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Chet pains please help

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kirsty67724
kirsty67724

So I'm 25 female and I have cystic fibroses although touch wood ive not suffered too much with it yet. Last week I strted to feel like a chest infection was coming on as I was a little more phlegmy and every a couple of times a day I get a quick stabbing pain in my right side of my chest then it will go then it will happen again I told my doctor and he said it was my rib cage I also suffer from really ba anxiety I think I'm dying all the time so when I get this chest pain I always think the worst please can anyone put my mind at rest at all???

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  • reg1945
    reg1945 kirsty67724

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    stress and anxiety  in conjunction with a known medical condition can make that  condition seem worse,,,     all kinds of symptoms can manifest themselves through stress.. sometimes knowing that you are not alone can eleviate the  effects of stress  and therefore make your  other condition seem less  intense..   if you can manage your CF..then kinda concentrate on reducing your feelings of stress by  doing what you are doing .. communicating..  very best wishes
    • kirsty67724
      kirsty67724 reg1945

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      Thank you reg smile I went to hospital last night and was there for five hours waitig to be seen in the end I just came home and went to a walk in centre today she told me all my obbs are fine so looks like it's just my Chet infection giving me jip! But she said my lungs are clear but may be a little inflamed I can cope with that! Anyone any idea what I can do for the pain I forgot to ask smile xxx thanks again
  • reg1945
    reg1945 kirsty67724

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    hi again kirsty    well done for managing this far     hospitals can be a nightmare but also very comforting ..         seems you have a mild infection that will respond to anti biotics  in the main  but   breathing exercises are  kinda important     dont let    the infection nget hold through  not  exercising..  and clearing     infected material from your lung cavities ..  i suggest    ibuprofen  as an analgesic  both for pain relief and for  inflamation control .  but,, as in all cases you should be guided by a doctors advice   again best wishes  and dont get disheartened
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