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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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Hello,

I have already done it, too. I got an MRI scan of my entire spine (lower back, chest segment and neck). Although there definitely were some problems, neurologist told me it wasn't that bad. I think I should get a second opinion about it.

Have you fixed your problem with a pinched nerve? If yes, how did you do it?

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grandma72 | @grandma72 | Aug 24, 2022

I was short of breath upon minimal exertion for 91/2 years with workouts at Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic and more… healthy but couldn’t do more than two steps and had to stop and breathe … like congestive heart failure. My husband suggested an X-ray of my spine, since I had pain in left side chest and down arm, which showed a herniated disc at C5/6 pressing in on
my spine. I had anterior cervical disckectomy and it healed my problem. I went out and climbed 72 steps 🙂 I began having this other breathing problem as we all discuss here only maybe six months before the surgery and seemed worse after the surgery but has eased up since. It seems to be related to movement for me. I plan to give it time and if it becomes worse then check to see if perhaps the problem is in my neck again. Good luck 🙂

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