BRONCHITIS

HI I AM A 28YR OLD BLACK FEMALE. LATELY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BREAHTING, FEELING OF TIGHTNESS IN MY CHEST AND ALSO LKE A PIECE OF MEAT IS STUCK BETWEEN MY CHEST AND THROAT. JUST AS WITH OTHER PEOPLE HERE POSTING I HAVE BEEN TO MY DOCTOR WHO DID AN EKG, X-RAY AND BLOOD WORK WITH ALL RETURNING TO BE NORMAL. THEN I WENT BACK FOR MY FOLLOW UP AND TO PERFORM A BREATHING TEST WHERE MY DOCTOR SAID THAT MY SMALL AIRWAY IS  ONLY PERFORMING AT 25%. NOW I AM SCHEDULED TO SEE A PULMONARY SPECIALIST ON DEC 8TH. I NOTICED IT MORE IN THE NITE  TIME  HOURS. DURING THE DAY WHEN I AM OUTSIDE I FEEL PRETTY GOOD NOT TO MUCH BREATHING ISSUES.  THE DOCTOR TOLD ME IT COULD BE ASTHMA SHE PUT ME ON ASMANEX WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE RELIEVED THE SYMPTOMS UNTIL 3 DAYS AFTER I FINISHED TAKING IT, THEN THE  TIGHTNESS RETURNED  I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BRONCHITIS I ALSO HAVE  MOVED TO A FEW VARIOUS STATES. I LIVE IN NJ NOW BUT MOVED HERE FROM CALI. PRIOR TO THAT I LIVED IN NC. I HAVE HAD FREQUENT BRONCHITIS REOCCURENCES. ALSO I SHOULD MENTION THAT MY DR. ALSO DIAGNOSED ME WITH ACID REFLUX AND HEARTBURN. SHE HAS ME ON PROTONIX FOR THAT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT RECENTLY I HAVE  BEEN WAKING UP GASPING FOR AIR OR I CAN FEEL THE TIGHTNESS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING  PAINS IN MY BACK. THIS IS BEWILDERING TO ME SEE  THAT EVERYTHING IS SO CALLED NORMAL AND PERFECT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SINCE I MOVED TO APT IN NJ THIS PROBLEM IS AT ITS WORST.  I AM NOT COUGHING THAT MUCH IT JUST FEELS LIKE HEAVY CONGESTION AND WHEN I DO COUGH PHLEM IS BEING PRODUCED SOME IS THICK WHITE OR EVEN YELLOW WHICH TO ME IS SIGNS OF INFECTION. I AM SO CONFUSED. I ASKED MY DOCTOR WHAT COULD BE WORST CASE AND SENARIO AND SHE TOLD ME  COPD OR PULMONARY FIBROSIS. BUT SHE WAS BAFFLED BECAUSE NOTHING ADDED UP. I AM NOT SURE HOW WORRIED I SHOULD  BE. IT IS  A LATELY COMFORTING AND SCARY TO KNOW I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE WITH VERY SIMILAR STORIES ALL WITH THE SAME RESULTS NO ONE KNOWS. WHAT COULD THIS REALLY BE?

[john4321]

sounds like bronchitis to me . i have chronic problem with no answers from the doctors . do u want to try some alternative medicine? if so plz email me amtx2003 at yahoo.com i will forward u some suggestions ... this should be treated early as possible ... also it could be allergic? does your bedroom has window leaks in the winter?

[cwbblb]

first the acid reflux, my husband just went through this, he went in and had his stomach looked at by a tv scope he had what is called H-pylori this is causing those symtons he also had a hiatal hyernia
and ulcers. which causes the feeling of something being stuck in your throat. Do not eat anything prior to bed so if you go to bed at 10 stop at 5 this cuts down on it happening. It can also cause whats known as barrets esophagus which can turn into cancer. He is also on the protonix for life.
Second did they do a stess test or just a strip?
it also sounds like a degenerative disk or stenosis or cord flattening or myelomalacia which can all cause back pain and chest pain.
Try running a cold water vaporizer at night next to you and see if that helps,
also you mentioned an apartment, i am very leary of apartments since my son got very sick living in one. He has all the same symtons as you and it ended up being formalyde poisoning, we had no cross ventilation and all the cupboards were made out of pressed wood, that would explain why when you leave there you are better also some carpeting is glued to gether with formalyde. Check your cupboards, if it looks like cork it is pressed wood, keep a window open and a bath fan going if you have one it will help pull it out. sleep with a window open by your face. We did not get as sick as him but we had headaches and sore throats all the time, he was just so little he could not tolerate it. Course he still can't and is 28 if he goes in a trailer he has breathing problems just like he has asthma and this will give you a bad test unless you stay away from there for a couple days prior to testing. When i put new cupboards in i had to have them wrapped so the stuff would not leak through when i bought carpeting same thing i had to make sure it was not glued with this stuff. Please let me know how it goes.
email me if you wish for further info blb.***@**** put asthma in the subject so i know its from you.

cwbblb