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  | Candkids   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Shortness of breath Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:12am
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   i get really short of breath, some days are fine but others i get really puffed and have to sit down, im not exactly fit but never have been and have never had this before, not a single person in my family has asthma (excuse spelling)
 is this normal ? does anyone else get this??
 a friend of mine freaked me out and said it could be some disease that only effects women who have had kids    | 
 
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  | my4beauties   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:16am | 
 
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   The only time I ever get that is when I'm pg - from about 18 weeks on.
 Maybe you need to visit the Dr?  I hated it when I was pg, so know how you feel.  But I don't get it other than when I'm pg.
 
 Sorry, no help hun!
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  | peanut butter   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:22am | 
 
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   disease that only affects women who have had kids?  Permanent exhaustion????
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  | .Mel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:32am | 
 
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   I'd go and get your blood pressure checked.  I had something similar when I was pg with the older kids, it was high blood pressure and I had to be monitered.
 
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  | Candkids   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:54am | 
 
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   ive had really low BP my whole life even during both pregnancies , i think im just freaking out now  that its what my nurse friend said, goin to the doc tomorrow tho
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  | .Mel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 1:54pm | 
 
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   Thats not nice of your friend to put ideas in your head like that, it could be any number of things.  See what the doctor says and go from there, try not to worry.
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  | Snickerdoodle   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 2:03pm | 
 
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   Did she actually SAY what the disease is?    That's mean!
 I'm with nzpiper on the P.E!! 
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  | YvetteandElla   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 6:05pm | 
 
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   Hi Catrad,
 Your friend is talking about LAM - Lymphangeoleomyometosis,  I know long name huh, I was the research technician on the NZ study for this a few years ago.
 
 Man you so dont have this, it is something that can develop after pregnacy because of all the estrogen but there is only like a few women in NZ that have it and it is a lot more than shortness of breath - go here for more infor and to stop you from worrying that this is what you have
 
 http://www.lam.org.nz/Facts.html
 
 I totally agree with the Exhaustion from Children. I get puffed if I vacuum (I am totally unfit)
 
 Ok so there was my speal
 
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  | Candkids   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 May 2008 at 8:45pm | 
 
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   she got a huge earfull from DH for even mentioning it.
 
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