#bronchiectasis

[thechronicpaingame]

It's really cool and fun to find out they saw some unrelated to lymphoma things on my CT but nobody told me 🙃 what they think is mucous plugging in my main right bronchus - is this why I've been so breathless of late? Doesn't feel like my asthma though. Also I already have a diagnosis of mild bronchiectasis so does this infer it's worse? So many questions and zero answers because I just so happened to read about these findings on my cardiologists letter. Also kidney stones, none blocking anything but like, should I not again have been told this?

Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I'm a person that likes to know everything. I don't often worry about health things and definitely don't have health anxiety - I just like knowing the whole picture.

[er-cryptid]

Bronchiectasis

-- chronic dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles

-- caused by inflammation

-- the inflammation process destroys the elasticity of smooth muscle in the airways

-- chronic infections occur in dilated areas

-- these dilated areas retain mucus and obstruct airways

-- can be localized or diffuse

-- sometimes associated with childhood diseases, influenza, or tuberculosis

[themogaidragon]

Ooh! Can you do an OLD flag?

Obstructive Lung Disease Pride Flag

PT: Obstructive Lung Disease Pride Flag /end PT

ID: A flag with four expending colored circles. Their colors are, from left to right, pink, cyan, light green and green. end ID

Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. It is generally characterized by inflamed and easily collapsible airways, obstruction to airflow, problems exhaling. Types of obstructive lung disease include; asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Flag meanings:

pink: pride

cyan: obstructive lung diseases

white: difficulty breathing

green: inflammation of the lungs

[camfornow]

My crazy ass health shit: I have an incurable lung disease called bronchiectasis. For the rest of my life I have to wear this vest that pumps full of air and shakes the holy bejeezus out of me for 20 mins, twice a day. It's pretty intense. #bronchiectasis #copd #whatsshakin

[iheartguts]

Did you know lungs are the only organs that float in water? Also, our lung plush is BACK IN STOCK after a lungless few months!

[sillykitty125]

I'm going to die bitter about the fact that kids with the same disease as me get wishes from organisations but because I was diagnosed as an adult, all I get is lung damage from no prevention.

[subpar-lemon-bar]

This morning I woke up and my lungs were completely clear

I could feel it

I could just…breathe? Like all the way??? for the first time in over 5 years?????

And it sucked actually because I knew it wouldn’t last 🙃

[er-cryptid]

Bronchiectasis

Signs -- recurrent respiratory infections -- bad-smelling mucus -- rhonchi over bronchi -- diminished breath sounds in the base of the lungs

Diagnosing -- high-resolution CT scan -- complete blood count with differential, ABG, and oxygen saturation -- bronchoscopy