Asthma & Pleurisy

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Huszar New Member Date Joined Apr 2009 Total Posts : 5	Posted 4/11/2009 9:59 AM (GMT -6)
	Hey everyone. I was just wondering if any of you with asthma have also been diagnosed with chronic pleurisy? I went to the doctors with really bad chest pains and he did an x-ray and said i had pleurisy. But then another x-ray was done months later and it was still there and so was all the pain. So he said ive got chronic pleurisy which will always be there and i wont be able to get rid of. So i was just wondering if any of you have any advice for how to deal with it and stuff because it is really painful a lot of the time. Thanks x Back to Top

Chartreux Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2006 Total Posts : 9661	Posted 4/11/2009 9:27 PM (GMT -6)
	Hello! I've not had pleurisy, but a friend of mine did and it can be hard to get over, Are you on an antibotic? you didn't say if you were..Try doing a google search on pleurisy wish I could offer up more advise, someone will be along soon to help.. Hope your feeling better soon. soft hugz and lots of them... ********************************************** * Asthma, Allergies, Osteoarthritis, Spinal Stenosis, Degenative Disc, Fibromyalgia, Gerd, Enlarged Pituitary Gland, Sjogren's and Ocular Migraines ******>^..^<****>^..^<****>^..^<****** Back to Top

Razzle Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 4415	Posted 4/12/2009 2:23 AM (GMT -6)
	Have you seen a Pulmonologist about this? -Razzle Chronic Lyme Disease, Gluten & Sulfite Sensitivity, Many Food/Inhalant/Medication/Chemical Allergies & Intolerances, Asthma, Gut issues (dysmotility, non-specific inflammation), UCTD ("Secondary Lupus-Like Syndrome"), Osteoporosis, Pancytopenia, chronic malabsorption/malnutrition, etc.; G-Tube; Currently TPN-dependent. Meds: Zofran, Pulmicort, Heparin (to flush PICC line), IV Ceftazidime (for Pleural Effusion), Colloidal Silver (used topically). Back to Top

Huszar New Member Date Joined Apr 2009 Total Posts : 5	Posted 4/12/2009 9:37 AM (GMT -6)
	i went to see a respiratory specialist and he has said anti-biotics wont clear it up. they cleared the fluid out of my lungs but its just come back again. they tried anti-biotics but they just didnt work. D Huszar. Back to Top

Red_34 Forum Moderator Date Joined Apr 2004 Total Posts : 23551	Posted 4/13/2009 10:59 AM (GMT -6)
	I just wanted to say that I can "sort of relate". I have had bouts of Pleurisy off and on over the years but not chronically. I know that it is extremely painful at times. I was looking online for treatments and I found this: In some cases of pleural effusion, you may need pleurodesis. During this procedure, a medicine is put into your chest cavity, which triggers an inflammatory reaction over the surface of the lung and inside the chest cavity. This in turn causes the surface of the lung to stick to the surface of the chest cavity, which prevents or reduces more fluid from building up. Has the pulmonologist ever mentioned pleurodesis? http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/pleurisy-overview?page=2 ^{@--->--SHERRY--<---@} ^{Moderator for Allergies/Asthma and Co-moderator for UC} ^{~Left sided Uc-'92-Colazal(9 daily),6mp(50-100mgs),Bentyl, Prilosec,Biotin,Forvia,Pro-BioUnable to tolerate Asacol, Rowasa or Canasa}^{~Year-round allergies-Singulair, Zyrtec}^{~Secondary Reynauds Syndrome-'04-Norvasc}^{~Sacroiliitis}^{-epidural injections~bulging and herniated discs C5/C6 & C6/C7~3 epidural injections-second series starts 2/17, OA in my fingers -Celebrex, Tylonel Arthritis and Voltaren Gel} ^{To help Healingwell - click here: DONATE} http://www.myspace.com/82595818 Back to Top

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