can anyone tell me how long viral pleurisy lasts i am a smoker and did not quit or slow down when diagnosed?

Answer 1

I was a smoker too. Quitting is the best thing to do after you start having symptoms of quite a few diseases...
I quit cold turkey. It is fairly easy once you know that you're going to go through hell for about 10 days and then be done with it for the rest of your life. You will never want to smoke again because you will remember those 10 days of hell that you will never want to go through again.
Just decide to stop smoking on your next birthday. Just stop...and go though hell, knowing it will last only 2 weeks or less.

Answer 2

Viral pleurisy can last several days to weeks. Most of the time, codeine and ibuprofen are prescribed to help with the pain. You should also make sure you breathe as deeply as possible to help prevent secondary infections like pneumonia. You are not going to like this, but smoking is only adding to the irritation in the lungs. Pleurisy can cause pleural fibrosis and scarring if it isn't resolved properly. You need to cut back on the smokes for a while, or this is going to last longer than it needs to. Good Luck.

Answer 3

The honest answer is "when it clears".
Smoking doesn't help or speed the healing process.
If it's been awhile since you were diagnosed, and have completed any medicines that were prescribed, you need to follow up with your physician.

Answer 4

My husband had pneumonia once, he spent a month on the couch, only getting up to go to the toilet. He has never smoked. I understand that pleurisy is worse. I think you had better settle in for a long haul. Why do you punish yourself with cigarettes? You must be feeling horrible. I hope you get better soon. Good luck.

Answer 5

pleurisy is the next thing to pneumonia. It will take longer to get rid of if you smoke. Quit smoking until you get rid of the pleurisy or it may get rid of you. You probably have a smokers cough which is like bronchitis. Smoking will cause bronchitis,

Answer 6

appropriate to work out your Dr. I end decrease back in 2001 and not in any respect had a human beings who smoke cough, on a similar time as quickly as I smoked.. i became a 2 %. an afternoon guy or woman additionally... fairly, see your Dr.. it might desire to no longer be a human beings who smoke cough... would desire to be bronchitis on allergies.. good luck to you!