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Hi There I Had The Flu Or A Flu Like
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I had the flu or a flu like virus starting on Feb 28th, I was sick for 9 days ending with a horrible cough. I started getting better and then got another fever, my DR put me on antibiotics and I started feeling much better. I noticed soreness around my left rib - I thought I pulled a muscle coughing but it got much much worse. I had a chest X-ray and everything looks normal. Dr thinks I have pleurisy or costa chondrites, put me on a 6 day steroid pack. I'm three days into the steroids and I keep having low grade fevers 99.4 the ribs are about 60% better but still have a ways to go, very tender to touch and hurts with deep breathes, laying down, coughing, yawning.
Are these symptoms in line with costa chondrites or pleurisy? I just want to know what I have and do I lay low or try to exercise?
I had the flu or a flu like virus starting on Feb 28th, I was sick for 9 days ending with a horrible cough. I started getting better and then got another fever, my DR put me on antibiotics and I started feeling much better. I noticed soreness around my left rib - I thought I pulled a muscle coughing but it got much much worse. I had a chest X-ray and everything looks normal. Dr thinks I have pleurisy or costa chondrites, put me on a 6 day steroid pack. I'm three days into the steroids and I keep having low grade fevers 99.4 the ribs are about 60% better but still have a ways to go, very tender to touch and hurts with deep breathes, laying down, coughing, yawning.
Are these symptoms in line with costa chondrites or pleurisy? I just want to know what I have and do I lay low or try to exercise?
