Please help... Smothered feeling?!
Question: Please help!.!.!. Smothered feeling!?
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PLEASE HELP! My mom, 43 yrs!. old, is having shortness of breath, chest tightness, she sounds like she is whispering when she talks because she can't get enough air to talk normal and pain in feet!. My mom was diagnosed with bronchitis/ pneumonia on June 26; her white blood count was 17 and her lungs were bad in the x-ray!. She was given Avelox 400 mg, Nohist-Plus, Preventil HFA and a shot of Roceferin!. She went back on July 3 and was given Benzonatate 100 mg, Advair and a steroid shot!. Still sick, she went back on July 30 and her WBC was good/ lungs were worse than at first!. She was given M-End WC (cough medicine), Zolpidem 10mg, Prednisone 10 mg, Mucinex, and was told the AdVair made it worse and to not take it anymore!. She still didn't get better so she went back on August 5!. Her blood count was going back up and her lungs were the same!. So she was given Factive 320 mg!., Singulair 10 mg, Proventil HFA Inhaler, and ADvair and a steroid shot!. August 7 she went to the Pulmonologist and was told her X-Rays look fine and they did the Spirometer breathing 'test' in which she passed with flying colors! The only thing he could see was that she was "Holding" a little air somewhere and was put on Singulair again! It hasn't helped at all! Everytime we've been to the doctor she has had a 98% or better oxygen level and her blood pressure is good!. She doesn't smoke- no negative health before or in family history!. (Her dad had a stroke at 45 yrs!. old!.) PLEASE, give me ideas on what to ask for!.!.!. what to do! It seems like doctor's don't know what is going on!.
She has had blood work to check for Congestive Heart Failure- and didn't show any signs of it!. She has passed all lung tests!. They had her on Nexium to see if it is GERD, but she knows what heart burn is and says that isn't what she is feeling!. Nexium also didn't have much of an impact on how she felt!. She is now on a "Fluid Pill" to help her get fluid out of her aveloi and lungs!. She is feeling alot better than at first, she just has days when she feels as though she smothers a lot!. If she lifts are arms above her head or tilt her head back she can't breath!. Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on!? Thank you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
PLEASE HELP! My mom, 43 yrs!. old, is having shortness of breath, chest tightness, she sounds like she is whispering when she talks because she can't get enough air to talk normal and pain in feet!. My mom was diagnosed with bronchitis/ pneumonia on June 26; her white blood count was 17 and her lungs were bad in the x-ray!. She was given Avelox 400 mg, Nohist-Plus, Preventil HFA and a shot of Roceferin!. She went back on July 3 and was given Benzonatate 100 mg, Advair and a steroid shot!. Still sick, she went back on July 30 and her WBC was good/ lungs were worse than at first!. She was given M-End WC (cough medicine), Zolpidem 10mg, Prednisone 10 mg, Mucinex, and was told the AdVair made it worse and to not take it anymore!. She still didn't get better so she went back on August 5!. Her blood count was going back up and her lungs were the same!. So she was given Factive 320 mg!., Singulair 10 mg, Proventil HFA Inhaler, and ADvair and a steroid shot!. August 7 she went to the Pulmonologist and was told her X-Rays look fine and they did the Spirometer breathing 'test' in which she passed with flying colors! The only thing he could see was that she was "Holding" a little air somewhere and was put on Singulair again! It hasn't helped at all! Everytime we've been to the doctor she has had a 98% or better oxygen level and her blood pressure is good!. She doesn't smoke- no negative health before or in family history!. (Her dad had a stroke at 45 yrs!. old!.) PLEASE, give me ideas on what to ask for!.!.!. what to do! It seems like doctor's don't know what is going on!.
She has had blood work to check for Congestive Heart Failure- and didn't show any signs of it!. She has passed all lung tests!. They had her on Nexium to see if it is GERD, but she knows what heart burn is and says that isn't what she is feeling!. Nexium also didn't have much of an impact on how she felt!. She is now on a "Fluid Pill" to help her get fluid out of her aveloi and lungs!. She is feeling alot better than at first, she just has days when she feels as though she smothers a lot!. If she lifts are arms above her head or tilt her head back she can't breath!. Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on!? Thank you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I had the exact same thing happen about three years ago!. I had microplasmic pnemonia!. I had to be sent to the infectous diseases doctor to treat this!. I was put on bed rest for 6 weeks and given very strong antibiotics to take!. They were similar to prednisone but stronger!. I finallhy did get better but I still have to use albuteral daily even though I do not have asthma!. This keeps the fluid out of my lungs and improves my abilty to breath!. I now get bronchitis fairly easily but other than that I am fine!. Have your mom go see an infectious disease doctor!. They may be able to help her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If it is an emergency, call 911!. If your area has an "Ask a Nurse' phone hot-line, call them for advice; otherwise, she needs to call her physician's phone service to talk to the on-call Doctor to determine if she needs additional treatment!. Www@Answer-Health@Com