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Pericarditis/Constrictive Pericarditis
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 3, 2021 | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
Hello @pureprousa,
Welcome to Mayo Connect and for starting this discussion on pericarditis, I appreciate your concern for your son and for seeking to learn something about this disorder and how others have dealt with this diagnosis. Connect is a place where we can learn from each other.
There are numerous members on Connect who have posted about pericarditis. Here is a link to one of those discussions:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/constrictive-pericarditis-1/?commentsorderby=DESC#chv4-comment-stream-headerAlso, here is a link to a Mayo Clinic website that will provide you with more information, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pericarditis/symptoms-causes/syc-20352510
You don't mention much about your son's condition. If you are comfortable sharing more, please let us know how long he had symptoms before the diagnosis was made and what tests were done to confirm this diagnosis.
What type of treatment has his doctor started to help with this condition?
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Hi Teresa my son had done and echo ct scan and ekg X-ray blood work to show high inflammation markers since he has severe chest pain that radiate to his shoulders and neck they diagnosed him with pericarditis he also had an effusion where they had to tap him and get the fluid out they gave him colchicine and pain med but he is still spiking fevers and in bed for two months now and I was wondering if anyone have had this experience or how long did it take them to recover please help