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Chest Discomfort, Bad Breathing, Wheezing. On Antibiotics. Is It Fibrosis?
i have always suffered with my chest ,always on antibiotics only the last 3 month my chest spec after 40yr as discharged me ,av ad bad breathing wheezin a out of breath ,been on antibiotics 3 wk also steroids , no change am worried ,i cant get much up .i av rhematoid artheritas so am wonderin if av got fibrosis if so will this shorten my liffe x
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Have you ever done a chest x-ray or a CT scan of your chest?
As you have rheumatoid arthritis it is very common to have an interstitial lung disease but you can only confirm it by a CT scan of the chest.
Bad breathing, chest discomfort and wheezing can be a part of the fibrosis or a different disease altogether like asthma or hyper reactive disease
As you have rheumatoid arthritis it is very common to have an interstitial lung disease but you can only confirm it by a CT scan of the chest.
Bad breathing, chest discomfort and wheezing can be a part of the fibrosis or a different disease altogether like asthma or hyper reactive disease
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