Chest pain?

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12 years ago

I've taken a Pepto bismol but also a tylenol. Then I laid my head down since that seems to be the only way for me to rest without a lot of pain. I rested for a while now and the pain seems to have minimized, not sure if it's from the antacid or the tylenol. I'm not really sure about a burning sensation. If there's anything, it's nothing compared to the chest pain.

I'm not on any meds. And despite having occasional unhealthy diet spree, I always consider myself not that unhealthy.

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12 years ago

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And when I breath in a little harder it hurts

That could as a result of the heartburn burning the passage way in which the airflows into your chest. Sometimes heartburn can get so bad it can inflict pain on the larynx since its related to extraesophageal reflux. The peptodismal should help, but also pop an antacid pill - calcium based or something

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11 years ago

My parents insisted on going to the doctor, so we went. And they diagnosed me with pleurisy apparently and they prescribed me with Naprosyn and told me it will get better with time. After reading the web.md link trin provided my diagnosis seems less scary than the way they put it. Anybody know anything about pleurisy?

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I am glad you went and got a diagnosis. There is a lot of information online. I have had it before myself, but everyone's symptoms and causes are different. I have SLE so that is the root of mine when it does happen.

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11 years ago

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Were you told SLE by the doctor? Because my doctor didn't tell me anything else besides it was pleurisy and take anti-inflammatory med and it'll get better in time.

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It is an autoimmune disease I have had for a long time. It has nothing to do with your situation. You need to go do some reading up on it on your own and see if anything said rings a bell with your situation specifically.

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11 years ago

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link trin provided my diagnosis seems less scary than the way they put it

Like textbooks, websites blow things out of proportion - so don't sweat it. Everything described on those websites usually ends with cancer as a diagnosis - it's just nonsense.

Good call on trin's behalf - a doctor in the making Wink Face

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Were you told SLE by the doctor? Because my doctor didn't tell me anything else besides it was pleurisy and take anti-inflammatory med and it'll get better in time.

That said, it could also be season, like allergies. Happened to my dad every fall, he hates it. Sometimes it skips years, depending on what you've been exposed to.

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11 years ago

Oh oops

. By what I read, it could be bacterial or viral or a lot of things, and that there's different ways to treat it depending on the problem. But I'm pretty sure my doctor didn't tell me any specific causes. All she said was that it could be from a lot of things. The only thing she prescribed to me was Naprosyn, which is just an anti-inflammatory. I guess, I'll try it out and see if it gets better in time.

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11 years ago

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Naprosyn

Or you could use any other NSAID, like ibuprofen (Advil) - will have a similar effect, and is cheaper.

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lewis

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11 years ago

How are you feeling now ... Neutral Face

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11 years ago

Actually I'm feeling really fine now. I don't know what happened but after that night when I went to the doctor it just suddenly decreased a lot, and now it's barely painful at all. I've took Naprosyn two times at night only. My parents kinda wasted money on the doctor for me....

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I wouldn't say that. You had to find out. I don't think that pleurisy gets better on its own. Plus the stress and not knowing is not good for your blood pressure. Glad you are feeling better! Slight Smile

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11 years ago

That's really good to hear. Sometimes stress can add up and truly have it's toll on one's health. When I was a kid, going to the doctor would sometimes make me 50% better, I think it's a psychological thing.

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