Plural Effusion

[downundergirl]

I'm 29 and was diagnosed with Right Side Plural Effusion 3 months ago ... i have had over 1.5 ltrs of fluid drained ... so far my drs have found no cause they have ruled out cancer,tb, lupus .. but still dont have a clue as to what caused this ... their latest theroy is an autoimmune disease ....

has anyone else my age had/or has this condition its so frustrating most of the info i have read is that elderly people get Plural Effusion...

Any thoughts would be most welcome

[swtangel042004]

I completely understand. I am 25 and in November of 2011 i had a pleural effusion in my left lung ths drs still dknt know wut caused it. I was in the hospital for about a week and a half. They had to do surgery to drain the fluid they pulled out a few liters of fluid. Then i had to lay with 3 chest tubes to drajn more for about 3 days after my surgery. I was told that if i hadnt gotten there when i did i would have died in about 1to 2 days. What i wanted to know is how long does it take to get back to normal or close to it? I want to start workin out again but it hurts to try to do situps and stretching. Im about to go crazy because to me its takin to long for me to heal.

[apurv_1982]

There was accumulation of water in my chest and the same was taken out with injection. About 1 lts and 20 ml of water was taken out from my chest.
I actually was facing problems with chest pain and occassional high temperature. I sometimes also faced sever cough and shiverring in the late night. It was time for me to seek medical attention, and then I came to know by a X-ray that there was collection of fluid in my chest. I was treated with medicine for few days and then on persistent insistence the fluid was removed by the doctors throug they refrained to comment on the reason for which all this happened,

So can anyone tell me the reason as to why this happened, and also tell me if aything has to be done by me as a precautionary measure so that I do not face any medical complication in future. I am on medication now, and this is just for my additional safety are care.

[Lammie]

Are you going to have a pleurodesis done?   I had the procedure done on my left lung in December of 2005.  I had more then 8 pneumothoraces (collapsed lung) due to air in the pleural space, where you have fluid in the pleural space.  Where do you live - big town with good doctors?!  I'm in WA and had mine done in Seattle.  Let me know if I can help you in any way!    Take Care!      ~Vicki

[bhups1]

Hi, the causes of pleural effusion are bacterial pneumonia, cancer, viral infection,tuberculosis (this is the most common cause of pleural effusion in some developing countries)left ventricular failure, pulmonary embolism, and cirrhosis,  autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus etc

Repeated effusions are generally treated with  chemicals (talc, bleomycin, tetracycline etc) or surgical pleurodesis, where the two pleural surfaces are adhered to each other so that no fluid can accumulate between them.