Was minding my own business when I came down with very sharp pains below my ribs. Hard to breathe deeply and pretty near impossible to sneeze. Thought I broke a rib, but haven't exerted myself in that way.
Went to primary care doc and he diagnosed me with pleurisy. Anyone know the real cause of this?
Thanks!
Posted by momlyme (Member # 27775) on :
Get checked for mycoplasma pneumonia... I threw up blood and was diagnosed with both pleurisy and mycoplasma pneumonia don't know if they were related?
Posted by rera2528 (Member # 29886) on :
Also, check to see if it is the rib itself. I have costochondritis, which was my first symptom.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
The same treatment for pleurisy would also treat costochondritis(inflammation in the rib cage). Anti-inflammatory for both. Aspirin worked well for me once when I had pleurisy. When I got lyme, I started having costochondritis.
Posted by thejoje (Member # 19976) on :
My doc recommended Advil every 4 hrs.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Hurts like the dickens! feel better soon! Posted by jlp38 (Member # 27221) on :
I don't know. I had it as a kid when I got pneumonia. I thought it was just a severe case of pneumonia. Sounds like it might have another cause for you. I still count it in the top 2 or 3 worst pains I've ever felt (and none of my top ones involved childbith - who woulda thought).
Posted by ktkdommer (Member # 29020) on :
I can have pleurisy without pneumonia. For me I had always thought it went along with my lupus diagnosis. Now it is probably a Lyme thing but pleurisy and inflammation went together for me.
Interestingly, my sister, also with Lyme gets pleurisy.
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