Upper Back Pain Accompanied By Shortness of Breath Posted: 11-13-07 12:50pm
For the past 2 weeks, my wife has been
suffering with persistent back pain
accompanied by shortness of breath. She's
25 years old and in otherwise good health,
not overweight, not a smoker, eats as
healthy as possible, etc.
She finally went to the doctor and he
prescribed a sterooid to open her airways.
He said if the pain continues to go to the
hospital. That night the pain was so bad
we decided to go to the hospital.
They took X-Rays and found nothing. The
doc gave her motrin for the pain and siad
its probably related to th fact that she
was sick a month earlier and never fully
healed. The shortness of breath was
causing the cartlige between the ribs to
enflame, causing the pain.
Fine... but the pain continued. She went
back to her doctor who decided to treat
her as if she has asthma. Inhaler,
steroids, the works... the pain
continues.
Yesterday she went to another doctor for a
second opinion. He couldnt explain the
pain and also thinks she's becoming (or
is) asthmatic.
I dont buy it... her mom is asthmatic and
NEVER had pain in her back. She can barely
move, has a hard time with our kids, it's
really affecting everything she does.
Does anyone out there have any idea what's
going on?
Thanks in advance,
Ivan
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Tyton
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Chiropractor Or Physical Therapist Might Just Be the Answer Posted: 11-14-07 15:37pm
Hi Ivan,
Personally I don’t think that you sound
so terrible, as your user name might
imply, and welcome to the forum.
I am no doctor but if I have to venture a
guess, and this truly is a guess. I am
guessing that while your wife was sick she
spent a considerable amount of time lying
on her side while watching TV on either
your couch or bed? Do either of those
surfaces sag or give way under pressure
and weight? Does she tend to lay on one
side more then the other?
It doesn’t take nearly as long as some
people might think for the body to start
degenerating, even perfectly healthy
bodies, when not kept in motion,
degenerate at an alarming rate. As a
result it’s not uncommon to develop
secondary physical ailments following
illness and recovery for whatever reason.
People who convalesce on “sagging”
surfaces often develop symptom affecting
their backs. Because of your wife’s
symptoms and lack of a conclusive
diagnosis, I wonder if she has developed a
sublaxation in her thoracic spine, T-3,
T-4, T-5 region that no one is seeing or
cares about if they do?
What I do know for sure is that my husband
periodically complains of the same
symptoms that you have described. He has
sought the services of a chiropractor and
achieved immediate relief from simple
spinal manipulation. I would also
recommend a course of physical therapy,
they too are capable of spinal realignment
and will be able to provide an exercise
program designed to ensure optimal core
strength to prevent occurrences such as
this in the future. If your bed is an
issue, it might be time to consider
replacing it. If your couch or chairs are
an issue, you might consider buying your
wife a new living room set for Christmas.
Good Luck and Best Wishes,
Tyton
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Posted: 11-26-07 13:49pm
What about arthritis as a possibility?
RA, more specifically, or another
auto-immune disease?
