Kingdom of Knuffel

Infant jaundice is a yellow discoloration in a newborn baby's skin and eyes. Infant jaundice occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin (bil-ih-ROO-bin), a yellow-colored pigment of red blood cells.

Infant jaundice is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks gestation (preterm babies) and some breast-fed babies. Infant jaundice usually occurs because a baby's liver isn't mature enough to get rid of bilirubin in the bloodstream. In some cases, an underlying disease may cause jaundice.

Treatment of infant jaundice often isn't necessary, and most cases that need treatment respond well to noninvasive therapy. Although complications are rare, a high bilirubin level associated with severe infant jaundice or inadequately treated jaundice may cause brain damage.

I had a high resolution ct scan sometime during the last two months, and the doctor saw two to three blebs on my lung (I forget if I posted this here or not) but basically blebs are 'air blisters' and when those rupture they would leak air from my lung into my chest wall area, which can either cause just tons and tons of pain or a collapse depending on how much air leaks out.

I have also been seeing a new doctor who had me do some tests to figure out why I've been super short of breath more often than not, I did the tests a few weeks ago, and I got with the doctor today, he says that I have something called Da Costa's Syndrome/Neurocirculatory Asthenia. it doesn't sound like he knows of any way to treat it, so it's probably just something I'll have to live with. (I'm still reading up on this myself, I'd like to know more about this thing for myself)

but now I know what's going on, and it's a HUGE relief, it was so irritating seeing doctors who would just go "well... we don't see anything wrong, here's drugs go home"