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Is Pain In Chest After Being Treated For Pneumonia Normal?

i recently had pneumonia and i just finished the antibiotics the doctor prescribed to me. I felt better for about 2 days however, now when i breath i can feel the pain in my chest i felt before. i am worried that it has gotten worse or had not gotten better. what should i do?
Fri, 31 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I want to ask you few questions.
1. Have you undergone chest x ray?
2. Do you hav fever at present?
If you are running fever at present than antibiotics should changed.
And no fever only chest pain than wait for 7 days, complete the course of antibiotics.
Repeat chest x ray after 1 week to see for any improvement or any worsening.
If worsening is there than consult pulmonologist and get done bronchoscopy and BAL analysis for identification of oganism. This will help in directing the antibiotics.
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Is Pain In Chest After Being Treated For Pneumonia Normal?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I want to ask you few questions. 1. Have you undergone chest x ray? 2. Do you hav fever at present? If you are running fever at present than antibiotics should changed. And no fever only chest pain than wait for 7 days, complete the course of antibiotics. Repeat chest x ray after 1 week to see for any improvement or any worsening. If worsening is there than consult pulmonologist and get done bronchoscopy and BAL analysis for identification of oganism. This will help in directing the antibiotics.