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Sharp pain in chest after symptoms improve

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Meredithgrey1 · 27/03/2020 17:07

I had coronavirus symptoms for about a week but had been feeling much better the last couple of days - just a lingering cough now but its not that bad. At its worst, my cough was constant, hurting my stomach and ribs.
But over the course of today, I've noticed a worsening pain in my chest when I breathe in. Its sort of behind and on the side of my right breast, plus pain in my shoulder blades when I cough.
Is this just a leftover from the virus (whether it was coronavirus or something else) or is it a sign that I'm not getting better like I thought I was? When I google it it comes up with pleurisy - is there a way to tell? In normal circumstances I'd call the dr as it really is quite painful, but I don't want to bother them when they're as busy as they are right now.
Anyone else had this?

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Rowgtfc72 · 27/03/2020 17:35

Just googling this.
I had all the symptoms middle of feb.
Been left with a crackly chest, occasional stabbing pains and have to consciously take a deep breath in as my chest feels tight.

Meredithgrey1 · 28/03/2020 09:02

This has now developed into a severe stabbing pain whenever I move, cough, or breathe moderately deeply.

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minmooch · 28/03/2020 09:08

Please ring 111 for advice.

Meredithgrey1 · 28/03/2020 12:27

Spoken to 111 now, they think it's muscular and reckon I've pulled something from coughing so much. Unfortunately they said it can take a while to heal, which isn't great because this is agony and I'm struggling to pick up 9month old DD.

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