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Nonspecific interstitial thickening with groundglass opacities

Posted by bumble81 @bumble81, Feb 23, 2019

Recently I was in the ER with chest pain. I have actually been in numerous times with chest pain. My doctor insists I just have panic. This last time I went they did a CT scan of my chest and it showed this Nonspecific interstitial thickening with groundglass opacities. The doctor did not give me any instructions. Said he did not really know what that was and did not think I should do anything about it and that it would not cause my chest pain. Should I get a second opinion?

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cynie | @cynie | Aug 13 11:30am
In reply to @fracturedd "Oh OK, I understand. I guess my cough is more chronic. Like you said, if I..." + (show)
@fracturedd

Oh OK, I understand. I guess my cough is more chronic. Like you said, if I get winded I will have a coughing episode. My pulmonologist gave me a Inhaler, but said it most likely won't work for me. And she was right!! It only works for mucus, which I don't really have.
Lol, yay you is right!! Avoiding a hospital visit is always accomplishment!!!

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Do you use over- the-court mucinex?

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kiducator | @kiducator | Aug 14 2:01am
In reply to @fracturedd "We replaced the pft with the walk test. My oxygen level is good. I check it..." + (show)
@fracturedd

We replaced the pft with the walk test. My oxygen level is good. I check it daily. Usually 98%. I have a physical job. I practice Bikram yoga. I do get out of breath and winded easily. I've started to really listen to my lungs. When I get winded I take a minute. A couple years ago I learned my lesson with pushing myself. Ended up with a pneumothorax and a long painful recovery. Phew that was so scary. Never thought I would recover and here I am back to normal. The human body truly is amazing.

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This was a good information I am glad I saw. I tend to push myself sometimes, or in the past I did. When you are running out of breath, its hard to keep pushing. I had no idea that pushing could case a pneumothorax. How long is the recovery period for that ? I will definitely be listening to my body and taking a break when I should. ( I should have been doing this regardless of if I read something that scared me) The body is amazing ! Especially when it comes to healing. Its so nice to hear that you recovered and got back to your normal life.

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Aug 14 1:39pm

Definitely get second opinion, this time fro, a pulmonary physician. I am surprised that your physician was unaware. I have had several flare-ups from this and was treated with antibiotics and steroid taper. The ICU's saw alot of this with the Covid patients during the pandemic.

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bettelou | @bettelou | Aug 29 9:19am

PLEASE get a 2nd opinion, from a Pulmonologist!

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