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Stabbing Chest Pain. Diagnosed With Hole In Lung, Too Much Air Pressure Around Heart. Treatment?
Hi, My name is Ja'Kisha.
Today when I woke up I had stabbing chest pains in my chest when I laughed or coughed. I didn't know if it might be serious or not because about 2 years ago I had chest pains and when my parents took me to the hospital we found out that I had a hole in my lung and too much air pressure around my heart. Should I be worried that it might be reopened?
Today when I woke up I had stabbing chest pains in my chest when I laughed or coughed. I didn't know if it might be serious or not because about 2 years ago I had chest pains and when my parents took me to the hospital we found out that I had a hole in my lung and too much air pressure around my heart. Should I be worried that it might be reopened?
Fri, 26 Apr 2013
hi jasmi,
Thanks for visiting HCM.
stabbing chest pain which increases on coughing , laughing etc is medically termed as pleuritic chest pain which is usually found in pneumonia, air or fluid in pleural space as it happened to you two years ago. I advise you to go for chest x-ray and meet your doctor. If it is pneumothorax (air in the lumg as descrbed) and you are tall male ask your doctor to go for a process called pleurodesis after the chest tube insertion.
This recurrence is common in tall thin males and suspected if it is occurring spontaneously without any underlying lung disease.
Best wishes
Thanks for visiting HCM.
stabbing chest pain which increases on coughing , laughing etc is medically termed as pleuritic chest pain which is usually found in pneumonia, air or fluid in pleural space as it happened to you two years ago. I advise you to go for chest x-ray and meet your doctor. If it is pneumothorax (air in the lumg as descrbed) and you are tall male ask your doctor to go for a process called pleurodesis after the chest tube insertion.
This recurrence is common in tall thin males and suspected if it is occurring spontaneously without any underlying lung disease.
Best wishes
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