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Treatment For Pain In Lung While Breathing.
Okay so the past week ive been having these random moments where my left lung like locks up and i can breathe but only to a certain extent without it hurting.. then it will go away randomly or i will feel something like go into place and then i am fine. but yesterday it lasted almost all day and then it stopped but it happened again but the last time was really bad like i was in a lot of pain and it hurt very badly.... what the heck is wrong with me? im really scared and i dont have money so call me 1815-513-5690
Thu, 26 Dec 2013
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
It seems that you have got pleuritic chest pain caused due to inflammation of the covering of the lung i.e pleura. It is usually caused due to infection. If you can afford, go for a chest xray done. Or else you may take an empirical antibiotic therapy like azithromycin. Doing ECG to rule out any possibility of angina will be a good adjunct.
Other possibility can be a musculoskeletal pain if you have history of trauma or chest muscle spasm...
Best wishes
Thanks for your query.
It seems that you have got pleuritic chest pain caused due to inflammation of the covering of the lung i.e pleura. It is usually caused due to infection. If you can afford, go for a chest xray done. Or else you may take an empirical antibiotic therapy like azithromycin. Doing ECG to rule out any possibility of angina will be a good adjunct.
Other possibility can be a musculoskeletal pain if you have history of trauma or chest muscle spasm...
Best wishes
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