Is it serious? (a question for CBB or anyone knowledgeble in the field of medicine)

[Roswell_NX]

Well, the problem is that my lungs make a hissing sound when i breathe after running, or if i just take a deep breath thru my mouth. I'm not sick, and i can't seem to find a reason why its happening. It doesn't bother me, but i'm kinda wondering what's wrong. I know that something is wrong, because it kinda hurts when i take a really deep breath or if i'm standing in the water that's up to the middle of my chest or deeper. It also seems like my lungs can't hold enough air to keep me afloat in the water. I found that out when we had to take swimming at school in the begining of the year, and the teacher didn't know that to do with me, cause i'd sink even if i breathe in as much air as my lungs could hold. I ended up having to just stand there there in the shallow part of the pool and watch everyone else.
Every monday, we have to run a mile and its like you either pass or you get an F. I usually make it in time, but i always have to stop half-way thru a lap, cause i'm out of breath. We have to run four laps. Sometimes when i'm done with the mile, and just sit there waiting for other people, i start coughing up stuff that's just like what's in my nose when i have a cold. I guess it's what causes my lungs to make the hissing sound...

Roswell

[Cowboybooter]

I have very little knowledge of Medicine, Roswell, Surgery / Anaesthesia is what I'm into!

Have you described these symptoms to your Family Doctor?

It sounds like you have a chest infection of some kind, however only tests would tell!

Your ability to float in water has nothing to do with the residual volume of air in your lungs, if you think about all those CSI shows you've watched, even corpses have to be weighted to prevent the natural phenomen of the human body floating!

If you tell your FD exactly what you have said here, he/she can authorise the relevant procedures!

Hope that helps some!

:)

Bob

[davidw]

Usually, and this is just me, when I get that way, I have to take my Albuterol or Combivent. I've got asthma.

[Roswell_NX]

it has been like that for a while now...
maybe about 6 months

Roswell

[MDS]

CC I was going to say it sounds like asthma :)

[Cowboybooter]

Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease can sometimes exhibit the described symptoms, but a productive cough for longer than a coupla weeks should be investigated by a Doctor!

:)

Bob

[Roswell_NX]

in 7th grade, when the teacher made me run faster than i was normaly able to, i had trouble breathing and almost passed out. I couldn't see anything, and somebody had to lead me to where i could sit down. I also have some sort of a heart problem, but nobody cares and they just give me an F in PE (Physical Education) class :(

Roswell

[roadtech]

I would go get checked out sounds like asthma

[Roswell_NX]

The heart problem i have probably is genetic, my grandpa has something kinda like that, but not as bad. When i run hard, my heartbeat speeds up like it should, but then it starts being really uneaven and my heart starts to hurt. I haven't been to the doctor in like 5 years, so i don't know what that really is.

Roswell

[davidw]

Originally posted by Roswell_NX
I also have some sort of a heart problem, but nobody cares and they just give me an F in PE (Physical Education) class :(

Roswell I've got a small heart problem too, part of my heart is big (enlarged), its probably common. As far as your other statment goes, it should say "cared" :)

[sharder8]

Sounds like too much cigerette smoke in the last 6 months to me! :rolleyes:

But I agree, talk to yer' family Doc. :D

Harder

[Roswell_NX]

Originally posted by sharder8
Sounds like too much cigerette smoke in the last 6 months to me! :rolleyes:

Harder

i never thought of that, but maybe you are right...

Roswell

[MDS]

Originally posted by Roswell_NX
i never thought of that, but maybe you are right...

Roswell

You smoke :( I hope not as you are not even 18 yet are you?
If you around people who smoke alot I'd try avoiding them for a bit. BTW I used to smoke before I got Cancer.

[Roswell_NX]

i don't, but my Mom's ex-boyfriend did, and i kinda didn't care about the air-quality, but i guess i should've stayed away...

Roswell

[BBA]

Sounds like the walking pneumonia I had for the first two years I was in the Navy.

I ended up getting cured after getting bit by a cat. :D

...Well, the cat bite isnt what cured me, it really just gave me cat scratch fever. I had to take velosef to get rid of that...and the velosef cured the pneumonia overnight.

[mickwish]

Could be a number of things, most of which aren't real serious, but should be checked out if it's
affecting your ability to do PE properly.

It could be "asthma", which will mean some meedications are needed before you exercise. But if you have a genetic heart condition, you do need to be checked arefully to make sure it's nothing to do with that.

So I'd agree with most everybody and say a trip to your local doctor to discuss your breathing problems during exercise. :)

Oh, and passive smoking shouldn't have such a drastic effect in such a short period of time, really. Just don't start smoking yourself and you should be fine. If you feel like you are gonna start smoking, carry a fire extinguisher. :D

Pays to get things checked out if they start affecting what you can do. ;)

Cheers
Mick

[theKing]

Fat floats---

You must be very thin...

[blackwatch]

i am agreeing with mick on this one
everyone already said what i was thinking which was asthma...do you seem to have more problems when you breathe in or when you breathe out?

and most definately it is worth a trip to the doc. you could have exercise induced asthma. they will do a serious of tests called PFTs or pulmonary funnction testing.
Originally posted by mickwish
Could be a number of things, most of which aren't real serious, but should be checked out if it's
affecting your ability to do PE properly.

