Just like other diseases, mesothelioma symptoms vary from case to case and with the severity of the disease. Type of whether pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal, or pericardial-also determine what may be symptoms. Frequently, the overall general health of individuals, as well as his age, also may play a role in how patients are affected by the disease and the symptoms of the most disturbing.
One of the most difficult to diagnose mesothelioma and connect the symptoms with the disease is the fact that so many of the symptoms can be easily mistaken for other more common (and less serious), chest or respiratory diseases such as flu, pneumonia, bronchitis, heart, and other diseases .
A physician experienced in mesothelioma treatment will take time to investigate the history of the patient and hopefully connect the past to asbestos exposure with symptoms. Patients also can help their doctor if they are aware of an open and willing to tell the events of the past at work or at home. Anyone ever exposed to asbestos, even if it was decades ago, should tell their doctor exposure. Such information will not only help doctors in diagnosis but also will help eliminate the need for testing is very expensive and uncomfortable much may be ordered when trying to arrrive on conclusive determination.
As stated previously, mesothelioma symptoms can vary, but generally the most common symptoms are:
* Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing* Cough* Pain in the chest or abdomen* Fluid in the chest, lungs, or stomach* Weight loss* Loss of appetite* Inability to sleep* Husky voice* Difficulty swallowing
This is the first two symptoms that generally bring the patient to the doctor's office. Both had difficulty breathing and persistent cough caused by the inability of lung to expand well as tumors in the pleural region. Tumor growth causes the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum to expand, allowing fluid into the organ in question. Which generally cause pain - acute to severe - in the affected areas, such as chest or abdomen. Breathing difficulties also make it difficult to sleep (insomnia) and often results in loss of appetite and, ultimately, weight loss.
Depending on the type of mesothelioma was diagnosed with pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal symptoms may vary from the above, which is mostly associated with pleural mesothelioma, the most common form of disease.
Common symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include:
* Abdominal pain, acute to severe* Swelling in the abdomen due to fluid accumulation* Breathing difficulty* Loss of appetite so that weight loss* Bowel obstruction* Nausea* Vomiting* Weakness* Fever* Anemia
Common symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma may include:
* Chest pain, ranging from uncomfortable to severe* Shortness of breath* Heart palpitations* Cough* Fatigue after mild activity or energy
Because the three types of disease similar but from different parts of the body, patients may experience symptoms that overlap. For example, nearly all patients suffer from shortness of breath mesothelioma and fatigue, but the pain may be more obvious in the abdominal area for the patient's abdominal peritoneum and in the chest for those with pericardial mesothelioma.
One of the most difficult to diagnose mesothelioma and connect the symptoms with the disease is the fact that so many of the symptoms can be easily mistaken for other more common (and less serious), chest or respiratory diseases such as flu, pneumonia, bronchitis, heart, and other diseases .
A physician experienced in mesothelioma treatment will take time to investigate the history of the patient and hopefully connect the past to asbestos exposure with symptoms. Patients also can help their doctor if they are aware of an open and willing to tell the events of the past at work or at home. Anyone ever exposed to asbestos, even if it was decades ago, should tell their doctor exposure. Such information will not only help doctors in diagnosis but also will help eliminate the need for testing is very expensive and uncomfortable much may be ordered when trying to arrrive on conclusive determination.
As stated previously, mesothelioma symptoms can vary, but generally the most common symptoms are:
* Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing* Cough* Pain in the chest or abdomen* Fluid in the chest, lungs, or stomach* Weight loss* Loss of appetite* Inability to sleep* Husky voice* Difficulty swallowing
This is the first two symptoms that generally bring the patient to the doctor's office. Both had difficulty breathing and persistent cough caused by the inability of lung to expand well as tumors in the pleural region. Tumor growth causes the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum to expand, allowing fluid into the organ in question. Which generally cause pain - acute to severe - in the affected areas, such as chest or abdomen. Breathing difficulties also make it difficult to sleep (insomnia) and often results in loss of appetite and, ultimately, weight loss.
Depending on the type of mesothelioma was diagnosed with pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal symptoms may vary from the above, which is mostly associated with pleural mesothelioma, the most common form of disease.
Common symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include:
* Abdominal pain, acute to severe* Swelling in the abdomen due to fluid accumulation* Breathing difficulty* Loss of appetite so that weight loss* Bowel obstruction* Nausea* Vomiting* Weakness* Fever* Anemia
Common symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma may include:
* Chest pain, ranging from uncomfortable to severe* Shortness of breath* Heart palpitations* Cough* Fatigue after mild activity or energy
Because the three types of disease similar but from different parts of the body, patients may experience symptoms that overlap. For example, nearly all patients suffer from shortness of breath mesothelioma and fatigue, but the pain may be more obvious in the abdominal area for the patient's abdominal peritoneum and in the chest for those with pericardial mesothelioma.
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