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What Does Pain Under Rib Cage, Shortness Of Breath, Chills, Sweats And Wheezing With CT Scan Showing Thick Walls Mean?

I have had pain in lower left area below breasts...it feels as if its under the rib cage..the pain is also traveled to the right side.i experience shortness of breath, stabbing with unbearable pain,chills, sweats, spasms in the areas of pain which also travel to the back. Wheezing with a whistle sound. What could this be? I honestly feel like I am dying..doctors thought it was intestinal problems but all test have came back fine. My original ct scan said that ther was a thickening of the walls..what walls I do not know. The inflammation was shown to go under the breast across as well as down both sides
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
In my opinion you are having bronchitis.
Your symptoms like cough, wheezing and shortness of breath are seen in bronchitis.
And the thing you are mentioning "wall thickness" is seen in bronchitis. The bronchial walls are edematous and appears thickened.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Clinical examination of respiratory system.
2. PFT ( pulmonary function test ).
PFT will also tell you about severity of the disease.
And treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only.
You may need inhaled bronchodilators and antihistamine drug.
So consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment.
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What Does Pain Under Rib Cage, Shortness Of Breath, Chills, Sweats And Wheezing With CT Scan Showing Thick Walls Mean?

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. In my opinion you are having bronchitis. Your symptoms like cough, wheezing and shortness of breath are seen in bronchitis. And the thing you are mentioning wall thickness is seen in bronchitis. The bronchial walls are edematous and appears thickened. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system. 2. PFT ( pulmonary function test ). PFT will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only. You may need inhaled bronchodilators and antihistamine drug. So consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment.