Severe Lung Pain.

[ellie-f]

Hi there! My boyfriend has recently been struggling with severe lung pain when he takes deep breaths - the attacks started off as a once-a-day kind of thing but over the last three days he's been having them much more frequently and they've become more intense and last longer. He went to the doctors and they put it down to stress but he's struggling to find the root of that and isn't 100% convinced. Was just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and if so, how did you deal with them? Thanks!

[hypercat54]

Hi if they have got a lot worse than he needs to go back to the doctor and tell them. x

[Damon1864 Volunteer in reply to hypercat54]

I agree it needs looking into 😊xx

[ellie-f]

Thanks guys! Might also be worth mentioning that it's only in one side.

[Ergendl in reply to ellie-f]

Did he do a lot of exertion beforehand? I get left -sided rib pain sometimes after stretching my intercostal muscles too far with very deep breathing. It's a sign that I should have used Ventolin beforehand.

[ellie-f in reply to Ergendl]

He doesn't seem to think so, I've told him to avoid any kind of exertion anyway though because I'm sure that will only make it worse!

[Elpojohn]

I,ve had that, It could be a Pneumothorax, air gets trapped between the pleura a skin covering the lungs, causing a partial part of the lung to collapse a bit at the top usually. can be painful at times , short of breath too . Many times the body absorbs the trapped air and lung returns to normal ,given time and rest .

Can also be fixed , don't worry.

[ellie-f in reply to Elpojohn]

Ahh that's a new one, thanks for your suggestion! I'll be sure to look into it, sounds like a possibility.