Over the past two weeks I have been admitted to hospital, most recently
over the weekend for prolonged periods of severe shortness of breath
this has never happened before except in the past 2 weeks. Chest x ray
was fine. Blood tests all normal. I have a hiatal hernia and GERD, had
these for at least three years. I also wheeze a lot and my breathing has
become heavier. I am slightly worried that I have a lung disease or
some kind of malignant growth somewhere in my lungs. Does anyone else
have these as symptoms of GERD or a hiatal hernia? Panicking and annoyed
that a chest CT was not performed, now. Also a bit of phlegm on the
chest. Althrough my breathing has been heavy for a couple of years now. Smoked for 12 years. I am now very scared. Quitting smoking ASAP. Scared it's COPD or lung cancer, or some form of severely life limiting lung disease. There is also a possibility that I have Marfan Syndrome. Referred at the hospital for spirometry. Just really concerned about what that may show.