Here's my dilemma. My stenosis does not appear to be progressing very fast, if at all. But it impacts my ability to sleep soundly, as well as a massive impact on anything aerobic. If I try to do anything aerobic I start to weeze pretty uncontrollably, if I keep pushing it (cause I am a man afterall...we have to learn the hard way ), I get incredible pain basically in the middle of my sternum. I believe this is the lungs not getting enough oxygen, and I stopped pretty fast when I got the pain ;P.

So my question is will the dilation help with this at all? If I do get this am I starting myself on the path to continual dilations in the future as well? I'd really like to be able to get some aerobic activity in, but I don't want to hasten a series of surgeries either.

I'm planning on asking Dr Villa-Forte next week when I see her and then my ENT when I see him next month. Was just hoping for some opinions here from those who've already been through this.