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Elevated diaphragm causing COPD type symptoms

Lung Health | Last Active: Nov 17, 2023 | Replies (33)
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@notakaren

Hi Kevin,
I am having the same problems. I have been told it is showing up with people who had covid---particularly those who ended up in the hospital. Mine hit me suddenly 3 months ago. I was runnng 3 miles a day in June and now I can't even walk 1/4 a mile. I don't know where mine came from, but suspect a mild car wreck. However, I did have an extreme bout with covid back at the very beginning of 2020 which could have caused it. Who knows. I just know that I have a farm and I can't manage life any more. I am very sad. I have always been extremely active and this is not what I thought would happen to me. I would like to hear a follow up from you on how you have been the last 2 years.

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kevintran | @kevintran | Nov 11, 2023

Hi Notakaren,
Sorry for the late response.
At that time , I suffered shortness of breath after playing just just 5 minutes of tennis. So I went to see my doctor, he ran various tests then sent me to a lung doctor and a heart doctor. My problem continued for 3 months then they scheduled me for a lung & heart tests within 1 week. Like a miracle, after the tests I was able to play tennis almost as well as before. I talked to my doctors about it, they were surprised too but they suspected that my problem was "Flat lung sac -- Atelectasis", in which comple or partial collapse of a lung or a section (lobe) of a lung.
That's why the airs couldn't travel well throughout my lung.
And usually the doctors order the Cough Assist (CA) treatment. It would recruit lung volumes, treat and prevent atelectasis, improve cough effectiveness, increase mechanical compliance, optimize thoracic range of motion and increase lung volume.
The 2 breathing tests (1 for lung & 1 for heart) forced the airs through tiny fat lung sac, expanded the collapsed ones and helped them to return to the normal size. That's how I could breath normally after the tests.
May be you should ask your doctor to order similar breathing tests, they may alleviate your breathing problem.
Best wishes to you

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