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walk 23 steps and get totally out of breath and heartrate goes up
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jun 24, 2023 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
I wish I was on this forum earlier to tell u of my experience. I am 62 now. Prior to 2005, I got my exercise by biking. In the spring of '05 I hopped on my bike for a short 8 mile ride to start building up my stamina for the upcoming biking season. After going about 2 miles I found myself gasping for air. I had to dismount and go to my knees to regain my breath. Doctors first said I had asthma and treatments never worked. Condition continued to get worse. The least bit of exertion would bring on this breathing attack. Then just standing from sitting position would cause me to gasp for a breath. Finally I found a doctor that sent me to a hematologist. In my case it turned out that I have multiple myeloma. A result of that caused me to be anemic, and getting blood transfusions seem to help some what. I now am back to having this problem being chronic, and am hopeful Mayo will accept my request for an appointment so I can have another opinion for my condition. I hope your docs find the cause of your condition, if not, consider seeing a hematologist. Good luck.
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When I finally went to a different doctor, she gave me a CBC blood test. None of my previous docs gave me a complete blood count. It is practically routine. So see if in all those blood tests you have been given, if one was a CBC. Turned out my hemoglobin was 5 and should be around 14. I almost died. Got blood transfusions and am taking iron now. Hope you get this and it helps. Let me know. I now get checked every three months and I am in a long recovery to get strength and endurance back.
Has anyone ever told you about POTS? Doctors don't like to go there because very difficult to diagnose. Buy I betlieve Mayo actually has
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I am gasping for breath with any exertion: showering, walking, especially up stairs, and sometimes I get out of breath just from talking for more than a couple minutes. I am 49 and have been gradually getting worse for last 3 years. My throat sometimes feels constricted and gets sore when I talk at length. Never smoked. Haven't been out of the country. I've had numerous tests, all normal: heart cath, lung scans, allergy tests, neurological, MRI, thyroid, endoscopy, chest x-rays, diaphragm radiology, and countless blood tests. I've had 2nd and 3rd opinions on many of these. Still no answers. I can't work full-time, and some days not at all.