It could be "asthma", which will mean some meedications are needed before you exercise. But if you have a genetic heart condition, you do need to be checked arefully to make sure it's nothing to do with that.

So I'd agree with most everybody and say a trip to your local doctor to discuss your breathing problems during exercise. :)

Oh, and passive smoking shouldn't have such a drastic effect in such a short period of time, really. Just don't start smoking yourself and you should be fine. If you feel like you are gonna start smoking, carry a fire extinguisher. :D

Pays to get things checked out if they start affecting what you can do. ;)

Cheers
Mick

[Roswell_NX]

Originally posted by blackwatch
do you seem to have more problems when you breathe in or when you breathe out?

It's harder to breathe in

it just feels like my lungs aren't big enough to hold enough air to supply my body with oxygen (when i'm out of breath while running)

i find myself gasping for air and it kinda hurts when i try to take a deeper breath. It goes back to "normal" if i stop and hold my breath for a few seconds and then breathe slowly

Roswell

[Roswell_NX]

Originally posted by theKing
Fat floats---

You must be very thin...

Nah, i'm not that thin----some people (that includes my Mom) tell me that i'm fat, but i learned to ignore that, since i can't do much about my muscles being the way they are.
Most people in my class have thin long legs like stick figures, but mine are for some reason wider in the places where the muscles are located. That's why jeans that fit me properly are always a few inches too long and i have to roll them up so that they won't be touching the ground when i walk.

Roswell

[blackwatch]

well not that i am diagnosing you, dont take it that way, but usually asthmaatics have a tougher time breathing out then in. might be something else...but again see a doctor.

[knothead]

The advice to see a doc is good advice, though she says she hasn't seen one in five years...

Perhaps there's a financial consideration (i.e., single mom, moving into progressively smaller dwellings, etc.) and out here, these guys will clip you for about $900.00 for a lame-brain checkup! :mad: Believe me, I know! :eek:

Maybe, Ros, you could hit the phone book and call a local "Urgent Care" clinic...I found one in Thousand Oaks, and there's one down the street here, also. It's a different deal, (like, when you ask how much it'll cost, they TELL YOU! :D )

This place was a life-saver w/ my daughters, as a typical appointment ran a measly $65.00. I bet you have one of these clinics near you. Get pro-active, hit the phone book, call 'em up and ask "Hey, how much?"

If they get mysterious, hang up and try the next one.

When you find one, tell your mom, get an idea of when she can take you, then call 'em back and make an appointment.

Sounds like perhaps that's the only way to get it done. So go for it! :)

[BBA]

Originally posted by Roswell_NX
It's harder to breathe in

it just feels like my lungs aren't big enough to hold enough air to supply my body with oxygen (when i'm out of breath while running)

i find myself gasping for air and it kinda hurts when i try to take a deeper breath. It goes back to "normal" if i stop and hold my breath for a few seconds and then breathe slowly

Roswell

If you have reduced lung capacity and a gurgling sensation/sound when taking deep breathes but are otherwise not bed ridden, you probably have walking pneumonia, which is very common and hard to get rid of. Usually the only thing that works is a massive dose of antibiotics but doctors typically prescribe doses too small for fear of loss of effectiveness of the antibiotic later in life.

[blackwatch]

sort of...walking pneumonia is caused by mycoplasma pneumonia, which is an intra-cellular bacteria. they love to hang out in white blood cells, so antibiotics that do not penetrate these cells, ie penicillins, have little effetiveness. macrolide antibiotics as well as the tetracycline family penetrate well and work at normal doses.

[mickwish]

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, actually, to be technically correct. :P

Here is a link to a page at CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/mycoplasmapneum_t.htm) about infections with this bug. :cool: Fairly common, and easily treatable.

Still not convinced that is what Roswell has, though, and anyone with congenital heart conditions should get any shortness of breath problems checked out thorougjly by a doctor. :)

Cheers
Mick

[ThRoNkA]

You need to see a doctor. I have medical insurance as required till I am 25 by law in texas because my parents split. I developed this cough and i get chills here and there but I dont run fever.. one day I thought I turned into a woman having hot flashes.
lol but...
see a doctor when something like this happens. because it only costs me 15 dollars each visit REGARDLESS of hospital or doctor I go to as long they are on my plan. Do you parents have medical insurance on you

[Roswell_NX]

we don't have insurance right now, cause my Mom was going to switch insurance companies, but then decided to just go w/o it, since we weren't in a good shape financially

Roswell

[blackwatch]

mick is as always correct...you got me on my typo ;-)

Originally posted by mickwish
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, actually, to be technically correct. :P

Here is a link to a page at CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/mycoplasmapneum_t.htm) about infections with this bug. :cool: Fairly common, and easily treatable.

Still not convinced that is what Roswell has, though, and anyone with congenital heart conditions should get any shortness of breath problems checked out thorougjly by a doctor. :)

Cheers
Mick