Problem with my lungs?

[Ryder]

As some people know on here I am an asthmatic. I have asthma from having pneumonia so many times in my life. A total of five in all. I try to manage my asthma but am not really worried about it because on most days I feel fine but on hot days like these I use my inhalers. Recently today I got a strange pain in my chest right after dinner. It was sharp and I guess a good word would be acute. It doesn't hurt right now maybe because I am sitting up it sometimes hurts when I breathe but not all the time but the pain is extreme and worse then I believe I have ever felt before.

It hurts mainly when I am laying down. I spent most of my time today reading a book I had been working on. It hurts a lot when I lay on my left side which kinda sucks because I lay on my left site to sleep. I read a thread written by AUDRAA that she had pain in the back of her lungs and said that it was some kind of..infection was it? And that she was on antibiotics.

Can someone please help? I really feel like waking my mother up and asking her to take me to a doctor or the ER right now.

 

[Thornless]

It is possible for infection, my daughter had one a few months ago, we had rxays confirm it and she was put on antibiotics

As a fellow asthmatic, I would wake your Mom.

 

[Thornless]

Take your temperature too

 

[Ryder]

I told my mother about it before I went to bed and she said it was probably because of the heat and humidity. Which kinda makes sense but it makes me feel like like I'm breathing through a straw and not getting pain in my lungs.

 

[Thornless]

The mold content in the air is high right now.

 

[Ryder]

I don't have any allergies. I'll wait till morning and tell her. I know I'm not gonna sleep tonight so if something happens I'll be able to get to my parents.

 

[griz bear]

does the inhalers provide relief ?

 

[Roxi]

Is it in the center of your chest? And does is ache sometimes?

 

[Ryder]

My inhaler stopped it for about a moment then it came back. And Roxi it was in the left top part of my lung. And now its spread to the center.

 

[Roxi]

Sounds like your gall bladder to me honestly Ryder. I had the same thing a few yrs back hurt to breathe couldn't lay down and was very painful. I ended up having a gall stone stuck in my bile duct.

 

[griz bear]

I 've had lots of asthma attacks , I would describe the pain as dull, not acute. Kidney stones now there is acute pain !

 

[Francis]

I had sharp acute pains in my chest back when i was about 30 years old..

I guess the questions are what did you eat ?

I know this will sound silly but my doctor told me it was GAS caught in that area.. I would lay on my stomach or put a cold pack and it would make the gas dissipate.. It really depended on what I ate..

It was very sharp pain chest high left side..

Not sure if this helps.. Taking stuff like Rolaids / Tums would also help..

The first time it happened I thought for sure it was a heart attack..

 

[StripedCat]

I've never heard of something like that before, but I hope you feel better soon.

 

[purpledove]

Your pain can be a symptom of many things. It can either be due to your asthma and humidity that you're not having enough air into your left chest area hence the pain. Keep your inhalers near you at all times, deep breathing exercises and have yourself in a semi-upright position while on bed by elevating your head on pillows.

It can be infection if it's accompanied by increase in your temperature and some other signs which i think is not something that u mentioned on your symptoms.

Gallbladder pain is on the RUQ ( Right upper Quadrant ) below your right rib cage and when you press on the painful area then there would be rebound effect. It can affect your breathing too given the pressure caused towards your lungs and to compensate for the discomfort on that area.

Pain from gas or indigestion is often normally mistaken for chest pain which Francis is right with his explanation. Hence it should be further assessed differing it from real chest pain symptoms.

Chest pain related to your heart and the lack of perfusion/ good air flow towards your chest area is normally on the left side as you mention. Though our heart is on the middle, it's tip is on the left side hence chest pain is on that same side. it should be accompanied by pain with feeling of bricks on top of your chest and radiation of your pain towards your shoulders and left arm. Of course with this comes also your difficulty of breathing.

Since we can only guess what you're having, its best that you monitor yourself and if it becomes worse that you go to Urgent care/ ER right away. Being an asthmatic person, you don't want your breathing further compromised by your pain.

Hope you feel better soon

 

[Dana]

I guess the real answer is... If it's unbearable than wake your mother up. People can give advice till their fingers are tired but it's all in how you feel. Take it from someone whose experienced extreme pain in the form of headaches due to clogged or broken shunts. It's nothing to fool around with.

 

[StripedCat]

I guess the real answer is... If it's unbearable than wake your mother up. People can give advice till their fingers are tired but it's all in how you feel. Take it from someone whose experienced extreme pain in the form of headaches due to clogged or broken shunts. It's nothing to fool around with.

:homo:

 

[Ryder]

Well I just woke up a little while ago and I honestly feel a bit better. The pain has lessened but is still there so I'll just take this a day at a time and see how I feel.