My lungs are burning really bad. What should I do?
So a little bit of backstory-
I’m obese (I’m working on it.) I’m 22, 5”1, female, and 250 lbs. (Roughly.) I had Covid over Christmas, and ended up in the ER with trouble breathing. It ended up mostly being anxiety, but they did prescribe me medication and an inhaler. My chest x-ray and other tests came back clear.
Today, there’s a storm, and it is COLD. (About 6 degrees F, felt like -9, with windchills well below zero.) I was helping my dad shovel snow for about an hour. I had about three or four layers on, but my lungs really started hurting. It got better once I got inside and used the inhaler. Now, about six hours later, the burning in my chest is really bad and I can’t take a deep breath. I used my inhaler, and I don’t know what to do. I can take shallow breaths, but that’s about it. I’m scared, it’s dark, and the roads are bad. I don’t want my parents to have to rush me to the hospital or anything because it’s dark and dangerous, especially if it ends up being nothing. Any suggestions?
I’m obese (I’m working on it.) I’m 22, 5”1, female, and 250 lbs. (Roughly.) I had Covid over Christmas, and ended up in the ER with trouble breathing. It ended up mostly being anxiety, but they did prescribe me medication and an inhaler. My chest x-ray and other tests came back clear.
Today, there’s a storm, and it is COLD. (About 6 degrees F, felt like -9, with windchills well below zero.) I was helping my dad shovel snow for about an hour. I had about three or four layers on, but my lungs really started hurting. It got better once I got inside and used the inhaler. Now, about six hours later, the burning in my chest is really bad and I can’t take a deep breath. I used my inhaler, and I don’t know what to do. I can take shallow breaths, but that’s about it. I’m scared, it’s dark, and the roads are bad. I don’t want my parents to have to rush me to the hospital or anything because it’s dark and dangerous, especially if it ends up being nothing. Any suggestions?
22-25, F
