have i got asthma?

Question

ok lets start

1. my chest feels tight and i find it hard to breath around my throat area
2. i have a strange cough
3. i wheeze a little bit
4. at night and first thing in the morning i am always out of breath.


ok i have been to the doctor and she asked me if i have asthma
i said not that i no of
then she asked have i been diagnosed with asthma i said no

then she sent me of for a ECG which the results showed nothing was wrong.
now she has sent me of for a echo cardiogram which i have in october.

but ECG and echo cardiogram are to do with my heart.
i keep telling her cant u test anything for my lungs she said no not yet just gonna see if there is anything wrong wiv my heart.

no she DIDNT even listen to my CHEST

Answer 1

I have asthma and it sounds like you have it to me. I have no medical training though unlike your GP! A friend of mine at uni went through a similar situation, where they did an ECG and heart tests first, then said she didn't have asthma. In a check up 3 months later, they said she did.

I think they check your heart first just to be annoying. Since I moved GP to my uni town, they have been much better in dealing with my asthma.

My previous doctor on one occasion said I was unfit! This was quickly taken back after I had a peak flow test, which measures your lung capacity. My doctor actually apologised to me.

Ask for a peak flow test. This is definite proof as to whether or not you have asthma.

Answer 2

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 3

The best way to detect problems with the lungs, is to do tests on the heart, as you may know. the heart and lungs are connected. The heart is put under strain if there is a lung problem and vice versa. Some abnormalities can be hard to detect on an ECG, that is why the the doc is sending you for an ECHO. this is a more detailed scan (an ultrasound) of the heart, this will show exactly what's going on, good luck.

Answer 4

If your Doctor was a pulmonologist then you have the right Doctor, if not I would suggest that you make an appointment with one. Also she is checking your heart because there are problems that can arise with your heart that can cause you to be out of breath, as well as short of breath and if there is a problem with your heart better to find it out now while you are still young. One test they can do for your lungs is a PFT, which is a pulmonary fitness test to show the volume of your lungs and make sure they are up to capacity. I know this because I have asthma. I am 40 now and I have had it since I was 2, it still flares up from time to time and i recently had the worst attack I have had in 20 years. I also know others that in thier later years have developed asthma, so it is not a childhood malady. So check you heart out and then take it from there, one step at a time.

Answer 5

Okay. What's been going on in your life. Asthma is coming from a deep-rooted fear, anxiety and stress disorder. It is a hypersensitivity reaction from the fear of abandonment coupled with insecurity.

If you are having trouble at this moment either breathe in a bag or try to calm your breathing and breathe normal. Don't take deep breaths thinking you are getting more air in the lungs, just take normal, slow breaths as you would do when breathing normal. You are trying to get your breathing back to normal instead of taking in more air. Think on nice things if you can. Calm, pleasant, soft, slow and peaceful is where you want to be.

The first thing the doctor wants to make sure is that the heart and blood pressure are okay.

1. You need peace with God

2. You need peace with yourself - no self-hatred

3. You need peace with others - no bitterness, just forgive

When you have peace with all 3, then you will not have fear.
It is a marvelous thing to trust the Lord.

Answer 6

although you manifest respiratory problem like chest tightness, sort of wheezing episodes, early morning episodes of out of breaths these symptoms may also present with some heart problems. The doctor is just ruling out heart problem in your case.

The test for lung function especially for suspected asthma includes
1. Exercise tolerance test- you will be asked to do threadmill exercises for definite period of time then you will be asked to blow using a spirometer. This then can measure the amount of air in your lungs.
2 Exercise induced asthma -same thing, do exercise then you need to puff on a special peak flow meter and this will objectively measure your air exchange
3. Peak Flow meter- taken at definite periods of time at home once you are diagnosed to have asthma and you will do some recordings. A drug will be administered at certain time period and the readings will show of you are responding adequately to the drug's type, dose, frequency and way of administration whether it be puff or nasal aerosol.
4. factors to consider here are strong family history of hypersensitivity and allergy , age, contributing factors like active or passive smoking. exposure to allergens in the house or the community

Answer 7

Think your GP is looking in the right direction and eliminating serious possible causes. Things like enlargement of the heart are far more serious than asthma and can cause all sorts of similar problems. My GP did exactly the same when I presented with breathing difficulties, although he did chest examinations as well.Happily the ticker is firing on all cylinders and it is the lungs that are shot.

Answer 8

We are not doctors - so the best advice would be to see another doctor - you could have what is commonly refered to as 'seasonal asthma'. It comes on very suddenly and is caused by sudden changes in temperature and damp conditions. Moisture in the air etc etc.

But that usually passes by the age of approx 13 yrs old.

You may have a dust allergy -

To be honest there are so many possibles - only advice I can give is - if you are not happy with your GP then see another one to make doubly sure.

Answer 9

my cat has been clinically determined with bronchial asthma an prolonged time in the past. i spotted she became having respiration issues at circumstances. i do no longer think of bronchial asthma is contagious as that is continually hypersensitive reaction based. that is in contrast to a cold that is surpassed on. Vet clinically determined bronchial asthma. no longer something i can do precisely preserve her the suited i can. She does get wheezing spells.

Answer 10

you may have astma my friend but your doctor is taking reasonable steps by checking out your heart as the respiratory sytstem and the heart are very closely related.
can you complete a spoken sentence in the morning, do you have a spit, is the wheeze you suffer from more audible when breathing in or out??
these are basic questions that your doc should ask to help make a quick diagnosis
good luck