Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 
08-02-2011, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,536 Re: Hardware Removal from previous ACDF surgery
Thanks for the clarification. I've never heard of wax in the holes, but who knows.....
Still you need to be prepared for issues post-op, as I said before, as he will be going through scar tissue...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
04-29-2011, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,065 Re: Bit of a Mystery
Okay, good that your doc covered the usual causes. Bacteria can lodge in the smallest of airways and take months to clear up even with antibiotics and reoccur.
Once you clear the mucus in the...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
04-28-2011, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,065 Re: Bit of a Mystery
Has anyone considered putting you on a trial of GERD medicine? You might be having silent reflux during the night. This can cause small amounts of aspiration and lots of morning mucus. Not...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
01-30-2011, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,051 Re: Shortness of breath
The examples you give are all with bending over. This can compress your lungs. I had that as one of the major complaints that drove me to my PCP. Learned it is the result of what is called...
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Board: Lupus
11-02-2010, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,228 Re: Anyone have interstitial lung disease?
Go to the Lung/respiratory forum and do a search for posts.....you will find a number of them, some with good detail. Or you could do a search for ILD at the very top here and note the forums (on...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
06-25-2010, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,195 Re: Please help, im at my wits end...
I'm so sorry you are feeling so distressed. Yes, he has had a difficult time. Chronic coughing, coughing spells, etc. can exhaust someone quickly, then they feel so lousey that their nutrition...
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