Chest & Breathing Problems

Hey everyone, Here’s my history: I’m a 27-year-old male who smoked cigarettes for a total of five years (from 2020 to 2022 and again from 2024 to 2025). I recently quit smoking yesterday. I visited a pulmonologist in April 2025, where I underwent pulmonary function tests (PFT) and a chest X-ray. Both results were normal. I have a few questions: 1. Given that I smoked about 3 to 5 cigarettes a day for five years, is there a risk that I have developed cancer? 2. Should I get a low-dose CT scan? 3. Do I need to repeat the PFT? I tend to worry a bit, so I apologize for reaching out. Thanks! 😅

I've plural effusion with active MDR TB , it's been months taking meds and my doc told me to stop linozolid because of peripheral neuropathy in January 2025 . The burning sensation in my feet due to neuropathy is gone. Only numbness and tingling sensation remains. I guess my nerves are still damaged still now. Is it permanent? What about my plural effusion in chest? Is it life threating? Or it would dry

My mom was diagnosed with tb in pus biopsy report and pet ct scan reports and biopsy report I am sharing plz explain and suggest good treatment

My mom is suffering from fever last1 month and tumor diagnosed at neck,biopsy report of pus came as tb and and pet ct scan was done,plz suggest if the pus from the tumor from neck diagnosed with tb could be cancer

My  father who is 78 years old and experiencing breathing difficulties. I am sharing his medical reports with you for your review. Here are the symptoms we have observed: After lunch, he usually takes an afternoon nap. When he wakes up, he has trouble breathing, along with a wheezing sound. This typically happens after his afternoon sleep. He feels better after using his inhaler. Then during rest of evening this problem is not seen. Even after waking up in the morning, there is no breathing problem. We also observed that when he takes a nap *before* lunch, he does not experience this breathing problem or wheezing. What is he suffering from?

Hello Doctors, I am learning about asthma and have a question. I would be grateful to hear your expert opinions. If a patient has atopic asthma, with high IgE levels and is allergic to dust, but their spirometry results are near 100% (normal), then: 👉 When the patient is exposed to dust (allergen), will they still get an asthma attack or not? Even though the spirometry is showing normal values currently. Please share your insights. I’m looking to understand this better from different expert perspectives. Thank you so much in advance.

Hi I'm having asthma and dust mite allergy and I'm taking immunotherapy treatment from 5 months, my nose related allergy problem almost reduced but I'm feeling more flare ups, breathlessness everyday if I take 1 puff of foracort 200 inhaler I will be normal and again after 40 hours I'm feeling same is I'm having copd or asthma plz confirm how to control it

My mother was diagnosed with active tb and we had dinner and share the food and drinking water with her and spend time with her but we don't know at that time,we r worried about us so,kids and elders what should I tests should be done to evaluate,plz suggest proper guidance

I have been coughing up phlegm from so many years . Especially while I eat something hot or spicy or even with a chilled drink or even curd . It's too much in the morning immediately after I wake up . It runs in the family as well . Please suggest treatment options as nothing has worked so far . Thank you

I've had a chest X-ray as part of my routine labs (although I do suffer from mild exertional chest heaviness and sob), and I've attached the film. Can you take a look and tell me if everything appears normal?