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Can you please interpret the x ray image

Can you please interpret the attached x ray image? Is it normal or not? Please let me know. Thank you very much

Middle chest uneasy

I feel very uneasy in middle of chest. No pain. Feels slight heavy and i feel that i am imbalance. I have undergone ecg echo tmt tests recently and all were normal. I have gastric issue sometimes. This feeling is scary. I feel that heartbeat has changed. Pl guide, what it is. I am very troubled. Chest pressure comes and goes. Sometimes feels slightly out of breath. Can do household tasks easily. Ran 600 mtrs in the morning too without any difficulty. But all of sudden this unusual feeling comes from the middle of the chest, makes me very frightened.  Plz reply

Dose of pulmonary tb

My AFB stain negative at diagnosis Gene xpert sputum -negative Very small two cavity at lungs initially. After two months Lungs ct scan revealed clear lungs and no cavity in lungs. Doctor told me total treatment will last 6.5 months. Initially couldn't continue akurit 4 for two months .. Changed regimen to below for Liver problem Levofloxacin 1000 Ethambutol 1200 Rifampicin 600(23 days total initially) Clofazimine 100(50 days initially). Current regimen ( January 14 to April 19) Rifampicin 600 Levofloxacin 1000 Ethambutol 1200 Pyrodoxine -20 5 month treatment over Now Along with above drugs again added clofazimine 100 for 1more months. I am completely fine now.. Will my TB relapse in future? As I saw in Google that non adherence to drugs in intensive period cause relapse? Altogether if i say Total dose I will take till 6.5months Rifampicin 600-154 capsule Will this be sufficient or will relapse in future? I am worried? As per doctor no TB germs at my lungs now as per CT scan

Chest tightness after massage

Today i was massaging my chest (between part) and now i feel like the chest is tight! Worried! What might be the reason?

Breathing difficulty

Been a smoker on & off for last 8 years, and a regular one for last one year. I've been trying to quit smoking. Lately I've been experiencing difficulty in taking a full breath and have some tightness in the chest on the left side. I'm dreadful of it and anxious that it's my heart! Googling the symptoms has worsened my anxiety even more. Feels like I can't expand my lungs fully. My nose feels congested all the time. History : 28 M , overweight , ht: 5ft8inch. Was diagnosed with grade 1 fatty liver last year.

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