Yes, I too have had many respiratory difficulties.
Lots of coughing, shortness of breath, chest congestion, allergies, sinus problems, asthma, etc.

I have had to use rescue inhalers for about a year and a half now. Before that, and before I knew I had TBDs, I only used an inhaler for exercise induced asthma.

I also get what seem to be allergy attacks out of nowhere now. I was never allergic to anything before TBDs got the best of me.

Some of it has subsided with lyme and Bartonella treatment, so I am hoping that eventually, this will fade away just as many other symptoms have.

Just a suggestion...if you will post your medical questions in the medical forum, you will most probably receive many more answers.

My best,
melanie

They told me (and I have the letter from the pulmonologist in hand), "Ms. _____ will be a good candidate for lung transplant/lung reduction surgery given her young age."

Also had a sleep study and the results? I should to be on mechanical ventilation!

They later retracted their diagnoses and sent me home to die. Why? They couldn't come up with a logical reason, let alone an accurate diagnosis.

I had a recent tick bite and ever since then I've had shortness of breath and was dxd with asthma. It was made worse by acid reflux gone out of control!

The tick was tested for Lyme and babesia and it came back negative, but SOMETHING'S going on here! &^%^$ ticks!

I didn't have much in the way of allergies prior to lyme--just some seasonal sufferings

During the course of the disease--I developed a slight case of asthma--made much worse when hubby was transfered to one of the most polluted cities in the USA

But it hit it's all time high when the mycoplasma Pnuemonia showed up--I actually had to go to the pulmonologist for that one

Sometimes the shortness of breath can be caused by acid reflex-- it's worth looking into--as many here have had that problem( I've got that goin' on right now)

Hey, LymeToo---any chance that tick could have been carrying some mycoplasmas???

BTW, Playing a doctor on T.V may actually pay more than being one in clinical practice!!

I'm sure Tom Cruise's next role will be playing a psychologist ( oh, ya--he doesn't believe in that field--it's "glib")

Not sure if you've received the official welcome or not, so copying/pasting a little info here for you.

Welcome to this 24/7 educational & support group board!

Here's TREEPATROL's and TINCUP'S combination newbie links.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/029917.html

Print off the links then check them off as you read as you could spend several months reading all of this.

print & read Dr. Barrascono's info first; you will come back to this often.

Also, see Cheryl's extensive web sites on: LD DIAGNOSIS, SYMPTOMS, & TREATMENT ... wonderful!
http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymediseasetreatment.html

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I mentioned to my llmd that I had what seemed like an asthma attack the week before, after not having one for several years. He said he could fix it right there in his office.

Now, as much as I trust this guy, I had alarm bells ringing all over the place. He explained that a German doc had discovered that muscle spasms can cause asthma, There is a muscle that runs from the back around to the front of the lungs and when it is spasming causes the nerves in that area to send mixed signals and triggers tightness in the lungs. Now, this isn't a medical explaination at all, but my re-telling of his explaination to me.

What he did was give me a shot of novacaine just below the shoulder blade on both sides in this muscle that should be be flat but was like a hot dog in me. I could literally feel the tighness melt away and my lungs open up. It was trully amazing. I have been breathing well for 3 weeks. More O in my body has meant better brain function and more energy.

He also said that my chiro is missing something if this muscle is spasming and needs to adjust me to correct this. I'll see him this week. We'll see what happens there.

My llmd said that he has been using this treatment on patients with asthma that requires an inhaler and their dependance has been reduced.

He told me all the details, but they were forgotten, I'll call the office sometime and get the details, on paper this time.

It is certainly a different approach to correcting the problem.