Dadstinkingummit!!!

[Ilovebigcats]

I am fixing to head to the ER with chest pains. *sigh*

[JanB]

I am praying.

[RamboPreacher]

prayer happening.

[Ilovebigcats]

I have pleurisy. As if I needed something else wrong with me!
It is going around... or so they say. Yet, not contagious.

[TW]

I have pleurisy. As if I needed something else wrong with me!
It is going around... or so they say. Yet, not contagious.

Pleurisy itself is not contagious.
From the Mayo Clinic website:

Pleurisy occurs when the double membrane (pleura) that lines the chest cavity and surrounds each of your lungs becomes inflamed. Also called pleuritis, pleurisy typically causes sharp pain, almost always during the act of breathing.

One layer of the pleura overlies each lung. The other layer lines the inner chest wall. The two layers of pleura are like two pieces of smooth satin rubbing against each other with almost no friction, allowing your lungs to expand and contract when you breathe without any resistance from the lining of the chest wall.

When inflamed, the two layers of the pleural membrane in the affected side of your chest rub against each other, producing the pain of pleurisy when you inhale and exhale. Between breaths, you feel almost no pain.

Pleurisy occurs as a complication of a wide variety of underlying conditions. Relieving pleurisy involves treating the underlying condition, if it's known, and taking pain relievers.

It is the underlying condition that might be contagious, such as a virus. Ive had pleurisy and know how painful it can be, hope that you get to feeling better soon.


TW

[Full Quiver]

Pleurisy sux!

[one love]

I will be praying that can be pretty painful

[rjc]

Praying for quick healing

[dolfan]

You'll think you're dying the first time you get those unfamiliar and really sharp pains, won't you? I've had it, no fun. Hope you get better quickly. I know it can take a while to beat it down.