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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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I have shortness of breath, chest tightness in the middle of my chest, sometimes chest pain, but not always, upper back pain in the middle of my shoulder blades. All my bloodwork, heart, lung tests have been nornal... my rdw count was a bit low, ddimer elevated, and co2 just a tad high. I deal with this everyday... i am not hyperventilating like people do suggest.... no way...... my doctor is saying anxiety..... i have been doing the 4, 7, 8, breathing.. seems to help.... trying to stay hydrated.... i still feel back pain even if im not as sob. I have sleep apnea, and am 80 lbs overweight... i dont think its that though as i have been heavy a while now. Actually lost 30 lbs, quit smoking, no change really. You can private message me if u would like to chat. I also have facebook.
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@aea1205- Good morning. Not much is scarier than finding yourself short of breath. I know I've had lung cancer 4 times. Have you been to a pulmonologist? Have you had any CT scans?
Anxiety is indeed a factor, how can it not be?
You might have COPD, which can cause all of these symptoms.
I am not over weight but I do feel less able to breathe if I gain weight, esp around holidays. And as soon as I lose it my breathing is a lot easier.
You might need more than one kind of inhaler that you take everyday.
Would you consider returning to your doctor or even switching to one, a Pulmonologist?
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/shortness-of-breath/basics/causes/sym-20050890
https://diet.mayoclinic.org/diet/home/google/?promo=52-qtr&utm_source=Search&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=TopBrandedBMM&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6IfoBRCiARIsAF6q06tny8H2NyB6roIDuOrcQntEkIpTTUoLfioaWzfYh6LnQldxmAET9S4aAtQmEALw_wcB
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679
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I meant co2 low not high in my first post....