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Should I Be Concerned About The Pain In The Left Shoulder Having Diagnosed With Pericarditis?
I developed pericarditis in November and have been on 40mg daily, prednisone. When my doctor tries to wean me off it, I get the symptoms back. I have, at this time, no fluid and breathing is ok, however, yesterday I started getting discomfort in the back of my left shoulder again. I have had echo's to monitor me. Do you think this discomfort is incidental or concern.
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
Hi with pericarditis and steroid treatment , i would not take any discomfort in the back of (L) shoulder lightly. I would suggest immediate check up with your cardiologist.
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