“How to cope with chronic chest pain?”
I have bronchiectasis, pneumococcus, pseudomonas, and stenotrophomonas infections in my lungs. What can I do to cope with the pain? Can these cause continual pluerisy?
Female | 60 years old
Medications: hydrmorphin contin 15 mg plus 4mg hrydromorh for break through pain
1 Answer
Pulmonologist|PulmonaryDiseaseChestPain
Hello, I'm sorry to hear about your symptoms and pleuritic chest pain secondary to bronchiectasis. This is a frustrating condition for both the patient and provider as often it is a progressive disease that continues to worsen over time, especially when multiple organisms colonize the lungs. The best way to reduce further inflammation and to break the viscious cycle is to either eradicate the organisms with aggressive antibiotics, or to constantly clear the secretions that are formed in order to decrease the risk that these organisms take hold and cause further damage. Pulmonary rehabilitation is a great option to manage secretions and also improve symptoms. Your Pulmonologist should be able to refer you to a local center that offers this service. Infectious disease specialists can also get you on the right antibiotics based upon your specific resistance profiles with sputum cultures of your colonized organisms. I hope this answer helps!
Regards,
Dr. Maslonka
Regards,
Dr. Maslonka
