| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Problems with breathing | 9/13/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: Good day, I am writing on behalf of my 68 yr old mother who does not have access to a computer. ...
A: Laura, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother, but I'm glad she has you to look out for her and ...
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| Pain in Lungs | 9/2/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: I smoked roughly a pack a day for 18 years, and am now 34 and suffering from a distinct burning in ...
A: Nicole, Congratulations on quitting smoking! That's wonderful! There's only one way to know for ...
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| tumor or cyst | 9/2/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: I coughed up blood a couple times recently & went to my Dr. a chest x-ray was done. It showed a ...
A: Ruth, Great question! A tumor is a swelling and can be cancerous or non-cancerous. A cyst is a ...
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| EMPHYSEMIA | 8/20/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: Doc.Has told me that i have emphysemia,I am 71 years old,I realy don`t have very much shorting of ...
A: Mel, Although I cannot comment on your medical condition (mainly because I am not a medical ...
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| pulmonary granuloma | 8/16/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: i have been an asthmatic since i was three years old . i am now 45 years old. i have been taking ...
A: A pulmonary granuloma, as defined by wrongdiagnosis.com, is "a chronic inflammation and progressive ...
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| Damage to lungs. | 8/13/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: I'm 18 and I wouldn't have smoked more than 110 cigarettes in my life, over the last 2 years. My ...
A: Harris, I appreciate your concerns for the damage that you may have done to your lungs via smoking. ...
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| with regard to copd | 8/10/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: it is my sister who has the disease, and is currently living in huntingdon cambs, my question is ...
A: Sue, Humid environments tend to make breathing more difficult for people with lung disease. There's ...
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| BiPap w/ severe copd | 8/7/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: my mom is 59, has been in the hospital twice in 2 mo. once for pnemona and again because she just ...
A: Amber, This resource may help you find the information you're seeking. ...
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| chest/lung pain in left side | 8/5/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: =o( Hello, first off thanks for taking the time. I'm a male in my twenties and am very physically ...
A: Pierre, Please see another doctor. It's always best to get a second opinion, especially when the ...
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| Breathing problems | 7/31/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: I was diagnosed w/ bronchitis about 4 mos. ago. It has still not gone away. I have been to the ...
A: Tammy, I'm so sorry to hear about your poor health. It sounds to me like you need to see another ...
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| PNEMONIA | 7/24/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: IS THERE ANY HOPE? MY MOM HAS PNEMONIA AND THEY TRIED THE SUCTION IN HER CHEST AND THE DID OKAY, BUT ...
A: Robin, Clearly, I cannot comment on your mother's specific health issues. Just be there for her, ...
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| Collapsed lung | 7/20/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: they said it was spontaneous.The first time they syringed the air out then i went home,I overdid it ...
A: Philip, You should see a pulmonologist about pulmonary rehabilitation. This is not an uncommon ...
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| frequent colds/pneumonia | 7/13/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: I had pnuemonia about 6 months ago, I have been getting frequent colds, about every 2-3 weeks, do ...
A: Only your doctor can answer your question. You should see him/her to follow-up on your pneumonia ...
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| The liver | 7/10/2006 | Stacey Lloyd |
Q: Doctor. Please advise what are the symptoms of TB in the liver? Also, how serious is this, is there ...
A: Desi, Great question! Since TB is transmitted from person to person via coughing, sneezing, etc., ...
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| phlem from lung | 12/18/2005 | Gary |
Q: For a few years now, I have followed a daily urge to clear my lungs of phlem by coughing up small ...
A: Rather than spend time typing out a long winded response, I'll attach a link to the relevant section ...
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| lung problems in a 3yr old | 12/17/2005 | Gary |
Q: My 3yr old nephew has been diagnosed with lung problems. my sister-in-law is very upset about this ...
A: With the information you have, it's impossible for me to guess what the problem is. I think you ...
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| Destroyed lung and lung transplantation | 12/13/2005 | Gary |
Q: T.B attacked me in my infanthood and destroyed my left lung. Now my age is 36. I am in the ...
A: I'd go with what the specialists recommend. If that's a pneumonectomy then I'm sure they opted for ...
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| sarcoidosis | 12/13/2005 | Gary |
Q: . i was wondering if u know if there are signs if sarcoidosis is "flaring up" ? i was diagnosed with ...
A: I think the best thing that i can do is direct you to a reputable website that will answer many, if ...
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| lungs | 10/22/2005 | Gary |
Q: a ct scan showed a spot on my right lung. i'll be having a second ct scan soon. i keep getting ...
A: Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I've been away. I really don't think that I can add ...
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| Lung condition-bronchiectasis | 10/7/2005 | Gary |
Q: My 78-yr old mother has had bronchiectasis since she was a little girl. Recently she had pneumonia ...
A: Routine sputum culture for dust would be unhelpful in this situation. House dust is mainly made up ...
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| Lung Collapse | 9/6/2005 | Gary |
Q: No you're right I forgot to mention is was a spontaneous pneumothorax. The doctor said it's likely ...
