Archive for the ‘lung scarring’ Category

if you had pneumonia, do you end up with permanent scarring on your lungs?

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

and if so is there any danger of further damage to the lungs, would stopping smoking have any effect, or does it make no difference Hi Dolly I had pneumonia when I was 16. The next year it came back again and I spent Christmas in hospital. But the doctors never mentioned ...

if you had pneumonia, do you end up with permanent scarring on your lungs?

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

and if so is there any danger of further damage to the lungs, would stopping smoking have any effect, or does it make no difference Hi Dolly I had pneumonia when I was 16. The next year it came back again and I spent Christmas in hospital. But the doctors never mentioned ...

Should I be concerned by a scar on a lung??

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

My medic just told me the results of a scan test, which are showing a scar on one of my lungs. He said that I should not be concerned, but he is going to send me to another specialist... Should I be concerned???? It could be scar tissue from bronchitis when you were ...

Should I be concerned by a scar on a lung??

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

My medic just told me the results of a scan test, which are showing a scar on one of my lungs. He said that I should not be concerned, but he is going to send me to another specialist... Should I be concerned???? It could be scar tissue from bronchitis when you were ...

Can scarred lungs heal themselves?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

I am 38 years old and smoked since i was 12.I was having recurring chest infections so was sent for a lung x-ray in 2006 which showed i had scarring and a touch of emphysema to the lower left lung.I have since had another x-ray only to be told that ...

If you have had past exposure to asbestos can new exposure trigger more problems?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

My husband has lung scarring and copd from asbestos exposure. This morning he was working on leaking pipe in our apartment building basement and he turned all grey and had coughing fits and trouble breathing. I looked around and realized that we have damaged exposed asbestos on a ...

If you have had past exposure to asbestos can new exposure trigger more problems?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

My husband has lung scarring and copd from asbestos exposure. This morning he was working on leaking pipe in our apartment building basement and he turned all grey and had coughing fits and trouble breathing. I looked around and realized that we have damaged exposed asbestos on a ...

is lung scarring permanent?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

i took a x ray 5 years ago and was told i had scarring of the lungs. i go take one tomorrow to see why im am short of breath. will my lungs heal after 6 years? Here is what I found at lung center "Scars in the lung, like scars on ...

Someone told me that her lungs are scarred because of Asthma, is this possible?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Most references with the Lung association do not list Asthma as a cause of Lung Scarring. Also how is lung scarring diagnosed? Is it only by CT scan? Yes ... it can ... diagnosis is usually seen by chest x-ray ... it is generally seen in the patient with Chronic Asthma ...

past 3 yrs i hav tb and i take medicine for 1 yr … now im go for extray the result is my lung hav scar ..!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

im continue smoking ciggarete ..wat will possibe happen to my lungs when a continue to smoked? wat i do to realise dat smoke is worst for my condition? Smoking causes your lung to deteriorate further and you will suffer more. If you have recovered from TB, please lead a healthy life. ...