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Thanks!Only you can decide if your situation is dire enough to warrant the x-ray. I understand though as I've been avoiding the dentist for the same reason! If I wasn't able to manage my dental health and see steady improvement I'd go and just try to use protective measures. We have some threads floating around on things protective when X-ray can't be avoided.
Thank you Lisa!I also like @Blossom have been avoiding the dentist because of the x-Ray’s! Expensive and they require them even for a cleaning urrrgh.
I also remember Ray saying red light just after helps mitigate any damage.
Hope this helps @TreasureVibe!
So I tried the saline solution as instructed in the link, and it made some mucus come up, and made me a bit less coughy, and also it feels as if the inflammation has decreased just a little bit. I can also breathe more clearly which feels great. But I couldn't shake the feeling that I needed something stronger, to really get the job done thoroughly, like how it felt when I used the iodine. I'm afraid to use the iodine now though, as I think it gives me abnormal blood clot formation due to temporary hypo or hyperthyroidism. Right after having used the iodine, my right calf started hurting in a stingy way, on the inside. I'm sort of sure it is related to the iodine..I'm not an expert, I've just worked with people with lung problems for a long time.
If you have an infection it would be better to get that cleared up before having a repeat PFT. If your other tests all come back normal a PFT might help pinpoint if there is any new significant breathing impairment that's developed over the last two years.
I found this link on how to make normal saline. I would boil the water to make it sterile. You could draw up 1ml using a baby medicine dropper from the pharmacy. I haven't found anything on making hypertonic saline yet.
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-make-saline-solution-608142
Thanks.. This might sound scary, but yesterday I took a total of 4 capsules of IP6 (recommended by Ray Peat) and the chest pain seemed to reduce, as if some metals were chelated away from it. I remember a year ago I took a copper capsule and felt pain on that same spot in the chest. So that spot is accumulating metals... I kind of hate to suggest it, but that could mean it's cancer right?Here's a detailed discussion on making your own hypertonic saline at home.
Bronchiectasis R Us Forums
Using distilled water and pure salt like Mortons canning and pickling salt is very important imo.
Thank you Blossom. What is fascinating as last night, I was coughing up mucus and I felt relief, even emotional relief, for some strange reason. I will continue using IP6 but is there a danger of becoming anaemic to your knowledge? And what can be imaging methods that are not carcinogenic by themselves?I'm glad IP6 helped. I would be cautious about assuming cancer. There are a couple ways I can speculate off the top of my head that IP6 could have helped you that don't point toward cancer-such as possibly reducing inflammation or infection.
Since you've had symptoms for a couple years I would think if you had lung cancer you would have experienced severe symptoms related to your breathing requiring hospitalization by now.
If you truly feel you have cancer you should probably get some imagining studies done to help confirm or rule out the presence of any tumors. If everything comes back fine you may want to consider exploring buteyko breathing.
Imaging is just another way of saying anything that will provide an image of your lungs: MRI, CT, x-ray etc.And what can be imaging
Sorry blossom I ment to say what imagining methods are not carcinogenic, but accidently posted my post already. I know MRI isn't I think, right?Imaging is just another way of saying anything that will provide an image of your lungs: MRI, CT, x-ray etc.
I'm not certain on IP6 and anemia unfortunately. Maybe you could start a new thread on the topic.
Yes.Sorry blossom I ment to say what imagining methods are not carcinogenic, but accidently posted my post already. I know MRI isn't I think, right?
I've not heard of that but that doesn't mean it's not possible.Is reoccuring pain from a CT scan normal,
Thank you!! I will check it out.@TreasureVibe, I just remembered this breathing exercise device for clearing mucus and wanted to mention it to you as something you can read about if your still having issues. It's positive expiratory pressure and vibrates the lungs to help clear retained pulmonary secretions. I'm not sure if it would require a prescription in your country but you can get them online in the US.
https://www.amazon.com/Acapella-No-Model-ACAPELLA-DEVICE/dp/B00B9BP0OU