A: I think you have hit the nail on the head. It's the old vicious circle. I think you are probably out ...
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| Lung Collapse | 9/4/2005 | Gary |
Q: This is the most relevant area I found. I had a lung collapse about a year ago and I had surgery. ...
A: This isn't really my area of expertise, but since it's the most relevant area you can find, I'll do ...
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| second hand smoke | 9/3/2005 | Gary |
Q: I work in a small preschool with a nursery for the children of staff members. My asssitant is ...
A: We know that the components of tobacco smoke are the harmful things and we know that tobacco smoke ...
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| Flem in the lungs | 8/30/2005 | Jane |
Q: My question is reguarding flem buildup in the lungs and trouble breathing. What causes this flem ...
A: Phlegm can be caused by a number of things. It would be wise to go and see a doctor to make sure ...
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| Emphysema | 8/11/2005 | Jane |
Q: I was diagnosed with emphysema a number of years ago my xray showed aveoli damage and yet when I ...
A: I don't have a great deal of knowledge about emphysema, although a lung capacity of 93% does seem ...
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| Short of Breath | 7/24/2005 | Gary |
Q: Gary- I am a healthy male in his 30's who has mild asthma. I work at a hotel as a van driver and ...
A: If your asthma is usually well controlled then something is making it play up at the moment. Don't ...
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| Short of Breath | 7/24/2005 | Jane |
Q: Jane- I am a healthy male in his 30's who has mild asthma. I work at a hotel as a van driver and ...
A: All Experts volunteers are not allowed to form any sort of diagnosis. Noxious fumes are a lung ...
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| do u know anything about this.. | 7/14/2005 | Gary |
Q: please help me i really need to know these things and i will appreciate it so much. thank ...
A: You have stopped at the right time. If you have only smoked for 4 years and are still only 17 now, ...
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| deadly lung diseases and reversing them | 7/6/2005 | Jane |
Q: My uncle, five years ago, was diagnosed with lung disease. Unfortunately he didn't tell anyone ...
A: I'm sorry your Uncle is ill. Unfortunately fibrocystosis is not my area of knowledge. Researching ...
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| NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER | 6/30/2005 | Jane |
Q: WHAT IS "NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER"? IS IT CURABLE? DID ANYBODY WITH THE ABOVE DISEASE HAD ...
A: The Cancer Research UK site states that "There are three types of non-small cell lung cancer. These ...
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| NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER | 6/30/2005 | Gary |
Q: WHAT IS "NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER"? IS IT CURABLE? DID ANYBODY WITH THE ABOVE DISEASE HAD ...
A: I'm not sure I'll be able to answer your question fully. Lung cancers are a very specialist area and ...
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| copd | 6/24/2005 | Gary |
Q: Last week I went for a chest x-ray due to a broken, it wasn't broken, but my doctor called to tell ...
A: First of all what was broken? You didn't type this in your question. Secondly, what is the Big "E"? ...
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| lung pains | 6/15/2005 | Gary |
Q: I'm a teenage girl and in good health. Lately I have been getting random pains in the left side of ...
A: The likelihood is that it's nothing serious and will go away in time. It could be something as ...
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| COPD treatments | 6/2/2005 | Gary |
Q: Gary, Do you know what advances there have been in the treatment of COPD? And, what new and/or ...
A: I prefer to refer to them as "therapies" because using the word "treatment" suggests there is a cure ...
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| Career | 5/20/2005 | Gary |
Q: Sir, I'm doing a project as part of Health class in which I have to interview experts. I will highly ...
A: I would say that the ability to communicate with other people is the most important skill a person ...
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| influence of food on asthma | 5/8/2005 | Gary |
Q: Gary, Is food, e.g. milk and milkproducts known to have any influence on asthma? Greetings, Agnes
A: The influence that various foods have on asthma is a controversial topic. It isn't fully understood. ...
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| Tuberculosis | 4/21/2005 | Gary |
Q: I wonder if you have an idea about how long a healthy person could go without knowing they had TB ...
A: Firstly, it's important to remember that "TB infection" and "TB disease" are different. TB infection ...
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| smoking | 4/16/2005 | Gary |
Q: I was recently a teenage smoker, who am now quiting I want to know are there anyways to reverse the ...
A: A 2 month smoking history is unlikely to have caused long-lasting damage. So, I doubt there is ...
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| back pain | 3/22/2005 | Gary |
Q: NO diagnosis requested... just a general opinion. Hypothetically speakaing, might some form of lung ...
A: To be honest, I'm not sure. I would imagine, though, that if the lungs were the cause of the back ...
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| COPD ?? | 3/8/2005 | Gary |
Q: I am a 50yr old male and I was diagnosed with asthma approx. 10yrs ago by the family Doctor which ...
A: COPD Guidance in the UK suggests that mucolytics (like Bisolven) which are meant to make it easier ...
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