Monty1973
20-11-16, 16:46
Hi Everyone
For the past 6 months or so I have been suffered from breathlessness. This has also been accompanied by chest pain, pain in the upper back, pain in the testicles and pain that radiates down the arms. More recently I have developed a really bad dry mouth and when the breathlessness is really bad it is accompanied by rumbling tinnitus in my ears.
In total I have had 6 chest x-rays in the last years and one which included a lateral view, and 3 ecgs, all of which did not reveal anything sinister apart from a precardial fat pad next to the heart. I also have had a serious of blood tests, which have been mostly clear apart from high cholesterol. I was admitted into A&E last Tuesday because I was feeling faint and having trouble breathing. The attending doctor also asked me to do a peak flow test which showed a lower than normal lung function (measured as 500). Again they did my bloods and a chest x ray which came back normal. The attending doctor prescribed me a short course of steroids and an inhaler and said that I could possibly have the early signs of COPD. The only surprising find was that my thyroid (TSH) level was 4.9 which lies outside the normal range and could therefore be indicative of an underactive thyroid. I know from reading the research literature that an underactive thyroid can create problems, such as breathlessness, dry mouth and dry mouth and problems such as muscle aches and cramps which I have also been experiencing.
Tomorrow, I am due to visit my GP for a spirometery test and ECG. I don't think I am concerned about my heart as I have normal ECGS. But I am concerned as my breathlessness is with me all the time and is also bad when trying to go to sleep. I have a real fear about lung cancer as my dad died of the disease seven years ago. I am 43 and gave up smoking some eight years ago, but as I was a heavy smoker my GP said that COPD could develop in my early 40's. He did say to me and I have seen a couple of other doctors that I definitely do not have lung cancer. I am going to see a CBT therapist at work as my anxiety and psychological stress is not helping matters. I don't have a cough and I am not coughing up any blood. I know that a persistent cough is associated with COPD. Do I need to inform the doctor about my thyroid being outside the normal range? When I had it tested in October it was normal bit now it is raised. I look forward to hearing your replies.
Monty
For the past 6 months or so I have been suffered from breathlessness. This has also been accompanied by chest pain, pain in the upper back, pain in the testicles and pain that radiates down the arms. More recently I have developed a really bad dry mouth and when the breathlessness is really bad it is accompanied by rumbling tinnitus in my ears.
In total I have had 6 chest x-rays in the last years and one which included a lateral view, and 3 ecgs, all of which did not reveal anything sinister apart from a precardial fat pad next to the heart. I also have had a serious of blood tests, which have been mostly clear apart from high cholesterol. I was admitted into A&E last Tuesday because I was feeling faint and having trouble breathing. The attending doctor also asked me to do a peak flow test which showed a lower than normal lung function (measured as 500). Again they did my bloods and a chest x ray which came back normal. The attending doctor prescribed me a short course of steroids and an inhaler and said that I could possibly have the early signs of COPD. The only surprising find was that my thyroid (TSH) level was 4.9 which lies outside the normal range and could therefore be indicative of an underactive thyroid. I know from reading the research literature that an underactive thyroid can create problems, such as breathlessness, dry mouth and dry mouth and problems such as muscle aches and cramps which I have also been experiencing.
Tomorrow, I am due to visit my GP for a spirometery test and ECG. I don't think I am concerned about my heart as I have normal ECGS. But I am concerned as my breathlessness is with me all the time and is also bad when trying to go to sleep. I have a real fear about lung cancer as my dad died of the disease seven years ago. I am 43 and gave up smoking some eight years ago, but as I was a heavy smoker my GP said that COPD could develop in my early 40's. He did say to me and I have seen a couple of other doctors that I definitely do not have lung cancer. I am going to see a CBT therapist at work as my anxiety and psychological stress is not helping matters. I don't have a cough and I am not coughing up any blood. I know that a persistent cough is associated with COPD. Do I need to inform the doctor about my thyroid being outside the normal range? When I had it tested in October it was normal bit now it is raised. I look forward to hearing your replies.
Monty