I went to the hospital & had a letter back with the results of the initial hospital tests (which were carried out before I have the blood tests & breath tests & scan)
It mentions a more detailed diagnosis -but one thing that is a little comforting is that my doctor said there was no evidence of lung cancer (but thats only her opinion ) - the other tests will comfirm for sure either way( so Im going to remain concerned & sceptical)
Ive got to have an autoantibody screen & a farmers lungs precipitant -what's that & what's farmers lungs?
OMG I just googled it & there is a sentence that says Farmer's lung is a type of allergic pneumonia specifically associated with breathing air in areas of hay, grain or silage that are contaminated with various molds or heat-tolerant bacteria.
That scares me to hear Ive got pneumonia -although I go horseriding -I'm only around them for about an hour because I dont own one so dont need to do any mucking out or grooming or any other duties that involve being exposed to this sort of illness
Does anyone know -is it an ongoing condition like epilepsy/blood pressure etc or can this be cleared up after tests /medication etc & does it mean admittance to hospital because Ive got a big phobia of that -because Ive seen all of my family in hospital & Im the only one who has never experienced this & it frightens the hell out of me a thought that a doctor may say he/she wants to admit me
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Hi Sara it is good news they have ruled out cancer. Farmers lung I dont know much about , but I would think it should be managed or treated with medication . Try not to worry too much, I think if it was a hospital admittance they would probably have warned you by now.
Why dont you contact your own doctor who may shed some light on it. xxxx
Thanks for the reply. It is only her opinion though --only the tests will reveal 100% for sure either way -but its a comforting start
Ive got to contact him next week for a pre hospital tests blood test which has to be done before the others are done so defo I'll have a talk with him about it
Hi Sara, please don't panic. Farmers lung hasn't been confirmed yet, I believe it's quite rare and caused by old fashioned farming methods. Like stacking the straw/hay (vast quantities) by hand. XXX
The nurse said to me that she thought t was an inflammation - all of this does concern me a lot because I've never had a "long period of time" lung disease -ever - I only get this when Ive had chest infections alongside a cold -but I've had no cold symptons
As I was saying to Jillygirl tha although I go horseriding I just have my lesson & then return home because I dont own a horse anymore so theres no reason to be involved with horse owning duties such as mucking out -grooming etc all of which expose you to farmers lung disease
Im surprised I didnt have this as a kid because from 10 years old upto the 90s I had my own horse & did all of the duties but was never exposed to this so maybe its been a long time delayed? -again I'll talk about this with my doctor
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Hi Sara as our lovely Tubby has said, farmers lung is what it says years ago, farmers combing the fields of barley-wheat etc breathing alllllllll the dust into their lungs cos there were no filter masks used !! Sooooo, please dont worry about that
Now a days, its all filtered- combines etc etc
I had pneumonia 18 months ago and I assure you, you will know if you had got it cos you cannot breath I now get the flue jab each winter
Monky I too have COPD so I know what it is like I have been reprimanded by my gp a few times for not going sooner. I had pneumonia 2 years ago and had to be admitted to hospital. And that was after getting the pneumonia jab. But touch wood I have never had the flu. And I have been getting the flu jag since2006 when diagnosed with COPD.
Hi Sara I know it is easier said than done. But please try not to worry. Wait till you have a proper diagnosis. Then they will treat it with the right medication. I don’t know much about Farmers lung. So can’t help you with that. But I have a lung condition and have to be on inhalers for life. x
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Farmers lung I dont know much about , but I would think it should be managed or treated with medication . Try not to worry too much, I think if it was a hospital admittance they would probably have warned you by now.
years ago, farmers combing the fields of barley-wheat etc breathing alllllllll the dust into their lungs 
Is there any coincidence in this?
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