... Most of my life I have had occaisional chest pain after waking up in the morning, find my self whincing at each breath. Deep breaths with sharp or dull stabbing pains that would subside after a few hours of holding deep breaths. The pain worsens while bending over. ... (2 replies)

... I'm 31 and smoked for 13 years and quite 2 years ago when my chest pains and shortness of breath starting really gettting bad. ... (30 replies)

... I'm gonna start with family background, which is that my father's father has diabetes. ... (2 replies)

... i have had Ph for about 6 yrs. i am quite confused because what made me see a dr about that time is because of chest pains. ... (0 replies)

... I had some chest pains waking me up for the last couple of weeks. Sharp ones in the lower chest, and then afterwards, the area would itch. Sounds crazy, I know. ... (91 replies)

... It is so great waking up in the morning knowing someone "gets it"! Most everyone I have confided in about this illness just think it's an infection that will just go away like a cold. ... (110 replies)

... I had pleurisy in feb and 2x after so with that it hurt a lot to breath, would get better then come on again, get better, come back. The pleurisy pains come and go, kick up then calm down. I thought it would have been gone by now but it's sticking around. ... (10 replies)