Hi everyone,

For years I have had trouble with sinusitis and have never found a
reasonable solution to the problem.
I had one operation, a sub mucous resection, when I was about 12 years
old but nothing since.  Over all
these years ( 60+) I have never  experienced what I am going through now.

About three months ago I started having breathing problems.  In the
mornings especially I will wake
up with very stuffy sinuses, some pressure in my upper chest and
difficulty getting my breath.  I don't seem
able to completely take a deep breath and feel it in my lungs.  This has
taken place following my
remission from the non NonHodgkins lymphoma. and the R-Chop chemo
treatments.

I have been in remission now since September 2005. I will have another
CT scan in March
and if things are still OK I will start Rituxan infusions in April and
then again in October.

I have had one appointment with the pulmonary Doc and another scheduled.
I have undergone
two pulmonary breathing test one before my chemo and another since then.
 I have had an all
night test for the oxygen levels in my blood while I sleep (I don't have
the results).  The
pulmonary doc has given me two different nasal sprays and an Albuteral
inhaler to try.
Nasal sprays seem to help and only sometimes does the inhaler seem to
offer any help.

My Rheumatoligist have told me from, time time that they hear a
crackling sound in my lungs,
which all have said is typical of some one who has taken Methotrexate
for any length of time
(at least 10 years), when I started chemo my cancer doc took me off both
Methotrexate and Enbrel.

I know there is such a thing as Rheumatoid lungs.

Has anyone here experienced any type of breathing problem that they have
been told
is associated with their Cancer. I also have RA, osteopenia,
fibromyalgia., spinal
stenosis and scoliosis.

TIA for any input you might have to offer or suggestions.  I have been
lurking for a while now.

Don Whitely