In Reply to: Re: Pleurisy Pain and Lung Spot posted by Ran on November 15, 2000 at 18:43:45:

: : On 9-15-00 I went to emergency room with severe pains in chest & couldn't breath well, I was diagnosed with bacterial pnemonia and pleurisy. I ended up back in e.r. that same night not able to bend over, walk or anything the pain was so bad. After week, went to Dr. for ckup & returned to work following Mon. Week later Tues 10-3 returned to Dr with pain again, pnemonia and pleurisy still there. Off work for another 2 wks, back to Dr for ckup and while waiting for him to look at x-rays I heard him conferring with another Dr about one particular spot on left lung which is where most of the pain comes from. After reviewing first x-ray with 3rd x-ray he notices that same spot on all x-rays and mentions it not responding to meds. After showing me x-ray I asked him if spot could be something serious and he said no, just spot of pnemonia. I return first of Nov for more x-rays but am still having severe pain every once in awhile from a central location on lower left lung where spot is. I am kinda worried b/c I am a smoker and have been for 12 yrs or so. I have cut way way down to about pack every 2-3 days and I know I need to quit, but does this sound normal for a particular spot of pnemonia not to respond to treatment and to have continued pain in that one spot? If anyone can give me input I would appreciate it, I am a 26 yr old single mom and hate to be worried about something like this. Thanks...
: Hi.In early october i began to have the same problems that you are.I have pain in an area of my right lung.Doesnt hurt when I breathe or any time in particular, when ever it feels like it. I went to the doc mid oct. and she said i have amild case of broncittis and gave me antibiotics. The symptoms sort of went away but now thier back in mid Nov..I was a heavy smoker and have recently quit.Going back to see doc tomarrow.I will get back to tell what she says.MY typing skills are terrible.........Ran

I was diagnosed a year ago with pleurisy. It occured while working in a walkin cooler. It was also about this time of year. I honestly thought I was having a heart attack! Since I am also a single mother and self-employed I didn't dare "waste" money on calling paramedics to my work. After work I drove myself to the ambulance service and because a 38 year old woman had previously suffered a heart attack and died, the not oly insisted that I submit to a little ambulance trip after giving me nitro, morophine (after that, I really didn't care what they did with me as long as I could stay on that cloud!) If I promised to go to the hospital with them they would wave the ambulance fee. I was diagnosed with pleurisy, but the Dr. insisted on a followup stress test. Nothing was wrong with my heart and I've never smoked a cigarette in my life,so the only other answer was pleurisy. Doc recommended asprin,