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Chest Pains, Pleurisy, Had Pulled A Muscle In Lungs, Esophageal Spasms. Cure?

Hi, I had chest pains and went to the ER about a week and a half ago and found out I had a case of pleurisy, and I had pulled a muscle in my lungs. I am a 25yr old female. Height 5'7, around 150 lbs. I was also diagnosed with esophageal spasms around November of last year. I am actually due to go through some training within the next week that requires a great deal of lifting. Would it be okay to continue on with the lifting requirements of my job, or is there a time frame that I should wait in order to not further damage anything?
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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You don't actually have damage to your lungs. Pleurisy is an inflammation of the lining of the lungs. Usually caused by an illness such as a virus. You could try taking Advil or Alleve every day for a week to see if it gets better. If you were to continue with training the only risk would be the pain could get worse or take longer to go away.
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Chest Pains, Pleurisy, Had Pulled A Muscle In Lungs, Esophageal Spasms. Cure?

You don t actually have damage to your lungs. Pleurisy is an inflammation of the lining of the lungs. Usually caused by an illness such as a virus. You could try taking Advil or Alleve every day for a week to see if it gets better. If you were to continue with training the only risk would be the pain could get worse or take longer to go away.