Mesothelioma shares many symptoms that other diseases may have so it can be impossible to determine if you have mesothelioma by the symptoms alone. You may not even have any symptoms at all for as long as 50 years after initial exposure to asbestos.
The early symptoms are non-specific so you might not get diagnosed correctly for years. The symptoms can be very similar to viral pneumonia if you have pleural mesothelioma and can include shortness of breath, chest pains and a cough that just doesnt seem to go away.
One of the more common symptoms of pleural mesothelioma is something called pleural effusion. This occurs when fluid builds up between the inner and outer linings of the lungs.
These linings always produce a little bit of fluid so your lungs slide along the inside of your chest smoothly but if too much fluid is being produced, complications can arise. When this is happening, you will have a dry cough, chest pains, and shortness of breath. An X-ray can be used to detect pleural effusion.
To determine if this is happening, you will have to have a biopsy after your initial scans. The biopsy lets a pathologist get a good look at what cells are...
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