Anonymous
4 years
Problem - Shortness of Breath
Hi. i’m having shortness of breath for almost a week already. Fyi, i had undergone a minor surgery on 18/2 and 4/3 ago at Paantai Hospital due to perianal abscess. Few days after the second surgery, i have been supplied with antibiotics capsule and things gone really well. Unfortunately, few days after stop taking the antibiotic, i start to facing the shortness of breath. What should I do as this has been prolong for a week already. Thanks
Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli,
4 years
Thank you for your questions.
First and foremost, we truly understand your concerns regarding the symptoms you’re facing now. From your complaints, we believe that your condition may have multifactorial causes such as:
- Anemia
- Asthma
- COPD
- Tuberculosis
- Allergy
- Heart disease
In order for us to provide you with an diagnosis, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. And only from confirmed diagnosis, we can proceed with treatment.
Therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor immediately especially, if you feels like the symptoms are getting worse. This is because, further assessment needed to evaluate the severity of the symptoms you’re experiencing now.
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