cant breathe

[christined2]

OK so i haven't been able to really breathe to well the past few days on Tuesday i went to the Dr to see what was wrong because my inhaler wasn't helping me at all ...he did all these breathing test on me and said everything sounded normal but i still could not t breathe ..i feel (water logged) and like someone is sitting on my chest ..he asked me if i have been swimming at the beach or any thing and i haven't he does not really know what is wrong with me so he but me on prednisone to open my airways because he said  that is MIGHT be inflammation of my trachea and when i looked up the symptoms of that i don't have any of what they say it is ..Now today i went to drink orange juice and it burned all the way down that has never done that before please help me my next step is hospital ..( and i still cant breathe) :(

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

If your X rays and lung function tests were normal, your symptoms of breathlessness is  unlikely to be due to lung disorders. it could be due to cardiac disorders. In cardiac disorders the heart is unable to pump the blood adequately, more so when subjected to stress like exercise. Certain systemic disorders like anemia, diabetes, vitamin deficiencies and thyroid disorders can cause these symptoms. So please discuss this with your doctor,  who may ask for an EKG or a treadmill test to rule out a cardiac cause for the breathlessness. He may even ask for blood tests to rule out other causes for your symptoms.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[margypops]

The burning may be acid reflux was it relived by an antacid?I think GERD may affect breathing also, we have a great GERD forum on MH take a look and put your question there.It may also be allergies .