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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@singledad42

I definitely try to not take deep breaths as much as I can and when my back starts to hurt and pinch and burn it does get so much. Worse so I’m to be scheduled this week to get a referral to a spine doctor but I’m terrified that if it is the phrenic nerve that it might sever and I’d be screwed and stuck with this forever. I’m a single father of three and have to work I don’t have a choice, I I fail then my kids and I won’t have a house to live in. It’s scary, but now I lay on my back as much as I can and sit when I can to not agitate my back anymore than it needs to be

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Gabe, Volunteer Mentor | @gabrielm | Apr 9 11:06pm

I think getting your spine looked might provide some answers for you. I think they would find ways to help with any nerve damage or whatever they discover to be the cause of the back pain. But I would definitely get handle on the back pain- it sounds like there's a link there. Maybe the pain is causing you anxiety or panic especially about not being able to fully open your lungs and diaphragm due to the back pain. In the meantime, I would focus on slow, shallow breaths as much as possible.

Do you know what your blood oxygen level is? Have you gotten it tested at the doctor recently? How is your heart rate?

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