I want know more about Pulmonary Fibrosis as I am in the process of being reffered and they believe I have it? - pulmonary fibrosis what painkillers
I am a policeman of 38 years than in the past two years, the blood-oxygen has had charges from 85 to 94%. The last year I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, seizures, and has had pain in my chest, I realized with a combination of sprays and painkillers. In the last 4 months or so I was always short of breath, and after initial tests, she had pneumonia 2 months ago. Now I'm a lung specialist called on the continent, as my consultant says I possibly pulmonary fibrosis caused by sarcoidosis. However, evidence of sarcoidosis is safe now in the area. After doing some research on the net, so it's as if threesis confirmed not much hope, it seems that the fear of me and my poor wife. As I say, I am 38 years has never smoked and in good general condition, and I wonder if anyone could give me some advice and / or hope? At the moment I am waiting to hear from the mainland, and although I am optimistic, I am of what the future hold well for me and my young family fear.
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In any case, I am an expert on sarcoidosis, and my perception could be completely wrong. However, I looked again and I am sure:
"NHLBI, Sarcoidosis: NHLBI (Excerpt)
In general, sarcoidosis appears briefly and heals naturally in 60 to 70 percent of cases, often without knowing that the patient, or do something. 20 to 30 percent of patients with sarcoidosis have them with permanent lung damage. 10 to 15 percent of patients, sarcoidosis can become chronic.
If we materially from granulomas or fibrosis, the function of vital organs - lungs, heart, nervous system, liver or renal compromise, for example - sarcoidosis can be fatal. This takes 5 to 10 percent of the time. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Sarcoidosis: NHLBI)
Thus, whereas sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease characterized by unpleasant (Bernie Mac that died), people tend to recover and heal itself. Hold your head high.
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