Skip to main content

Breathing Problems

I have done a terrible thing which should be avoided, I have checked the web to see if I can find out what may be wrong with my throat as I am getting concerned that my breathing is getting increasingly difficult.

What I discovered is something called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) which is effectively a growth on or around the vocal chords that may have been caused by a HPV (HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS).

There is speculation that it may be created by oral sex with someone that has genital warts and those with low immune symptoms are most likely to be affected. This is not proven, on the contrary, it is seen as unlikely but cannot be ruled out.

Any and all airway problems require immediate attention.

RRP is a potentially life-threatening disease because it can result in complete respiratory obstruction.

Medications containing steroids, which tend to compromise immune function and may allow more aggressive growth of the papilloma

HPV probably affects only 5% and of those, only 0.005% develop RRP so it is really rare. Some experts speculate that perhaps those few who develop RRP have some subtle deficiency of the immune system.

The symptoms are voice and breathing problems.

So, if ever something was designed specifically for me, RRP seems to be it.

As my appointment is June 1 there is, I guess, a chance I could suffocate in the meantime but it may not be that serious right now.

Looking at the evidence:

I have a subtle deficiency in my immune system, sometimes moderate

I have had oral sex with someone who had warts (my choice entirely, he is totally no way to blame)

I am currently on a dose of steroids, the condition has got a lot worse since

I cannot talk clearly now, my voice drops out and I cough quite a bit

I am having trouble breathing

The GP is assuming it is a harmless polyp (and it may be) last time the growth was described as *benign* but it was also quite possible that my consultant was not looking for RRP as it is so rare. Having seen the video of what it looked like in me last time, it matched the pictures I have seen in a pdf to be found on http://www.voiceproblem.org/pdfs/rrp.pdf

I am not sure I can keep getting back at the GP and hoping they will listen, maybe I should just write direct to the consultant, they may not even be aware I was given a steroid drug a few weeks ago.

Popular posts from this blog

Budget Day

So, we have the ‘Let’s buy a whole host of gullible voters day’ with George Osborne. No doubt we’ll be told how employment is rising, how the deficit is falling, how we’re all so much better off now than we were (compared to what?). We’ll be told that there are still tough times ahead but that only a Conservative government can steer us through them. It will be pointed out how inflation remains low, how not raising duty on fuel has helped everyone as is seen by the current lower prices at the pumps (it’s going up again George). In short, I should listen to this budget later and decide to vote Conservative in May but, I won’t. Labour certainly did nothing to avoid the mess the country got in but they didn’t cause it. They made the mistake of trying to be too conservative, allowing high finance the freedom to cause a catastrophic cock up for which they took zero responsibility. They made the mistake of allowing Gordon Brown to take the job of Prime Minister, one for which he is totally...
2 comments
Read more

Not a good day

Today is a very emotional one for me. I have no idea why that would be the case but apparently it is. For a day that had nothing pre-arranged this one has turned out quite busy. First, I agreed to take Matt for breakfast though I wasn't really hungry. He was being quite argumentative in the morning about some thing or other, I don't recall what exactly but some matter of politics where he was going to argue the toss whilst knowing little or nothing about it. But, even so, I was quite upbeat as Jermaine had gone to school on time ... no, scrub that, i was upbeat until I yet again had to tell Zoey to get her arse out of her room, downstairs, do her chores and get to school, that is when this day started to go downward. I spent way too much money on a new doorbell, true, we needed one but not one that cost nearly £50! This too has not helped. I went to see a garage that can fit parking sensors to my car, all well and good but they needed me to supply paint to match the circles up ...
Read more

Understanding the British

As a nation we are a funny lot. We get through the worries of life with humour. Not always good taste humour and the words 'too soon' are often mentioned! Now, this is not unique to us, many other countries adopt humour to get them through. I am going to show some ideas of humour here, don't shoot me, we're just musing this topic. Moment of silence for the people who agreed to live with shitty roommates because they "wouldn't be spending much time at home anyway" There is going to be a lot of pressure over the next few days to talk to friends and family. Fight it. Stay positive Anyway, you get the picture. Actually, most of those came from the USA. It's terribly British for one person to cough and a whole host of others stare and one person shouts, 'we're all dead now, he's got the virus'. Obviously it's not a joking matter but, without keeping our sense of the ridiculous we would go quite potty. Estimates c...
Post a Comment
Read more