Brief Answer:
Difficult breathing.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXX XXXXXXX
Thanks for the query to H.C.M.Forum.
Since you are a chronic asthmatic patient , so I would come up with these possibilities , these includes.
1 Cor pulmonale , diagnosis can be confirmed by
X ray chest and clinical as well physical examination by a physician.
Cor pulmonale is defined as an enlargement of
right ventricle secondary to abnormalities of the lungs , thorax ( as may be in your case due to chronic asthma), pulmonary ventilation or circulation.
2
COPD i.e. congestive
obstructive pulmonary disease , diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination as well clinical examination and X ray chest.
3 As you mentioned in your query that there is bulging of stomach , so all these symptoms may be due to CONGESTIVE
HEART FAILURE ( C H F ) . Diagnosis can be confirmed by E C G , chest X ray and physical examination.
As fluid accumulation and edema is a characteristic feature of C H F .
C H F develops in old asthmatic patient.
At the age of 59 , difficult breathing , bulging stomach are concerning .You need to investigated with E K G , ECHO CHEST X RAY to isolate the case.
I would recommend you visit a pulmonologist at earliest and sort this problem.
Hope this information will be helpful for you.
Further any question I will reply in follow up.
Good luck.
Dr. HET