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Originally Posted by alice md
Thanks Annie,
could I join what you said about Jana?
this psychological explanation is very interesting. I wonder if the anger the neurologists caused me so many times, is what made it easier for me to tolerate my respiratory symptoms? so in fact they actually did me a lot of good then?
also, my concern is that those "panic attacks" may be in fact respiratory muscle weakness that has been overlooked by the neurologist. as we all (unfortantely know) this is not a "rare" occurence.
alice
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I really don't think that's the case. As I said, my pulmonary tests came out very well - especially for someone who smoked off and on (mostly on) for 23 years (I quit in October). Is it possible to have respiratory problems but have good results on the pfts? After ekg, echo, pfts, and stress test, no one (neuro, rheumy, cardio), the only trouble anyone's found is a small atrial defect that was too small to be corrected and just has to be watched every few months to make sure it doesn't grow. Could there be respiratory problems without any of those tests showing it?