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Re: Breathing trouble

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:53:50 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Janice wrote: >
>Hi
>
>At 21 weeks, I am having severe trouble breathing. Every 10 seconds or so
>I have to take a deep breath. I have a slight cough....but its hardly
>there. The doctor has prescribed me 250mg of phyllocontin twice a day and
>erythromycin 500mg 3 times a day. They think I have a chest infection.
>The thing is....I started these meds on Tuesday (it is now friday evening
>here) and I still cannot see any improvement. I am so frustrated not being
>able to breathe not to mention scared. The baby is ok...as far as I can
>tell....he/she is moving about. My question is.....does this sound
>normal...surely I should be having some improvement by now.

Some shortness of breath is very common in pregnancy -- I noticed a sensatin of feeling like I couldn't quite catch my breath and the need to sigh frequently when I was pregnant. It may be the sign of something more serious, however, so if you feel really short of breath, or have any chest pain, be sure to see your doctor.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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