I just asked about my boyfriend's chest pain, and some people suggested pneumonia. He also has a sore throat, could this also be from that?
2007-03-17 04:32:43 · 6 answers · asked by universitystudent 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Chelsea I just read the other question and answers. I have to agree with everyone who says this is serious and needs to be checked. What you're describing IS NOT normal. Those who responded to your previous question suggested that he might have internal bleeding or pneumonia. Sure, either of those are certainly possible, along with a host of other things.
The sore throat is a moot point here, it's his pain and breathing that are of concern. Get him to a doctor now, and demand x-rays. It sounds like there could be something seriously wrong.
I understand that you may feel as if everyone is over-reacting. That may well be it also. But consider this. My son, at 16, was playing basketball with some friends. He failed to catch a pass and was hit in the abdomen with the ball. It hurt, but no one really thought anything of it until he collapsed and became unconscious.
It turns out that when the ball hit him, it ruptured his spleen. He required emergency surgery to repair his spleen and stop the internal bleeding.
Lesson here: Err on the side of caution. Get your boyfriend to a doctor NOW.
2007-03-17 04:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some times pneumonia is caused by foreign substances in the lungs. I have had pneumonia 3 times from an untreated sinus infection. The sinus drainage (most likely with bacteria in it) would drain down the back of my throat. This would give me a sore throat. Then the phlegm would settle in my right lung starting the pneumonia process. So to answer your question, Yes a sore throat could be associated with pneumonia. If he has had symptoms for 7 day or more then he needs to go to the doctor.
He needs lots of rest and lots of liquid (water/juice/soup). Try an over the counter medication with Guaifenesin ( gwye-FEN-e-sin) in it. The best known brand is Musinex.
2007-03-17 04:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Matt A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most folks who get pneumonia get it after the flu. It is generally (as I understand it) a bacterial infection that follows in the footsteps of a viral infection that makes the lungs particularly susceptible to pneumonia. I'm not exactly sure where acute bronchitis leaves off and pneumonia sets in. Both conditions are characterized by a rattling cough and expectorations (stuff you cough up) ranging from thick, yellow and mucusy all the way to red.
Yeah, a sore throat usually comes with. When I had this in the past, I mostly wanted stuff to stop the coughing and let my lungs heal up, but after they did, and as soon as he can stand to swallow something, you probably want to get a doctor to prescribe some antibiotics for the pneumonia, then an expectorant such as Mucinex to clear out the gunk in his lungs. Expect it to take a good month to clear up.
Good luck to both of you... sorry to hear he is feeling so bad.
P.S. Take this one seriously... pneumonia will take you down hard if you let it. Jim Henson (the guy who created Kermit and the other muppets) died after a pneumonia attack, though I think he had it pretty bad to start with.
2007-03-17 04:46:12 · answer #3 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chest pain can be from any number of problems. If he also has a sore throat it sounds like he probably has had a cold and if has been coughing that can also explain it. The coughing will make your chest hurt (which is called pleuritic chest pain) and your throat hurt. It could be bronchitis, pneumonia, or just one bad cold and respitory infection.
2007-03-17 15:39:36 · answer #4 · answered by medic_onfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's over 50 different kinds of pneumonia...
2007-03-17 04:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by untuhchabul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i would take him to the doctor and get him checked out. could me a heart problem.
2007-03-17 04:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by ATHENA H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