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IV Drug User, Smoking Addiction, Have Sore Chest, Pain On Touching The Areas Around Heart, Wheezing. What Do These Symptoms Signify?

I am an IV drug user. I am worried I have a heart infection but am scared to go to the ER because I would be embarrassed. My chest is very sore. It hurts to the touch on the left side around my heart and by my sternum also.also. I was looking online to get information about it and some of the symptoms like chills, weight loss , fever and other ones I don t have. I am a smoker and before this started happening 2 days ago had a bad cough and it seems to be getting worse. I have been wheezing and it feels like there is crap in my lungs. I am a 25 year old female. Please give me some advice. I really need your help asap. Thank u and have.a great day. Sincerely,
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
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IV drug use can cause chest infection or heart infection like infective endocarditis, valvular heart disease etc

In such situations it is not necessary that you have to have fever/ chill etc that you are talking

You need to seek a medicine specialist for evaluation of your problem and a psychiatrist, if you are willing to help yourself
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IV Drug User, Smoking Addiction, Have Sore Chest, Pain On Touching The Areas Around Heart, Wheezing. What Do These Symptoms Signify?

IV drug use can cause chest infection or heart infection like infective endocarditis, valvular heart disease etc In such situations it is not necessary that you have to have fever/ chill etc that you are talking You need to seek a medicine specialist for evaluation of your problem and a psychiatrist, if you are willing to help yourself