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Holy shit! Yeah perhaps, I'm due for a medical examination, I'll bring this up. Do you often get chest infections too? Apparently that's very common as it is w

• rscho 7y ago
  The parent is correct. This is a common association in situs inversus, and you should seek specialized care. Your GP will probably not know about that (it's extremely rare), so if you have to insist, do so.
• shages 7y ago
  Yes, it's common, and I have regular mucus build up because, well, my cilia don't clear it well for me. :) As rscho mentioned, you should definitely bring it up and see if you can get a referral to a specialist. I see a pulmonologist regularly to keep an eye on it. The term Kartagener syndrome (SI + PCD) may ring a bell to them more than PCD will. I was misdiagnosed as a kid as having asthma (or something like that, I don't remember this well), and doctors prescribed an inhaler but it had no effect. My parents had me seen by a pulmonologist which then led to a diagnosis.