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What Causes Breathing Difficulty When Suffering From Edema?

I have edema on one side of my body, the left side. It tends to get serious at times. Therefore, I cannot sleep or rest on this side because I cannot breathe if I do. I have gained 60+ pounds in the last yr. All bloodwork normal. What might be the problem? I do not own any form of credit card. If you can`t continue, that is ok. As the old saying goes; we all gotta die sometime.
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Since your all blood reports are normal, we need to rule out cardiac diseases and Pulmonary causes for your whole body edema.
Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) , cor pulmonale (corP) and Pulmonary embolism can cause edema an breathlessness.
So get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out CCF and cor P.
Get done CT Pulmonary Angiography to rule out Pulmonary embolism.
Diuretics and inotropic drugs are useful.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Breathing Difficulty When Suffering From Edema?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your situation and problem. Since your all blood reports are normal, we need to rule out cardiac diseases and Pulmonary causes for your whole body edema. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) , cor pulmonale (corP) and Pulmonary embolism can cause edema an breathlessness. So get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out CCF and cor P. Get done CT Pulmonary Angiography to rule out Pulmonary embolism. Diuretics and inotropic drugs are useful. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.