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Difficulty getting my breath upon exertion: What could it be?
Lung Health | Last Active: May 19, 2023 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
I do use HEPA filters and I also use those CLARiiON plug-ins that help but you did say something about the chest movement and I have had triple bypass and my body is trying to destroy the wires and I have decreased bone density there because of it in my breast plate is moving I see the doctor next Monday and hopefully they’ll consider that it’s the breast plate that is causing my breathing problems. You said you got all the metal out of your body. I have a titanium shoulder and a defibrillator in my chest. Sure hope that’s not causing all this phlegm. Your input has really helped me a lot. Thank you .
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@twitt99707 My dad had a defibrillator and that was just lower than his collar bone. I don't know if your doctors will consider immune responses to metals if they are main stream doctors as a cause of excess phlegm but it does happen. I used to get a chest infection every 6 weeks from this and getting the metal out stopped that cycle. I had 3 months of being metal free after removal of dental work, and then I broke my ankle, and the extra phlegm returned along with chronic hives that covered my arm or thigh as a huge itchy patch after I had titanium plates. I had to be on antihistamines all the time or else I couldn't stand it. Then removing the plates made me better again and I'm lucky I could make that choice. You can look at this website which is the original practice from the doctor that began the field of Environmental Medicine. They do treat people for reactions to surgical implants. That might help you live better with it if it is bothering you. I know of this practice from one of my doctors, but I have not been a patient there.
Environmental Health Center Dallas
https://www.ehcd.com/
This lab tests for immune responses to implants, but you may not need to do that.
https://www.orthopedicanalysis.com/
It is expensive and likely not covered by insurance. I did this before my spine surgery, and it showed no reactions. I ended up doing spine surgery without hardware, but I did develop a response to titanium plates 6 months after my ankle surgery. The doctor didn't believe it was the metal causing the constant hives, but it all resolved after the plates were removed.
This Environmental Medicine field also has a provider search at this website.
https://www.aaemonline.org/
You might also want to look for a physical therapist who does myofascial release which is a special training in methods from John Barnes. There is a provider search for this at http://mfrtherapists.com/ It may help if you can move better.
I put a lot of information at the beginning of this discussion on Myofascial Release, so you may want to look. That may help get your chest wall moving better if there are fascial restrictions or tightness interfering, and that may be from scar tissue from your surgery. That can link to other tight patterns that you might have. My PT helped me lot with this. My tight pattern extends from one side of my neck and jaw, through the rib cage to one side of my pelvis which can pull it out of alignment, and pull it forward. It interferes with the respiratory diaphragm between the hips and pelvis. If I can move all that better, I can take a slow deeper breath.
_ Neuropathy - "Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
I hope you find an answer that helps you feel better.