Question 1

I'm 21 and have muscular dystrophy. On November 21st, I ended up without oxygen and now it's been 41 days since I've had a tracheostomy. I can breathe without a ventilator at this point. How long before they can take out my tracheostomy?

Accepted Answer

high chances but not always can

Question 2

I'm really worried about my husband. He was in a car accident and has a light chest injury, no bleeding, but we decided to do a CT scan just to be safe. The report says he has pulmonary nodules on his left lower lobe, one is 2 mm and the other is 4 m...

Accepted Answer

benign lesions from past infection

Question 3

I'm wondering if Montair can have side effects because after taking it for about a week, I noticed I was feeling kind of down. I stopped using it and now I feel like my usual self. Is this something that can happen with Montair? Should I be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Side -effects of montair include nausea,vomiting,headachefever ,pain in the abdomen and diarrhoea.

Question 4

I'm really worried about my mom's recent X-ray results. She's diabetic and had a heart bypass back in 2012. The X-ray mentioned something about fibrosis in both upper lobes, and I've been reading up on fibrosis, especially pulmonary fibrosis. It seem...

Accepted Answer

I understand your concern, and it's completely natural to worry. Fibrosis in the lungs can sometimes be related to conditions like diabetes or previous heart surgery, but it doesn't always mean pulmonary fibrosis or anything fatal. It's important to follow up with the doctor who can assess her overall health and guide you on the next steps for treatment and management.

Question 5

I've been dealing with COPD and I'm having trouble with my breathing. I'm wondering if it's better for me to use a BiPAP machine with oxygen or should I switch to a BiPAP AVAPS? What's the difference and which one might be more helpful in my situatio...

Accepted Answer

Bipap is advised to the patient.Pulmonologist opinion is advised.

Question 6

I've been tested positive for Covid on July 30, 2020, but I didn't have any symptoms. They admitted me to the hospital anyway and did all sorts of tests like CBC, kidney, liver, d-dimer, ferritin, and some ECG and chest X-ray, and everything came bac...

Accepted Answer

do breathing exercises

I'm 21 and have muscular dystrophy. On November 21st, I ended up without oxygen and now it's been 41 days since I've had a tracheostomy. I can breathe without a ventilator at this point. How long before they can take out my tracheostomy?

I'm 21 and have muscular dystrophy. On November 21st, I ended up without oxygen and now it's been 41 days since I've had a tracheostomy. I can breathe without a ventilator at this point. How long before they can take out my tracheostomy?

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