Question 1

I've been experiencing shortness of breath for about 23 months now. When I talk for a while or have a conversation, I start struggling to breathe and sometimes get a pain in the middle of my chest. On occasion, I deal with a dry cough and my throat dries out. I even find it uncomfortable to wear tight clothing because it feels restrictive. Breathing sometimes causes pain in my back or chest. Last month, I had a stomach infection and took antibiotics for it. I saw a doctor who mentioned that these might be early asthma symptoms and prescribed Livolin, but it hasn't really helped. My chest X-ray was clear, but my lung function test showed its a bit off. What should I do now?

Accepted Answer

spirometry, methacholine challenge test

Question 2

I'm really struggling with my asthma and sinus issues. My dad has asthma too, so it seems like it's something we're both dealing with. I've been on medication prescribed by my doctor for the last 3 years, like budamate 400 nasal spray and montair 10, but they haven't been helping much. Recently, I went to CMC Vellore, and my doctor there suggested I try budecort 200, fexinase, and lukotas for six months. But despite trying all this, I still get fevers and colds quite frequently, and I recently had a bout of influenza. Now, I'm having chest pain, and it's making breathing feel really heavy. It's like my problem is only getting worse, especially when the weather changes. I avoid cold things, but it doesn't seem to help much. I'm just really curious about whether asthma is ever totally curable because it seems to just keep coming back. What should I do?

Accepted Answer

Continue all the medications as advised by the physician.

Question 3

What does it mean if right pleural thickening shows up in medical tests, like during GCC medicals? I had an x-ray done on my own, and the radiologist didn't see an issue, but another one mentioned I could go for more scans although they didn't expect anything serious to turn up. What could be causing this, and is it something that can be fully treated?

Accepted Answer

Pleural thickening is common and is due previos infection.if you have no symptoms you can completely ignore it will self heal

You may need to take anti Histamine tablets and steroid bronchodialator inhalers for long term benefits you might be suffering from allergic airway disorder

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