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by National Jewish, Mar 17, 2004 12:00AM
, Mar 17, 2004 12:00AM
Clearly the most important thing that you can do for yourself is to quit smoking and never smoke again! You may want to look at our Quit Smoking Topic Center at http://www.nationaljewish.org/topic/smoking_cessation.html for ways to quit smoking. Also check with your doctor for other quit smoking resources in your area.
The pain you describe sounds like pleurisy. This is inflammation or irritation of the pleura, the sac that holds the lungs. This can cause pain, which is felt more with deep breathing and coughing. Thus the chest x-ray might be negative for anything, at least initially.
Since it has been 6 weeks with no improvement you need a repeat chest x-ray to be read by a radiologist or pulmonologist. To figure out what is wrong with you I would recommend that you see a pulmonologist. You may need a CT scan and/or a bronchoscopic exam.
The pain you describe sounds like pleurisy. This is inflammation or irritation of the pleura, the sac that holds the lungs. This can cause pain, which is felt more with deep breathing and coughing. Thus the chest x-ray might be negative for anything, at least initially.
Since it has been 6 weeks with no improvement you need a repeat chest x-ray to be read by a radiologist or pulmonologist. To figure out what is wrong with you I would recommend that you see a pulmonologist. You may need a CT scan and/or a bronchoscopic exam.
Are you off the fags now?