futurehope Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 First off, for the past year I have been unable to sing, usually in church. I can sing a bit if I'm seated.If I am walking, I'm frequently short of breath, but able to keep walking and keep up regardless?!I'm wondering if there is any explanation, especially in light of the fact that I just accomplished what would have been an impossible feat 10 years ago.....I walked around Disney World for three days?! (Thank you, Lord!) I still had shortness of breath, but it doesn't make sense to me since I can walk. It may take me a bit longer up the hills, but not overly long.My heart has just been thoroughly checked out.I'm on Singulair (no asthma diagnosis, just possible MCAD), Atarax, Xyzal and Tagamet (H2 and H1 blockers).Any ideas? BTW, I have been doing some walking on a treadmill for 20 minutes a day, and even though I'm short of breath, my heartrate is on the target zone and I am able to walk?!Of course, I'll ask my doctors if they have any idea of why I'm short of breath as well, but I thought I'd ask you all first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 i haven't been able to sing for years. when i saw my doc for something else it came up in our conversation and he said that made sense to him as the body delivers blood to every organ that is in need of blood first. as singing isn't a priority and my body already struggled getting blood everywhere where needed, it limits or cuts off on "unnecessary" things.now that i'm doing better (i'm on octreotide for a little over a year now) i can sing again, amazing don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yes, that sounds fabulous! I'm hoping I will eventually find my magic set of helps so that I can sing and speak without shortness of breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I pray for one day that I can get to the point you're at. But since I've been researching my own severe shortness of breathe, I've come across people on here who have Vocal Cord disorders. From what I read from them, the trick is having a problem at the time they look at your vocal cords.. They didn't think that could be causing it, but they had it proved in tests. Might be something good for you to ask your doctor about. Hope you find an answer soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Put me in with the rest of you. I really miss singing - one of my favorite things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I get very breathless and cannot sing, dance or even reach the end of a sentence sometimes. I notice it is worse when I am stressed or agitated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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