Question: Yes I wrote to about my getting the shingles a whiile back. My question now is this. After the shingle was pretty well gone I came down with this bad cold. No big deal , but on Saturday I got this bad catch in my left side by my ribs and can't take a deep breath. Well I just thought it was a gas pain and it would go away. But it didn't. I woke up Sunday night and still couldn't. It almost feels like I broke a rib. I went in as I thought what if something went to my lung. They did x-Rays and found nothing and said it was probably irritation of the pleura from coughing, which I haven't really been doing that hard. It's Monday and it is still here. My question is, I've never had anything like this before. In 2006 I had cholangiocarcinoma and had 85% of my liver removed. I've heard that stress such as cancer can bring on shingles. Is it possible that there is something the x-rays aren't picking up? How long should I give this pain to resolve before I go back in?

Thank you that makes perfect sense. I never knew that this happens after infections.