Ok, for several months I have had shortness of breath. Severe shortness of breath just about all the time- often I have to keep yawning to get enough oxygen. It does not seem to be exacerbated by exercise- it can be the same if I am laying down or if I am jogging.
Looked it up symptoms on the internet and possible causes are pulmonary (maybe asthma) or a cardiac (for example, a heart problem or something.) I know it sounds silly, but I was afraid to get it diagnosed because of my health insurance (which comes up for renewal every three months and and each time the company has the option to deny renewal.) And, honestly, if it was something terrible, I just didn't want to know. I only decided to get it checked out because I'm supposed to have surgery in 2 weeks and I didn't want worsen anything by going under anesthesia.
Go to the doctor and they gave me lots of tests. EKG- I snuck a peak at the first analysis. It said borderline normal, but "unconfirmed." I couldn't see the spriometer graph though, and they did not say what the results were. (I think they can't tell me anything because they're not sure.)
More tests, treatments, tubes, x-rays,etc., then my doctor comes back and says I might have asthma. Now I am supposed to use an inhaler twice a day. It seems to help a little. Actually I use it 3 or 4 times a day and it is the highest dosage, which I know I'm not supposed to do but I gotta breath!
For anyone that knows about asthma, does this sound like asthma to you? Any other ideas?
BTW, emotionally I am doing ok. I'm just a littlecuz I still don't know whats wrong or how to fix it.
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cuz I still don't know whats wrong or how to fix it.
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