i have had a mild heart attach 10 years ago and now im 43. I m on painkillers as I had a bad accident a few years back. A few days ago I has very stupidly lost my pills on a family outing. Been dealing with withdrawls since. Now today I tried to get out of bed and hurt so bad I could barley move. I quickly found out that breathing was nearly impossible, can NOT take a deep breath at all. I have also noticed now that my shoulder is in extreme pain with even the slightest movement. The amount of pain in beyond anything ive experienced before. And I have went through withdrawals before. This seems different. I ve already went through the puking and shits and flu symptoms. I feel like I m dying. I can t breath, the harder i try the worse it gets this has been going on for about 6 hours with no let up. what do i do. I don t want to take the risk of e/r cause ive been told ill loose my script, and god know i cant survive without it. But right now still feels like sword through my chest shoulder and ribs
Hi welcome to ChatDoctorI understand your query and concern. Your symptoms are suggestive of pleural effusion secondary to bacterial infection. I advise you to get a chest x-ray PA View, ABG analysis immediately. I advise you to take an Antibiotic course, tab.panto, tab.higher Sr by consulting your doctor. Exercise regularly for 30 min. Stress management is mandatory in your case. Do not worry. Consult your pulmonologist for expert management and follow up. Hope I have answered your query at the moment. Post your further queries if any, Thank you