Swyer-James Syndrome

Male, 59 yrs old, diagnosed w/Swyer-James Syndrome. CAT Scanned 2 yrs ago aftr 3 years of treatment for exercise induced asthma at Univ hospital. X-rays never alerted doctors. I inhaled a walnut piece at two and had pneumonia. & had endurance weaknes, many lung infections all my life. Oxygen level never tested when walking around. Sitting, I was 90. With my own Oxymeter, I discovered my level could drop as low as 59. Notified my doctor, had a CAT scan, new diagnosis and put on 24hrs/oxygen.  Oxygen level was set at 3 lpm, without even testing to see if high enough to have me walk to my car. It wasn't, so I turned up the dial. Found  new doctor, but I still feel like I learned much on this sight. New info: lung hygiene, need for immediate treatment w/infections, flutter devices. With no prescribed treatment plan, I started taking CordyMax Cs-4, Pharmanex, Inc, 6 tabs/day.  In 6 weeks I noticed great improvement in energy, stamina, as well as higher O2 levels. This is real, what can you tell me?

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Most people with Swyer-James syndrome do not need to be on continuous oxygen, especially when the lung problem is not easily seen on a chest x-ray.  An evaluation by a pulmonologist would determine exactly what is going on and what treatment is best.

Swyer-James (MacLeod) syndrome is named after the doctors that first described the condition.  This condition is known by several names including unilateral hyperlucent lung, unilateral bronchiolitis obliterans, and unilateral emphysema.  Since it is possible to have no symptoms, the problem may only be found when a chest x-ray is done for some other reason.  A chest CT scan is more sensitive and shows more detail than a chest x-ray, so this test may be needed to find the problem.  With this syndrome, it