I am recovering from a fairly serious cellulitis infection for which I was hospitalized.  When I was running fever I felt alot of tightness in my chest.  No more fever, but I still feel the tightness even while resting.  My heart seems to beat rather strongly when I move around.  I have mild asthma and take medicine for that so my breathing is fine.My question is: is it normal to feel this when fighting a severe infection?
Hello, I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is necessary performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different possible causes that may lead to this clinical scenario: gastritis or acid reflux, anxiety, myocardial ischemia, increased pulmonary pressure, et cetera. For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some further tests:- A chest x-ray study- A cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart function and structure-Complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation- A resting ECG and cardiac enzymes to investigate for myocardial ischemia should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Meanwhile, I would recommend trying an anti-acid or PPI (pantoprazole, omeprazole) and see if it helps improve your situation. If this happens, it would be indicative of possible acid reflux or gastritis. In such case a fibro-gastroscopy may be needed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.