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What Could Severely Painful Pop In Left Side While Being On Antibiotics For Cold Mean?

I have had a bad cold for nearly 2 months, I went to my Dr and was given antibiotics (z pack) I was coughing today and felt a pop in my left side fallowed by extream pain, it hurts to breath, move cough etc, should I go back to the Dr and what could the cause be, I m a 55yr old female in relatively good health otherwise, thank you for your time cindy
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Hi, antibiotics usually don't work in case of cold bcuz its a viral infection. U got extremely pain on left side,hurts breathing,cough.I think u should get ENT examination done by a specialist. No need to worry .
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What Could Severely Painful Pop In Left Side While Being On Antibiotics For Cold Mean?

Hi, antibiotics usually don t work in case of cold bcuz its a viral infection. U got extremely pain on left side,hurts breathing,cough.I think u should get ENT examination done by a specialist. No need to worry .