What is Plevritis (pleurisy)? Posted: 02-01-06 16:09pm
On 25/12/05 it started with small nagging
pain in the left side of my back, it got
worse on boxing day i went to see an out
of hours doctor, he said it was muscle
pain and gave me Solpadol, it got worse so
my wife took me to A&E after xray was
diagnosed with pleurisy was given large
dose of ant-biotics, anti-inflammatory,
and pain killers. It got no better, went
to own GP gave me more pain killers and
referred me to a chest specialist, my wife
paid private because i was in agony, he
examined me, sent me for blood tests and
more xrays. Have lost two stone in weight
am still in agony constantly. Please
help..............
Plevritis (pleurisy) is a serious
condition. It could be life-threatening if
the pleural drain is massive and disturbs
lung function. In cases of massive pleural
drain, an emergency procedure (pleural
drainage) is performed. It is very
important to find out the reason for your
pleurisy. The most common reasons are lung
inflammation (pneumonia) and lung cancer.
An X-ray image of the lungs detects
pleural drain but it could also detect its
origin. An X-ray, blood picture, pleural
punition and microbiological examinations
are ample diagnostic procedures for
identifying pneumonia. If there are
suspicions that lung cancer is present, a
bronchoscopic biopsy and a thoracic
CT-scan can be performed.
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