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I went through a period in high school/ college when I got bronchitis a lot. Is it possible that you've made it past the flu and the pain is due to your cough/cold?
I don't know enough about Tamiflu to know if relapse happens with it. The one time I had the full fledged flu, I dont think it was on the market yet (it was in 2000).
I'm sorry you're worried! I hope you feel better soon.
@Jeannine @ Small Chic: do your lungs hurt with a cough/cold? i'm kind of an illness idiot bc i seriously almost never get sick. The last time I was sick was like 6 years ago and it was a stomach thing, and 3 years before that i had mono. Thats pretty much it for the last decade.
I'm not really worried like omg i'm going to die. Its just a balancing act of hmmm if its bronchitis/pneumonia i should prob hit the ER today for some antibiotics but if its just normal virus nastiness then I should just hang out and not waste my time or money.
I hope you feel better soon. I have terrible asthma, so I'm really not the best person to be answering. Literally if I sneeze my lungs start acting up, hurting, wheezing, etc. Nevermind if I have a cough/cold, etc - I'm out for a week with not being able to breathe!
To be honest, though, I've never really heard of lung pain being associated with the flu, but it is possible that you've coughed so much that you're super sore. That happens to me all the time. Is the pain more in your back or do you feel it "inside" when you take a breath in? If it's in your back, I'd say it's normal soreness, if it's when you breathe in and you feel it literally inside your lung, you might want to get checked.
Feel better!
For that stretch, my coughs always hurt. My aunt actually gets a cough with pain every spring, when the seasons change.
Not trying to downplay what's happening, of course. I'm just slow to medicate myself and usually have a wait and see approach when I'm not feeling well.
My lungs hurt when I take a deep breath with a cold ALL THE TIME.... when I asked the doctor why they said it wasn't even my lungs it was my ribs! Cause: coughing SUPER hard.
Oh another note I had pneumonia 3 years ago for a month before I went to the free clinic because I thought it was something I could fight... I'd say go to the doctors if your uncomfortable by Monday like you said. I know I got insanely tired when I had pneumonia... so if you get to the point where you just can't find the will to even move... go sooner rather than later. Good luck.
YES your lungs will absolutely hurt. This is coming from someone who gets the flue every.single.october. It's a curse I swear. Anyways my doctor informed me that the reason your lungs hurt when having the flu is because you shiver because of the chills and it contracts your chest muscles. It is really common actually. It all depends on what you have. If they came out of nowhere I would suggest seeing a doctor asap, but since they are coming from soon after the flu that your trying to kick, I'd say your pretty much in the clear. Mine hurt like a sore dull pain that's really more annoying than super painful and like I said earlier, my doctor told me it's because of the chest contractions (shivering) that's associated with the flu.Feel better!
@MrsMaine: omg that is amazing! lol. THANK YOU. Somehow I feel better already... :)
@Jeannine @ Small Chic: I'm totally the same way. I actually hate medication as well. I think it just worries me more that it is just 1 lung instead of both that seem to hurt bc I feel like if it was just coughing it should be both? But I really don't know. And the last thing I want to do today is go to urgi care or ER. I'd much rather wait until Monday I just was worried about waiting and then having the doc be like "omg you're an idiot you should've gone on saturday"
@JeweledMoon: interesting! hopefully thats what it is then.
FYI for anyone in the future that might search and find this thread with a similar issue:
I just got through to an actual nurse at the minute clinic (rather than just a receptionist) and she said that the 3 big things to watch out for for pneumonia are: fever, shortness of breath, extreme exhaustion. She said if I don't have those (I don't) I can just wait it out and not go to see a doc unless it either gets worse or lasts longer than 10-14 days.
I see you got it resolved, but I've had that with other illnesses, except mine was pleurisy. I think it runs in my family a little bit, the tendency to get it. It was just painful for a few days, and I wouldn't do anything to exert myself. Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better.
@CorgiTales: (Just an educated guess) I think you might be having pain because your tissues are a little dry. One of the mechanisms of action for mucinex includes drying out mucus/mucous membranes. Be sure you are drinking a ton of water/koolaid/gatorade.
@CorgiTales: So I know a little about this as much of my fam deals with things like this.
There are different types of pneumonia and they all have different symptoms, but there is a few major things to look for. One (this is gonna be gross) is the color of the phlegm you're coughing up. If it is white/clear/yellow youre fine, if it is green/brown it is a sign of bacterial infection in the lung that can lead to pneumonia. Also, There is a type of pneumonia called 'walking pneumonia' It's kind of like the underdog pneumonia. The only way you can tell you have that is by the phlegm color, pain in the lungs/back/spine area, and exhaustion. Someone I knew walked around with pneumonia for weeks, and didn't know it, just had that annoying cough and soreness. But it is a more dangerous kind of pneumonia as it really weakens you. It makes you feel like you're kinda sick, but just well enough you can go about daily things. However, if you do, and you let your back get cold, it will zap all your energy.
The only thing that can kill the bacteria is penicillin. I'm not a doctor, but this is something that I've had experience in. I hope you get better soon, and I hope it's not that.
@helenberrycrunch: interesting! it actually does correspond exactly when when i started taking the mucinex (well like 8 hrs after i took the first dose) so i wonder if that is it??
@CorgiTales: just try overcompensating with the fluids. Unless you have a heart condition or something, the fluids won't hurt.
I have had lung pain- in fact, my whole chest wall became inflamed. Its called costochondritis, and it wasn't something i could do anything about. It hurt so bad I couldn't lay down at night or sleep. Sucked royally.
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And ask medical advice on WB. I only ask because it is Saturday morning and so I can't go see a normal doctor for another 2 days at least, and I'm worried about wasting the money on an ER because I'm kind of a hypochondriac.
Here's the situation... I have the flu. Started with sore throat/mild lung pain. The lung pain went away within 24 hrs and then i got a terrible headache with high fever (102), chills, sweats, the whole 9. I went to a minute clinic, got diagnosed with the flu, got tamiflu and told to take advil.
Within 24 hrs my fever/headache was gone (yay!) but that gave way to a terrible cough. For 2 days I coughed my head off until finally fed up at 3am 2 nights ago I called a 24 hr pharmacy and asked what to do and they said mucinex dm. So I went and got that and I actually slept last night for the first time since Sunday.
Here's the problem... last night my lungs started hurting again. Not terribly. Just kind of ouchy when i take a deep breath. At first I thought they were just worn out from all the coughing but the right one definitely hurts more than the left which has me a little worried that its an infection.
I called the minute clinic but they were super vague like "if you're worried go to the ER" and wouldn't tell me if lung pain is associated with the flu or not.
Regardless, if I'm not feeling better by Monday I'm going to find a GP to go to... so here is my question:
Have you ever had your lungs hurt when you had the flu or respiratory virus? Or is it always bacterial? (i.e. something that needs to be seen by a doc ASAP)
I really don't mind toughing it out if it is a somewhat normal flu/virus thing because it really doesn't hurt that badly at all. I am just concerned about waiting too long on a bacterial thing that then turns into something worse than it had to be.
p.s. please don't tell me horror stories about blood clots and grandmas dying of pneumonia. I'm already a hypochondriac enough :)