagus irritated, and my Thoracic spine hurts, I thought from leaning to pick up something in car...
Rheumy had me get chest X-ray and spine...
they just called...
said I show moderate COPD and some Osteoarthritis in spine.
I do NOT smoke, I hate cigarets , I avoid people who smoke like the plague!!!
Can the PMR be related? Did it show up because of my new issues?
Last year I did tell primary doc that my throat sometimes feels like feathers, she laughed at me. We assumed allergies.
oh, how I hope they are wrong. I have call in to primary now.
i just want to cry. I'm 54. Always been healthy. I don't caugh, I don't live in bad environment, in fact I live in the country, away from cities!
i did take up pastel painting for 4 years, but didn't do it much.
I could use some hugs. I'm scared.
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jillyy1955 LayneTX
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LayneTX jillyy1955
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my sister said doctors don't know much about Candida/yeast.
I just hope its reversible.
wonder if there is a forum here for that? I'll look. Thanks for cyber hug!
tina-uk_cwall LayneTX
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i'm sure there are drugs for thrush and other yeast infections. Look up thrush online and speak with your Dr about possible medication.
regards, tina
claudia75644 LayneTX
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claudia75644 LayneTX
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tina-uk_cwall LayneTX
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along with the hugs I'm sending, I also want to say that this diagnosis is not all doom and gloom. I've looked up copd and sometimes this condition can be the result of genetics and not always smoking and environmental factors.
you have only had an x ray and there are many lung conditions that can cause shadows on the lung. They may want to perform a further test whereby you breathe into a tube, the result of this test may help with a more conclusive diagnosis.
copd cannot be cured but the condition can be helped with treatment and medication so please don't panic.
It's easy for me to tell you to calm down, have all the tests and then take it from there because I would be scared too. Please keep us in the loop regarding tests and results.
hugs and kisses, tina
LayneTX tina-uk_cwall
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i even read if someone has a lot of mucus, it can get inhaled a lot and over time create damage in lungs... I do think I have a lot of that. I've often woke up choking when I first had PMR and it hurt to sleep on sides so I slept on back when I could sleep, ha!
My my mom was adopted so I don't know her genetics, bummer. But she has RA and genetic ear tumors.
tina-uk_cwall LayneTX
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get your Dr to prescribe some medication soon to help get it under control. Also use chlorhexidne mouth wash to help keep oral thrush at bay.
Yes thrush can spread to the lungs and liver but only in extremely ill patients, so don't worry. Just get your Dr to prescribe some medication and I'm sure that will relieve your anxiousness.
back to your lung query. Yes, even chronic bronchitis can result in copd as can bronchitasis, spelt wrong! My mother had that and actually lived with it for most of her life. She died aged 83 from peritonitis due to bowel cancer!!!
regards, tina
tina-uk_cwall
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LayneTX tina-uk_cwall
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I've never even had bronchitis. I don't cough...
I'm taking anti fungal for Thrush...Nystatin.
I had chest tighness from beginning on Prednisone, 20 mg was highest.
Doctors weren't concerned. I was. Ugh. But thank you for your words and sharing.
Layne
pat38625 LayneTX
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faye______00403 LayneTX
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for years. So....no surprise there....however I just use two inhalers
and it hasn't gotten any worse so if they think that see moderate
COPD it isn't hard to live with. Hopefully they are wrong but you
can live with it for many years.
FlipDover_Aust LayneTX
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patricia59727 LayneTX
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margaret22251 LayneTX
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People will be along soon