Is this pneumonia or just a lung infection?!


Question: Is this pneumonia or just a lung infection?
Ive had this for about three days now, I first noticed it when every time i had a cigarette my lungs would feel weird - i stopped smoking the end of the first day. The second day I couldn't breathe through my nose at all and my lungs hurt whenever i inhaled and the pain increased every time i coughed - there was some gurgling and phlegm in my lungs but no where near as much as there was when i had pneumonia last year. Now today I can breathe through one nostril and my lungs do not hurt as much as before. I have been coughing much less, and can cough out any phlegm in my lungs. Now that its later in the day, my lungs still hurt but the phlegm is nearly gone.

What does this sound like?

Answers:

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

Since you had pneumonia last year and are familiar with the specific symptoms you would know better than anyone else whether it is pneumonia or not. There may well be some sort of respiratory infection so getting a chest x-ray would not be a bad idea to rule out possible causes. I don't think anyone could make a diagnosis based on the information you've provided without seeing you are having an x-ray.




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