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05/08/2008 02:18
hshoe29
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Has anyone had back/lung muscle pain?

The past 3 days I have been having like a pulled muscle pain in my back. Dull cont. ache with intermitment sharp/stabbing pain around my middle and lower lung area on the right side. Basically it feels like I'm getting stabbed with a hot glass sword.

Anyway....I called my doctor, got a chest x-ray that was clear and got moved from 15mg of Prednisone (that was getting tapered down) to 40mg prednisone. They want to get a chest CT scan today to rule out a PE (clot in the lung). I know that it's not a PE. I have absolutely no trouble breathing, etc....It just hurts. I am up to a muscle relax Q6hr and 2 Darvocet about every 4-6hrs and a Thermacare heat pad. It helps but it's still there. Well thanks for reading.

ANY SUGGESTIONS???

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06/28/2008 18:24
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My boyfriend is having that right now. Did you find anything out?

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06/29/2008 02:37
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sorry to hear that. My doctors upped my Prednisone 20-40mg. It was more muscle pain than anything. I got a stronger pain killer and a muscle relaxant.

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