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Suffering From Constant Cough. Chest X-ray Shows Hyper Aeration Of Both Lungs. Due To Radiation?
ok, thanks, i am a 71 year old female, having constant cough, and a chest x-ray taken show hyperaeration of both lungs, stating a correlation is necessary. I had a lumpectomy 5-1/2 years ago, and just finished the 5-years arimidex . had no chemo , just radiation. could my constant cough be realted to damage due to radiation ??
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Hyper aeration of lungs means that you have some airway disorder like bronchial asthma or COPD. Are you a smoker? some times it may be a normal variation. Radiation may make the airways hyper reactive and may cause symptoms like breathing difficulty. Do you have any such symptoms? You may consult a pulmonologist who will examine you in details and advise you properly.
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Yes your constant cough may be related to radiation damage. Its very essential to delineate your extent of radiation damage on your lung by doing a HRCT thorax. With this sort of cough there should be a significant amount of expectoration. Hyperaeration on your lung may be related to lumpectomy, COPD or pneumothorax. For that you need to consult a pulmonologist and get yourself locally examined to exclude all those possibilities one by one.
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Yes your constant cough may be related to radiation damage. Its very essential to delineate your extent of radiation damage on your lung by doing a HRCT thorax. With this sort of cough there should be a significant amount of expectoration. Hyperaeration on your lung may be related to lumpectomy, COPD or pneumothorax. For that you need to consult a pulmonologist and get yourself locally examined to exclude all those possibilities one by one.
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