I have a left pleuritic pain all the time, for the past two days.  Movement makes it worse, I find it difficult to get a deep breathe in, Im also burping (or feeling like I need to burp) a lot.  Im a non-smoker but did smoke up until 8 years ago.  It feels like an air lock but its worryiing me now its gone on for over a day.  It wakes me at night as well if I turn to lay on my left side. The only medical history I have is an underactive thyroid.
Hello Thank you for your question see a lot of patients witChatDoctorplains like yours. The fact that the pain is on the left side, movements makes it worse and a deep breath too, first step is to do a Chest X-ray, hole blood count, CRP and a EKG.However, pain with these features are rarely with heart origin but to be sure. Have you had a viral situation lately, with e little fever? Do you see any marks on the skin in the basal left side of your chest? Sometimes viral situations can cause pain with these characteristics as you explain. Wish you good health Chat Doctor.