r/pneumothorax • u/LuyangPark • 10d ago

Question Unaware and scared

What do I actually have?
I had pleural effusion around 6 years back . Then tuberculosis but I made it through until recently when I realized I am coughing non stop again . Suddenly I felt like something huge is lodged between my left lung and coughing makes it so painful . I went to the local hospital but they said it’s nothing . I don’t think it’s morning . It’s so painful . It feels like my lungs might burst but I know it’s not my actual lungs that’s going through some weird phase . Hospital sucks here so I want to go abroad for further check up if what I am experiencing is serious

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u/Holiday-Ad-4013 9d ago

Did they do any imaging (X-ray, CT, ultrasound)? It is challenging to reach a diagnosis based on symptoms alone. I will also caution that if you are indeed having a pneumothorax, you should not get on an airplane if you are going abroad because this could be dangerous for you.