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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@daddyo7777

Well I am 75 yrs. Old ….In the past I have had GERD and HIATAL HERNIA and even an Heart Attack …. I knew from eating food that if I ate too fast
plus let’s say I had a soda , well then I would be in trouble with swallowing and breathing and this would happen now and then but by the next day it was better …..Now about 5 months ago went out to eat and it happened to me again which was not good at all…. Well the nexx day it did not feel better as that stuck in the throat feeling was still lingering ,,,, now that subsided but now I notice that even if I walk a block that I have to stop because I am out of breath and try to breathe some before I try to walk some more before I have to stop again …. I do not know what to do,,,, any suggestions or answers for me ???

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Gabe, Volunteer Mentor | @gabrielm | Feb 20, 2022

Hi @daddyo7777, how did you manage your GERD when you had it? When you say you have a stuck-in-the-throat feeling; are you referring to a breathing sensation or as though there is a lump in your throat?

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Feb 21, 2022

@daddyo7777- Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am not a doctor and can not give you medical advice but if I were you I would run to your doctor. You have had one heart attack already and that in itself is cause for dyspnea.

I hope that you take this seriously even if your symptoms turn out to be much less serious. I'll check back with you in a day or so to see how you are. ok?

Merry

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