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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

Lung Health | Last Active: Oct 23 10:20am | Replies (3405)
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Thanks for sharing @kid2thdr. Can the doctors do anything about the paralyzed diaphragm? And does it just affect situations where you’re exerting yourself like waking up stairs as you mentioned or do you have a constant shortness of breath?

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kid2thdr | @kid2thdr | Nov 20, 2022

It appears there is no treatment. Many people evidently have it and don’t even know it until found in a routine CXR by a radiologist with keen eyes.
Mine is paralyzed in the “up” position, which places my lung in the “smallest volume” possible.
It seems to affect me most when walking up stairs. I can handle 2 flights, but then it’s as if someone sucks the air out of the room. So I am learning to be “mindful” about any unnecessary exertion when possible.

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