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What Causes Number Of Pneumothoraxes In Both The Lungs And Arthritis In Lower Back?

Hi my name is sherry I have a lot going on with me first off I have had a number of phenumothroaxes in both lungs sorry not sure how it is spelled correctly and I have degenitive arthritis in my lower back have fallen on my tailbone and had went to Georgia fort stewart to see my son leave for afgainastain I was there for about a month I guess the doctors had said that I had got a fungus from being there which is called aspergellus and now because of that they have put me on voriconazole 200mg a piece which they started me out on 300mg twice a day now they are having me take 400mg twice a day I had went and seen my dr and had asked him why both of my feet are numb and hurt so bad that they wake me up at night they swelup and also are very sensitive to touch there are days I cannot walk on them if they get to cold I have to get them in the blankets to get warm just to go to the bathroom I was in the hospital about 4 weeks ago with phenomonia and they did some testing cause my hand swelled up for no reason and they had told me that I might have neuropathy but when I went to my dr he said that it could be caused from nerm damage or from taking a certain antibiotic or from being on steroids for a long period of time cause I have been on perdnasoine for about 4 maybe up to 8 years on and off but if there is any way you could help me figure this outwhy I don t have feeling in my feet it would mean so much to me I have been dealing with this now for about 6 months he put me on Neurontin I really would like to knoe I I will ever get the feeling back in y feet I would really really like to once again drive my mustang again it has been a long while
Fri, 16 Nov 2018
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Hello,

Usually, frequent Pneumothoraxes are as a result of pulmonary emphysema in both apexes of the lungs.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Jnikolla,
Pulmonologist
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What Causes Number Of Pneumothoraxes In Both The Lungs And Arthritis In Lower Back?

Hello, Usually, frequent Pneumothoraxes are as a result of pulmonary emphysema in both apexes of the lungs. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Jnikolla, Pulmonologist