About 2 months ago I began having very sharp chest pain on my right side whenever I breathed in. The pain would radiate to my shoulders, arms, and sometimes my stomach. After a few days that pain got so bad I went to the er and was diagnosed with pleurisy. The er doc gave me pain killers and ibuprofen for the inflammation.
It seemed like the pleurisy cleared up, but about 2 weeks later I began having chest pain again around my sternumâ¦dull and pressure-like pain. I went in to my doctor and after an x-ray he diagnosed me with pneumonia. I was given a very strong dose of levaquin and five days later I had severe pain and stiffening of my legs and upper arm and could not walk. I am convinced it was a side effect of the levaquin, and although my doctor and pharmacist donât believe me they told me to stop taking it. Now I am still having chest pain (though not as severe). I went back to the doctor this week and he thinks the pneumonia has been cleared up, but gave me a z-pak to clear up anything that I still might have. 3 days into the z-pak I am still having chest pain about once a day for only a few minutes. Itâs not as severe, but it is still there.
I just want a second opinion on whether something else could be causing this pain. Itâs not so much that I donât trust my doctor, but I really havenât felt like they have heard or listened to me and iâm quite frustrated (especially after the levaquin incident).
Thank you for your time.