Primrose123

[primrose123]

What causes dry cough, wheeze & been told collapsed lung? My sister got 8 doxycycline antibiotics which cleared the wheeze, but still has cough, awaiting CT scan,what could be causing this cough? & what causes collapsed lung? She had x-ray but seemingly that was not too clear.. All replies greatly received...

[Caspiana]

Hi primrose123 . 👋

I'm sorry to hear about your sister's condition. It must be a worrying time for her and you. A pneumothorax usually occurs when air escapes from the lung causing air to fill the space between the lung and chest wall, putting pressure on the lung. Is this her first experience of lung issues? Does she have asthma or did she smoke? As for coughing I think the doctors will have to investigate thoroughly to understand why she has a chronic cough. If she's had an infection , it could be remnants of that. But they are doing the right thing with further investigation / CT scan. Sometimes it's not so cut and dried when making a diagnosis and it takes time. Ask questions. Bring an arm full of you must. I hope things improve for her very soon.

Take good care. 😊

Cas xx 🙋🐕

[primrose123 in reply to Caspiana]

Thank you Caspiana for your kind reply, this is my sister's first issue of lung disease & no she does not smoke, the cough comes & goes & when it does come it appears to be deep in her chest, she has had a blood test which was last week & received a phone call to-day to go on Thursday for a CT scan, I will keep you posted as to how she gets on Cas whenever she gets the result of the scan... I hope all good & well with you, Love & God bless you always...Primrose123 xx

[Caspiana in reply to primrose123]

Hang in there. *HUG* xx 🍀

[primrose123 in reply to Caspiana]

Thank you, Cas..xx

[primrose123 in reply to Caspiana]

Hi Cas,Primrose123 here, just want to let you know that my sister got result from her CT scan,she received letter from respiratory clinic to say all was clear, you were spot on Cas when you said that maybe her constant cough & collapsed lung was perhaps remnants from a bad chest infection that is precisely what it was... Thank you for your sound advice Cas & I hope all good &_ well with you & our lovely Chom...Love & God bless..xx

[Caspiana in reply to primrose123]

So very glad things are getting better for your sister primrose123 . Very happy to read this. Take good care of yourself too. xx 😊💐

[primrose123 in reply to Caspiana]

Thank you Cas,& a big hug to Chom...xxx.. 😀💝

[skischool]

Primrose,normally an obvious pneumothorax(lung collapse) is observable via a simple chest x-ray and and is often accompanied by a sharp chest pain on intake of breath.

Caspiana has given you an excellent definition as to why they happen and they are normally easily treatable with a chest drain to remove any fluid build up,often if they are only small they clear up without any treatment and simple bed rest.

The Ct scan will clearly indicate if your sister has a collapse and also be invaluable in diagnosing any current lung issues so rest assured she will be in the best possible hands for her future care.

Best wishes Ski's and Scruff's x

[primrose123 in reply to skischool]

Thank you so much skischool, you & Cas have made my sister & I feel so much better as we were extremely worried about the collapsed lung, my sister's CT scan is on Thursday & I will let you know skischool whenever she gets the results..Hope all good with you too... Love & God bless you.. Primrose123..xx

[skischool in reply to primrose123]

I am glad we have been of some help and yes please let us know how you get on and of course if you need any other support or guidance or just even fancy a chat,we have a very friendly and supportive community here. x

[primrose123 in reply to skischool]

Thank you skischool..xx

[primrose123 in reply to skischool]

Hi skischool,Primrose123 here, I just want to let you know that my sister got letter from respiratory clinic to say that her CT scan was clear and she did not require treatment, her dry cough was just remnants of a bad chest infection & she does not have a collapsed lung.. Thank you skischool for your sound advice as we were really worried what the results would be...Hope all good &well with you..Love & God bless..xxx

[skischool in reply to primrose123]

Wonderful news primrose and thank you so much for updating me,i hope both your sister and yourself are well and you have made my day.

Ski's and Scruffy cat xxx

[primrose123 in reply to skischool]

Thank you so much Ski's &Scrufffy cat...xx