I am 23 years old male, having almost 4
months:
- shortness of breath(always/anytime), can
not take deep breath.
- palpitation(sometimes)
- tingling sensation on my upper back, my
finger and my foot (very often)
- dizzy, feeling weak.
I had a history on asthma, but my SOB
didn't response to asthma medication.
Recently, my doctor prescribed me
Singulair, Allegra, Xopenex, Flovent
(since he told me that my SOB is because
of asthma). I did 3 chest x-ray tests
(last one was 2 weeks ago, came out
normal), spirometry test, EKG, Echo,
holter monitoring, TSH blood test. All
test were normal. With this SOB I can't
concentrate while studying and doing
another activities. My peak flow is around
500 L/min while the normal for my age and
height is around 610. (I'm 5'7" high)
My questions are:
1. Is it possible that my SOB is because
of Pulmonary Fibrosis/Interstitial Lung
Disease? I was a motorbike rider when I
was an undergraduate student. Is the
exposure of air pollution (from vehicle
for example) can cause Pulm. Fibrosis?
2. What kind of test need to be done to
know whether my SOB is because of
Pulmonary Fibrosis or not?
3. Does normal chest x-ray result can rule
out Pulmonary Fibrosis/Interstitial Lung
Disease?Do I need to have CT scan on my
Lung?
Thank you very much
Heribertus
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brendyli5
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 7
Posted: 03-28-08 19:20pm
My father had Pulmonary Fibrosis. The Dr.
told us that the only test that can
determine what type of fibrosis he has was
a lung biopsy. He said that there is
treatment for 2 of the type of fibrosis.
Ask your doctor about that.
