Hello, I'm looking for any similar experiences here that will stop me worrying myself silly until I can see my Dr after Xmas.
Tickle in my throat that has caused a dry cough for 8 weeks, nothing else, no temperature or other illness symptoms. 2 negative Covid tests. Camera into my stomach last year, valve in stomach doesn't close properly so take reflux meds and I am taking a decongestant every night as I think it's a post nasal drip cough and have constant throat clearing, i produce a tiny bit of clear mucus sometimes, but almost nothing
Now the bit that worries me. If I press the ribs area about 5cm under my left armpit it hurts, the top of my back hurts and burns a lot sometimes both sides of my upper back hurts, I assume it's from coughing. The cough is getting much better, but since it's started improve the pain is getting worse and I've found that if I do anything physical (like clean the bathroom) I have that really heavy feeling (maybe in my lung) that you get after flu, where you feel completely exhausted doing the simplest thing and I am left almost shaking. Then other parts of the day I have nothing
I had pleurisy as a teenager on the same side that hurts now, the most painful thing ever, I don't think it's that as I have no pain breathing in and can take deep breaths easily, although I get the tickle in my throat to cough exhaling. And I'm due to fly this weekend, so getting worried. If I could draw a line, it goes from under the left breast, under the band where my bra is under my arm and then up into my back under my bra strap would be and also into the centre of my back.
Had my heart checked this summer too, all fine.
I'm worried I could have pneumonia, lung cancer, literally everything is going through my over anxious mind, I know it's daft but I can't understand what's going on and I'm making myself worse with anxiety.