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What Causes Breathlessness And Pain With Loss Of Sensation?

hello, ive had 3 surgeries on cervical spine,including spinal cord decompression,cages,plates and partial corpectomy.this was not greatly succesful and i still have extreme khyphosis.istill have bouts of pain and loss of sensation in extremeties and now having bouts of extreme breathlessness without any apparent clinical cause?
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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You should get checked for other possible causes like heart or lung problems. If everything else is normal though you should be aware that major deformities of the thoracic cage can also by itself cause breathing difficulties as it is an important component if the respiratory system.
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What Causes Breathlessness And Pain With Loss Of Sensation?

You should get checked for other possible causes like heart or lung problems. If everything else is normal though you should be aware that major deformities of the thoracic cage can also by itself cause breathing difficulties as it is an important component if the respiratory system.