I have right basal pneumonia then why is my left side hurting so much
hi I hope you are doing well I have gone through your symptoms you are having pneumonia on the it side pneumonia is inflammation of lung parenchyma it can result in fever cough with expectoration and breathlessness sometimes it can result in pleural effusion fluid accumulation in between the lung covering and pleurisy inflammation of lung covering when there is inflammation of lung covering it can cause sharp pain when you take deep breath and cough it is possible that you are having pleurisy it is part of early infection to your left side of the lung this infection could be due to bacteria or viruses I suggest you continue to take a proper antibiotic in proper doses and proper duration you should watch red flag signs such as persistent fever breathing difficulty increased breathing rate and heart rate if this happens you should report to your physician for pain you should take paracetamol 650 my twice or thrice in a day as required you should take this after food you can also youse ibuprofen if you are not allergic to it regards
i have right basal pneumonia but why is my left side hurt much when I cough and taking deep breath its very painful I started taking antibiotics yesterday it will just go away for how long the pain will ease