Hi i am a 22 year old .female. For the past two years and eights months i was a smoker i smoked ciggarettes,sheesha and pot.four months ago untill now i havent touched a cigarette but smoked sheesha like two times,my problem is i have a few times pain tendency that occurs in my chest,lungs probably whenever i breath or take a deep breath sometimes it happens in the shoulders too,could it be what im thinking? I sleep with ceilingfan some people say its the fan,whats happening doc?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done1. Chest x ray2. PUT (pulmonary function test). Cough with chest pain is seen in pleurisy (inflammation of pleura) and bronchitis. And you are smoker too, this causes weaken lung defense, so chances of lung infection are high. So get done chest x-ray to rule out possible causes of pleurisy (pneumonia, tuberculosis etc.).PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis. Smokers are at great risk for bronchitis. So PFT is must in your case. And quit smoking as soon as possible. It will only harm you. So consult pulmonologist and first diagnose your problem and start appropriate treatment. Quit smoking immediately as you are too young.