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I've got very sharp lung sharp pain after recovering from an infection

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aaron64288
aaron64288

Hi there,

About 1 month ago I had the flu, one of the worst I every had, and I developed a very bad chest infection, pnuemonia I believe, treated with antibiotics and codeine. During this infection I was never aware of any sharp lung pain or pleurisy.

After feeling better for 3 weeks I went for a light jog but had to stop almost immediately. I started to get a very sharp pain in my right lung on every big intake.

This pain has not gone away after it appeared, its been a week. I have no other symptons. Any thoughts?

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  • moon53540
    moon53540 aaron64288

    Posted

    does the pain lessen if you take ibuprofen? Pleurisy is often helped with nonsteroidals.

    • aaron64288
      aaron64288 moon53540

      Posted

      Yes it does, not a tonne but yes. b

      But why would I have pleurisy? it seems stange to me that i would get it after no signs of it during the chest infection, and feeling fine for a couple of weeks after? Zero other symptons?

    • moon53540
      moon53540 aaron64288

      Posted

      It may not be a bad idea to get a chest CT with contrast, just in case something else is going on in your lungs. You can get stronger nonsteroidals like naproxen if you ask your doctor for a prescription.

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