When I fully inhale it hurts.?

Question

I was severely sick for 2 weeks. My throat hurt so much that anytime I'd swallow anything solid it'd feel like a shoved a golf ball down my throat. It hurt mostly in the tonsils. On top of that my entire chest and above felt like a baseball bat was taken to them.

I am uninsured so 2 weeks later I go to the intensive care unit and fork out a good sum to see a doctor that I dont wanna go back to unless I have to. He gave me prednisone steroid and moxatag antibiotics. He said he couldn't see anything but from the symptoms it could be Mono or Tonsilitis. Not strep because I didn't show white patches or rash.

However it's been a week since I went to the doctor. The anti-biotics the doctor said would help my throat even if it was mono but not cure it completely. Well my throat still hurt but very minor. I have a slight headache, feel a tiny bit hot, my chest area hurts and i have a minor sore throat.

Well heres the question. When I fully inhale it still hurts. What does this suggest and what do I need. This is week 3 of being sick. I work in a resturant and cannot afford to miss work another weekend cause I am sick.

Answer 1

You must keep your doctor informed of changes in your condition. This simply sounds like normal recovery but let your doctor know about the pain. Let him/her decide if it's significant. That can usually be handled with just a phone call.

God bless.

Answer 2

You may have pneumonia if you were sick that long. If you can tolerate the symptoms, then try over-the-counter help. I suggest mucinex. Also, Practice taking really, really, deep breaths, and holding your breath. (even though it hurts). Do about 10 breaths in a row, every hour for awhile. If you have been off of your feet, your lungs may have taken a vacation. If you aren't up and active doing your everyday stuff, then your body doesn't need as much oxygen, so you naturally breath more shallow. If your lungs get used to that, it is extremely difficult sometimes to get them back into their routine, and it is very common to develop pneumonia if you breath too shallow for too long. So....

DEEP BREATHS, and an over-the-counter expectorant (to make your coughing more effective). If it doesn't start getting better, then you need to go see a doctor.

Answer 3

I would suggest taking some cough stimulants, like Mucinex. After a day or two, if this pain and cough continues, I'd definitely go back to the doctor. If you have pneumonia or something like that you don't want ot waste time getting a diagnosis.