Was diagnosed with pneumonia and pleurisy which has no resolved but had to attend Gp with chest pain in the sternum and left side of ribs (sometimes the right too).  She diagnosed costachondritis........the pain is awful....how long will it take for me to recover and get back to work
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Pneumonia is the most common cause for pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). And pleurisy is causing the chest pain. So in your case as chest pain is continuous and not improving, possibility of persistent pneumonia is more. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and Chest x-ray to rule out worsening of pneumonia. Also get done sputum culture and sensitivity report. Culture will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide you about effective antibiotic treatment. This is the best treatment for pneumonia. Once pneumonia resolves, pleurisy will also reduce and hence chest pain will subside. You can apply warm water pad on affected areas. This will also relief pain. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.