Re: Breathing problems
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:14:24 -0700
Thanks. I got a little confused there.
Renee
"Barb C." wrote:
>
> Hi Renee,
> If you read my response to the breathing problems posts-I asked if her
> tongue was discolored at the time of her breathing problems.I think it
> is called purpura.(sp).My friend had a similar episode from the pill(a
> birth control pill) that cause tiny emboli to her lungs.Her tongue was
> like a violet color and they performed blood gas on her and did a lung
> scan.Blood thinners were immediately given via IV ...
>
> I think she thought the breathing problems were related to the pill.
> As we all know;any virus can cause difficulty breathing.
>
> >
> >I think I missed something. Why does a viral infection have to do with pills?
> >Do you think the met caused it? And, what blue-purple tongue thing?
> >
> >Renee
> >
> >Anna wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi. Thanks for your response. They did do blood tests. They said that
> >> i had a viral illness and pharyngitis and i had a fever (low grade) of
> >> 100.6. They said nothing about the pills for some reason, but i knew
> >> that thats what was wrong with me. The thing with the blue-purple
> >> tongue. What does that mean? Thanks
> >> ~Anna~
> >>
> >Anna,
> Don't worry about the bluish-purple tongue...it does not apply in your
> case.It is caused by lack of oxygen.You obviously don't have that.
>
> >--
> >--------------
> >Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
> >
> >---
> >Dwell in Possibility.
> >--Emily Dickenson
> >
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Barb C.
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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Dwell in Possibility.
--Emily Dickenson
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