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What Causes Cold Inside Lungs Which Hurts And Back Pain?

Hi. I ve been in and out of my doctors office 9 times in the last 3 months. The majority of it was every 2 weeks over a 6 week period. Every time he said it was allergies. Gave me an antibiotic and steriod shot along with Rx. This week, I have developed back pain which is keeping me from sleeping. (I also have a 23 month old who doesn t sleep through the night). Every time I go in, he takes my blood and says my WBC is high. (The passed few times he didn t know what was wrong with me. Just that my counts were high and it s a sign of infection). Yesterday I went in with feeling exhausted, back pain, and naucious. He just said I had an infection somewhere and gave me more antibiotics. Then this morning, I woke up with a coldness in my chest. My lungs hurt. And the back pain is significantly worse. Could this be pneumonia? Should I go to an internist instead of a gp?
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Hi,
Yes,it could be because of pneumonia,bronchitis(allergic or infective),pertussis, seasonal asthma etc.
You may undergo routine blood count,ESR with X- ray chest and pulmonary function test.
You might require antibiotics (quinolones or macrolides or amoxillin with clavulanic acid) with cough suppressants (antiallergic antihistamines or mast cell stabilizers) and antiinflammatories or analgesics on as and when required basis.
You must consult your pulmonologist instead of general practiotionar to get diagnosed first and then treatment.
Thanks.
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What Causes Cold Inside Lungs Which Hurts And Back Pain?

Hi, Yes,it could be because of pneumonia,bronchitis(allergic or infective),pertussis, seasonal asthma etc. You may undergo routine blood count,ESR with X- ray chest and pulmonary function test. You might require antibiotics (quinolones or macrolides or amoxillin with clavulanic acid) with cough suppressants (antiallergic antihistamines or mast cell stabilizers) and antiinflammatories or analgesics on as and when required basis. You must consult your pulmonologist instead of general practiotionar to get diagnosed first and then treatment. Thanks.