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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@pc72- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Connect. It looks like you have had a rough time. All of this can really be overwhelming. I am assuming that one of your doctors is a Cardiologist? What other tests have you had done? Any chance that you've had a stress test? I
Do you remember what proceeded with your first instance of this? Did it start with a diverticulosis flare-up?
https://www.drugs.com/health-guide/diverticulosis-and-diverticulitis.html
Seeing a new doctor can be very nerve-racking. I always have all of my previous tests and notes from any doctors that might help the new dr. I also write down any and all questions that you have.

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pc72 | @pc72 | Feb 25, 2020

Hi, Merry. Thank you for the reply! One of my doctors is a cardiologist — I was on the cardiology floor at the hospital for a couple days last week. I had a chest x-ray, CT angiogram, stress test and echocardiogram done — all good, although the stress test was done when I wasn’t short of breath.

I do think this started with diverticulitis, as I never really rebounded fully. I have some auto-immune conditions, notably hypothyroidism and mild vitiligo — I wonder if those play a role, too.

My sister today said, “If the doctors here [in Chicago] can’t figure it out, let’s go up to Mayo for a couple days.”

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