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6763842 tn?1385390664

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I have been experiencing breathing problems. I can't really take a deep breath w/out it hurting. I especially got some type of pain in the back of my left lung. When i exhale i feel like i'm gonna pass out at times. It was subtle at first but now these 'episodes' are more frequent & severity is escalating. Sometimes my lungs feel like they are burning & they ache too. Coupled w/ heart pains now too. Heart pains are different day to day. Sometimes crushing pain, sometimes a poking pain, sometimes a burning/searing sensation around my heart. My heart feels like it might skip also. I have aches here as well. My primary care physician says it's anxiety but I've passed out several times doing recreational drugs that i never passed out to before so i know something is going on. I stopped doing them but i fear any minute now that i will pass out jus' from air. Someone please steer me in the right direction or shed some light.
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Hi, the pleura, the lining of the chest cavity and lungs can get inflamed leading to pleuritis, causing pain with coughing and movement. It can occur due to local causes like recurrent lung infections and sometimes due to cancer of the lungs. They can also be seen in systemic diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis and scleroderma. Only clinical correlation and other investigations besides X rays can help to narrow down the cause. Regards.
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6763842 tn?1385390664
Wow thank you. A lot of stuff you said makes sense but i hope i can persuade the doc to look into this. It seems like they are quick to write it off & always blame it on anxiety.
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