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I have had pneumonia 5 times in the last year.  I am constantly conjested, short of breathe, wheezy, and have greenish/brown mucus.  I am on oxegen 24/7.  I have a deviated septum.     Do you have any sugestion on what it could be wrong.
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Can you fill us in on what tests have already been done?  That would be very helpful. Chest x-ray? Chest CTscan? Sinus CT?  Bronchoscopy?  What kind of blood work?  Allergy testing?  Also what medications are you on and what has been tried?

Thanks.  I would love to give you some thoughts if I had moreinformation.
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I have had chest x-rays, chest CT scans, bronchoscopy.  I have been diagnois with interstisial lung disease, nodules in lungs but this comes and goes.  I have had staph infections in my lungs.  I have a large deviated septum.  I have had alot of lab work done.
They have checked for lupus, diabetis, wegeners granulomatosis diaease and more. No allergy testing done yet.  I have had 5 back surgeries and have rods from L-2 to S-1,  I am on alot of medicine because of this.  For my lungs I take brovana, budesonide, and mucomyst in my nebulizer, spiriva, predisone, and pro air inhaler.  The doctor had me start taking prilosec 2 x a day for a month to see if it helps with my acid problem which can effect the lungs.  

Thank You for any help you can give me!

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If your insurance allows you to you should see a respiratory therapist. Get a referral from your current PCP.
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