Has anyone experienced lung inflammation with chest and back muscle pain. I have been experiencing chest and back pain for over a year. It feels like an inflammed muscle. I recently have been short of breath. I went to the doctor and he said I had some inflammation and thought it was bronchitis. Anyone else experience this?
Posted by Dogsandcats (Member # 28544) on :
Babesia gave me air hunger-the feeling I could not get enough air. I could feel that way while sitting or really get whomped going up the stairs.
What other symptoms led the doc to think bronchitis?
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
Sounds like pluresy, too.
Posted by Jennifer70 (Member # 30280) on :
yes, one of my very first lyme symptoms was pleurisy, which never really went away, i still have a less painful inflammation going on with my lungs. Seasonal allergies make it worse.
Posted by annxyzz (Member # 20404) on :
I have had many similar problems - costochondritis and pleurisy and asthma. One thing that is helping me is a product called oregamax that many allergy/ COPD / asthma patients use that is an oregano extract compound . The reviews at iherb and amazon were plentiful and remarkable , so I have tried it . Actually I am using the vitamin shoppe knock off of oregamax , which is cheaper ( oregano extract 1.75 volatile oils ) . It seems to help a LOT . Check out the reviews for oregamax at iherb and amazon and you will find many people who say it has made a huge difference . The VS product is far cheaper and is great .
My theory : a lot of breathing problems are related to fungus and this kills it . All sinus infections are fungal also . I suspect ( just a guess) that the same cause is assoc with chest / lung problems because this stuff is so effective that it gets a lot of people off steroids and advair .
Posted by lsthompson19 (Member # 31605) on :
I did have one doctor say pluerisy also. The new doc thought bronchitis based on the inflamation that the xray showed. I will dedinitely try the oregamax. Thanks for all of the input.
Posted by sparkle7 (Member # 10397) on :
Might be hidden lungworm, too...? I recently started taking nebulized iodine. I don't know if it will be something helpful yet so I can't recommed it.
I never really had much of a problem with my lungs but someone close to me said I "breathe like a little bird". I never really noticed. Parasites are good at hidding - re: "hidden" lungworm...
Fungus is a good possibility, too. I seemed to have some kind of yeast die-off the other day.
Posted by lsthompson19 (Member # 31605) on :
I thought about the worms. I'm in the process of finding a new llmd. Hope they can figure it out. I'm miserable.
Posted by sparkle7 (Member # 10397) on :
Yes, I noticed that I started having rib pain pretty recently along with all the back, shoulder & neck pain. After a while - you just don't know...