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Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en I am so sorry that you have been left with “extreme pain upper back”, following removal of a spin National Jewish Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:46:01 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/pft-result-ct-result/show/1064508?post_id=post_4923546 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/pft-result-ct-result/show/1064508?post_id=post_4923546 The following is based upon the assumption that there is a physiologic cause for your shortness of br National Jewish Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:58:14 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/Unexplained-Decline-in-Lung-Capacity-and-V02Max-Despite-Exercise/show/1058629?post_id=post_4919526 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/Unexplained-Decline-in-Lung-Capacity-and-V02Max-Despite-Exercise/show/1058629?post_id=post_4919526 Candida (the fungus that causes thrush), along with about 40 other different fungi, can cause fungal National Jewish Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:48:10 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Candida-in-sinuses/show/1055557?post_id=post_4894238 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Candida-in-sinuses/show/1055557?post_id=post_4894238 It is understandable that diseases of the lungs would be the first consideration, as the cause of sho National Jewish Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:03 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Breathing-issues/show/1056473?post_id=post_4894129 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Breathing-issues/show/1056473?post_id=post_4894129 Asthma is inherently a chronic disease and its natural course is to vary in severity, over time, over National Jewish Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:27:32 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asthma-or-COPD/show/1049265?post_id=post_4881744 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asthma-or-COPD/show/1049265?post_id=post_4881744 It is not possible, given the circumstances of your exposure, to provide a quantitative estimate of y National Jewish Health Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:36:02 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asbestos-exposure-outdoors---worried/show/1046229?post_id=post_4860262 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asbestos-exposure-outdoors---worried/show/1046229?post_id=post_4860262 Greetings, I am confused by the data you have sent. In your E-mail of August 31, you referred to the National Jewish Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:42 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Interpreting-New-PFT-results-/show/1041431?post_id=post_4857643 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Interpreting-New-PFT-results-/show/1041431?post_id=post_4857643 Let me, first, address your question and then follow that with information from Dr. Robert Mason’s National Jewish Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:11:22 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/lesion-on-the-lung/show/1040356?post_id=post_4835769 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/lesion-on-the-lung/show/1040356?post_id=post_4835769 I assume that, with the diagnosis of ADD, your son is receiving Aderall, Ritalin, or a similar drug. National Jewish Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:59:09 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Advair-Side-Effects/show/1041216?post_id=post_4835509 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Advair-Side-Effects/show/1041216?post_id=post_4835509 First the PFT’s. The FEV1 is definitely reduced but there is an increase of approximately 20% in t National Jewish Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:52:32 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asthma-and-now-maybe-restrictive-disease-too/show/1038123?post_id=post_4828528 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Asthma-and-now-maybe-restrictive-disease-too/show/1038123?post_id=post_4828528 First, to my knowledge, there is no relationship between thyroid hormone and airway inflammation or o National Jewish Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:35:10 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chronic-Obstructive-Pulmonary-Disorder/took-excess-thyroid--high-heart-rate--fatigue-asthma/show/1037626?post_id=post_4825363 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chronic-Obstructive-Pulmonary-Disorder/took-excess-thyroid--high-heart-rate--fatigue-asthma/show/1037626?post_id=post_4825363 Impaired function of the phrenic nerve following cardiac bypass surgery, resulting in diaphragmatic p National Jewish Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:05:46 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Phrenic-Nerve-and-Heart-ByPass-Surgery/show/1037295?post_id=post_4824903 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Phrenic-Nerve-and-Heart-ByPass-Surgery/show/1037295?post_id=post_4824903 I agree with your friends who have advised you to “skip the race”. You are only 27 years old, yo National Jewish Health Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:55:15 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Athletic-Activity-with-Bronchitis/show/1036348?post_id=post_4814951 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Athletic-Activity-with-Bronchitis/show/1036348?post_id=post_4814951 The most important concern for the physicians managing your respiratory problem is to secure adequate National Jewish Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:26:54 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/CT-chest-and-PAH/show/1030848?post_id=post_4812869 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/CT-chest-and-PAH/show/1030848?post_id=post_4812869 There is a correlation between asthma and allergy, especially when the allergic state is as severe as National Jewish Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:30 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/asthma/show/1032063?post_id=post_4801349 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/asthma/show/1032063?post_id=post_4801349 The decision regarding your job is clearly of the utmost importance to you, especially if it is your National Jewish Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:52:32 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chronic-Obstructive-Pulmonary-Disorder/Outdoor-Working-in-Winter-with-COPD/show/1026312?post_id=post_4800431 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chronic-Obstructive-Pulmonary-Disorder/Outdoor-Working-in-Winter-with-COPD/show/1026312?post_id=post_4800431 Given that your son is just 12 years old, one would in the usual circumstance expect his FEV1 to incr National Jewish Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:46:43 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/PFTs-and-progression-of-emphysema/show/1028787?post_id=post_4800413 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/PFTs-and-progression-of-emphysema/show/1028787?post_id=post_4800413 Yes, Inderal and similar drugs (beta blockers) can worsen asthma, at least to the extent of causing a National Jewish Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:42:51 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/Safe-to-take-Inderal/show/1030531?post_id=post_4800393 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/Safe-to-take-Inderal/show/1030531?post_id=post_4800393 Not knowing your age and not having information about your general health, makes it a bit difficult t National Jewish Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:59:44 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/itching-and-shortness-of-breath/show/1025044?post_id=post_4788891 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Asthma-and-Allergy/itching-and-shortness-of-breath/show/1025044?post_id=post_4788891 What you describe strongly suggests the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. That you have also sen National Jewish Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:03:29 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Windpipe-constriction-while-sleeping/show/1024889?post_id=post_4788703 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Windpipe-constriction-while-sleeping/show/1024889?post_id=post_4788703