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Suggest Remedy For Coughing Fit, Tight Ribs With History Of Being Diagnosed For Pneumonia

Please excuse my writing skills as I am a construction worker and truck driver. I am off a recent bout with pneumonia and plurasy (no idea how to spell that) I was in the emergency room three time in jan with both lungs spotted with pneumonia and could not breath deep could not stop coughing its april now and just went back to work concreting and lost my breath very fast and powered through it but had a coughing fit and it feels like I have been kicked in the ribs, its in one spot on the bottom in the back on the right what can I do. it hurt before and was better but never comfortable. I hope this makes sense and thank you for reading
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Travelling is a risk factor for pneumonia.
So in your case, since you are still having coughing and chest pain, better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Repeat chest x ray
2. PFT ( pulmonary function test ).
Repeat chest x ray is needed to rule out worsening of pneumonia.
PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis as this is common after pneumonia.
You may need inhaled bronchodilators and antihistamine drug.
So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
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Suggest Remedy For Coughing Fit, Tight Ribs With History Of Being Diagnosed For Pneumonia

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Travelling is a risk factor for pneumonia. So in your case, since you are still having coughing and chest pain, better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Repeat chest x ray 2. PFT ( pulmonary function test ). Repeat chest x ray is needed to rule out worsening of pneumonia. PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis as this is common after pneumonia. You may need inhaled bronchodilators and antihistamine drug. So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and then start appropriate treatment. Don t worry, you will be alright.