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Suggest Treatment For Fluid In Lungs And Shortness Of Breath

My doctor says I have fluid built-up in my lungs, also with some pneumonia left, just today after he viewed the x-ray. I have a pain in my left shoulder and upper arm since 2-3 days. Is this pleurisy, and how advanced is it? I just feel shortness of breath, and I feel tired with no energy at all.
I have read somewhere that a water pill might help to get rid of the fluid in the lungs. Is this o.k.?
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Hello
First of all I want to tell you that water pill is not able to get rid of fluid in lungs.
Now you mentioned that there is fluid in the lungs ( means both ) and pneumonia ( left side ) .
There is pain in the left shoulder as well as pain in the same arm .
Whenever there is pleurisy , it causes pain in the concerned joint due to irritation over diaphragm ( of the concerned side).
As you also mentioned that there is weakness as well as no energy .
All these symptoms may be due to , these reasons , these includes.
1 Tuberculosis as this is the most common cause of pleural effusion ( pleurisy ) . Diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest as well as blood examination for C B C, E S R , sputum for AF B.
When such patient visit in my clinic I at once advise for drain of fluid from lung ( as in your case left side ) . Advised for culture and sensitivity examination of drained ( aspirated ) fluid.
Usually tuberculosis is the main cause but some times cancer may be the cause of such pleurisy ( rarely ) , as if blood present in aspirated fluid , we suspect as cancer .
Shortness of breath, lack of energy , pain in shoulder, pain in lung all are due to pleural effusion.
So consult another physician and get his opinion as early as possible.
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Suggest Treatment For Fluid In Lungs And Shortness Of Breath

Hello First of all I want to tell you that water pill is not able to get rid of fluid in lungs. Now you mentioned that there is fluid in the lungs ( means both ) and pneumonia ( left side ) . There is pain in the left shoulder as well as pain in the same arm . Whenever there is pleurisy , it causes pain in the concerned joint due to irritation over diaphragm ( of the concerned side). As you also mentioned that there is weakness as well as no energy . All these symptoms may be due to , these reasons , these includes. 1 Tuberculosis as this is the most common cause of pleural effusion ( pleurisy ) . Diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest as well as blood examination for C B C, E S R , sputum for AF B. When such patient visit in my clinic I at once advise for drain of fluid from lung ( as in your case left side ) . Advised for culture and sensitivity examination of drained ( aspirated ) fluid. Usually tuberculosis is the main cause but some times cancer may be the cause of such pleurisy ( rarely ) , as if blood present in aspirated fluid , we suspect as cancer . Shortness of breath, lack of energy , pain in shoulder, pain in lung all are due to pleural effusion. So consult another physician and get his opinion as early as possible.