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What Causes Chest Pain On The Left Side?

I ve given up smoking 4 months now using E vapors and starting feeling an aching pain in my chest left side back and front when coughing sneezing or laughing it s been 3 weeks now although after the first week it was at its worst, although I felt it was getting better on the 2nd week it doesn t seem to be getting better any ideas would help thanks
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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hi sir/mam,first of all kudos for abstaining smoking successfully.i really appreciate your strong will.your pain is mostly of pleural origin that means lungs are covered by a membrane called pleura,whose inflammation is called plerisy.pleurisy causes pain when coughing,sneezing.causes are tuberculosis,pneumonia,pneumoconiosis(occupational lung diseases).usually it is associated with cough either dry or productive.only with a chest x ray and detailed chest examination,we can arrive at a diagnosis.one more thing is cessation of smoking is not the cause of your symptoms.so,please have your chest x ray done and sputum examination if any productive cough.hope you got clarified.any other queries,please dont hesitate to write.i'm always ready to attend.thank you.take care.bye.
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What Causes Chest Pain On The Left Side?

hi sir/mam,first of all kudos for abstaining smoking successfully.i really appreciate your strong will.your pain is mostly of pleural origin that means lungs are covered by a membrane called pleura,whose inflammation is called plerisy.pleurisy causes pain when coughing,sneezing.causes are tuberculosis,pneumonia,pneumoconiosis(occupational lung diseases).usually it is associated with cough either dry or productive.only with a chest x ray and detailed chest examination,we can arrive at a diagnosis.one more thing is cessation of smoking is not the cause of your symptoms.so,please have your chest x ray done and sputum examination if any productive cough.hope you got clarified.any other queries,please dont hesitate to write.i m always ready to attend.thank you.take care.bye.