Hi, this is sheryl. I still have signs of pericarditis. I went to the ER on May 3rd. I am on colchicine .6mg and 600mg ibuprofen every 4 hours 24 hours a day. Still cant back off on the ibuprofen or...
Jonathan, have they tested you for lyme disease. I am only taking ibuprofen. I have returned to work. I only stayed home for the first month. You have to be careful taking meds that suppress the...
johnathan, Have thy discovered the cause of your pericarditis. Fluid need to be extracted from the heart to area next to the heart to determine the cause. The cause needs to be treated so your...
Kitt, I have seen my doc for my pericarditis. thought it was viral but I have or have had lyme disease. I have a bullseye mark under my chin. Now I think it is lyme. I am going to have a new test for...
Kitt, thank you for your response. I think it is probably not a stone in the salivary gland. I read about stones and that usually causes a lot of swelling. I think it is some kind of response to the...
I have this strange red circle on my throat just below the chin and now I have some throat pain and my sternum is swollen. I have a little achey feeling when I breathe but no chest pain. I am still...
I am only taking Ibuprofen. Can't find any info on what it could be. Could be a stone in a salivary gland. I am going to see my doc on Monday. She might have some ideas. I take 2400mg of Ibuprofen a...
I have had pericarditis for almost 8 weeks. for about 6 weeks I have had a strange red circle under my chin about 3 inches in diameter. It is red with a white ring around it. Any ideas what this is....
pericarditis is easily diagnosed by properly reading an EKG and by symptoms. Unfortunately many young ER docs have not encountered this condition and do not recognize it. I was fortunate to have the...
Manek, Hope you are getting better. I have the same condition and I refuse to see anymore docs. It doesnt seem to do any good. I just take 600mg ibuprofen every 4 hours. I will send in blood work...
I am 60 year old woman previously very healthy ,I thought. 7 weeks ago 2 trips to the ER then diagnosed with pericarditis when it showed up on the EKG. Mri and chest exray. High dose of ibuprofen and...