Breathlessness and chest pain after flu, no help from inhaler or breathing treatment
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 4 months
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Now: No benefit
Im still experiencing constant shortness of breath ... I’ve had an inhaler since January that does nothing
In context ↗ - Began after: another virus
Flu was back in beginning of January
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Summary
After a flu in early January, they developed constant shortness of breath and occasional mild chest pain. A chest X-ray, blood work, breathing treatments and a prescribed inhaler did nothing. By May, chest X-ray, chest CT, overnight and exercise pulse oximetry, a heart echo and lung function tests were all normal, though their PFTs showed a significant difference after a breathing treatment while pre-treatment results stayed in the normal range, and the breathlessness continued.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- breathing treatment · No change
did breathing treatment that did nothing
In context ↗ - inhaler · No change
prescribed inhaler that’s done nothing
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | fluFlu was back in beginning of JanuaryIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| January 2025 | constant shortness of breath began; ER visitWent to ER back in January at start of SOBIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-05-10 | still constant breathlessness; all tests normalIm still experiencing constant shortness of breathIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Im still experiencing constant shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
occasional mild chest pain
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