My boyfriend had x-rays taken that have shown he has developed some scarring on his lung due to chronic infections of pneumonia. He has seen many doctors but they haven’t been able to give him any kind of diagnosis or treatment. It’s gotten worse, he coughs all the time, has difficulty breathing, and is constantly spitting up phlegm and mucus from his lungs. Is there anything he can do to treat this problem? And what exactly is this condition called?
Have them do some more tests if they can. My dad had the same thing and doctors who believed the same, but it turned out he had inhaled some kind of microbe - they are still unsure what it was. He is on prednisone now and getting better, but it has taken some time. He did have to have a lung biopsy for the diagnosis, and it was pretty hard on him, but he is 65.
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Have them do some more tests if they can. My dad had the same thing and doctors who believed the same, but it turned out he had inhaled some kind of microbe - they are still unsure what it was. He is on prednisone now and getting better, but it has taken some time. He did have to have a lung biopsy for the diagnosis, and it was pretty hard on him, but he is 65.
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