Lung Conditions Caused from 9/11

September 11, 2001just after 8:45a.mif you turned the television on the images you saw took your breath away. Little did we know that 14 years later that would be one of the aftermath a lot of the servers, first responders and people who were in the area that day would still be feeling. Due to the collapse of the Twin Towers and the fumes from jet fuel burning people are surfing daily from repertory issue. Some of the first responds started becoming ill weeks after this. They began developing repertory problem; Asthma, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis and Lung cancer are just some of the issues they devolved. Soon people that where in area that day began devolving the same issues. Now these poor people have this will be haunted not just of image they much rather forget but along road of poor health. Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary Fibrosis is when the tissue deep in your lungs becomes scarred. The tissue become thick and stiff. Making it hard for one to catch their breath and not allowing enough oxygen into the blood. Symptoms of this incurable disease are shortness of breath, dry, hacking cough that does not get better, fatigue, weight loss for unknown reasons and clubbing of tips of fingers or toes. To determine if one does have this image test like a chest x ray or maybe a lung function test. Treatment can help the symptoms and help improve the quality of life are oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitations, or a lung transplant. Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a disease which can affect many organs with in the body. It causes the development of granulomas which are clumps of cells from the immune system. When the lungs are affected from it, it makes breathing difficult because the lymph nodes in the neck, chest an around the lungs become enlarged and tender. Fluid then accumulates around the lung area rendering your breathing ability. You may also notice reddish bumps or patches on the skin. The cause of this disease has been linked to exposure toxic materials that maybe inhaled. Diagnosising this disease is difficult due to the fact that there is no one sign or symptom which clearly points to sarcoidosis. Treatment is steroid medication. Lung Cancer

There have been different forms of cancer linked to September 11 attacks but Pleural Mesothelioma seems to be the most provident one. This is a rare form of cancer. It affects the lungs protective lining in the chest cavity. Symptoms range from chest pain front and side, lower back pain, shortness of breath to difficulty swelling and a persistent cough. Pleural Mesothelioma is caused by inhaling the airborne fibers of asbestos, that then become lodged in the outer lung tissue. The first step in make a diagnosis is to get a full medical history to determine the level and severity of mesothelioma risk factors. Image tests like CT scans and a MRI or chest x-ray maybe preformed to look for signs of this cancer in your lungs. Unable to Forget

It was a Tuesday morning I just finish feeding my 6 month old son his breakfast, pour a cup of coffee, sat on the couch turned the TV on just as the second plane hit. I could even tell what PJ I had on. That is true for most of America at the exact time on September 11, 2001. I can’t forget what I was doing the moment our country changed. For the next few days everybody talked about watched all the news but then time went on. Unforntully there are to many who have to relive that day because of their illness cause by that day. Something I sure a lot of us don’t know about.

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