Pericarditis

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After 3 weeks of seeing several different types of doctors, the 1st doctor I went to (my family doctor), called to give me the results of a test he had ordered (a CT scan of the chest). It showed that I had fluid around my heart (pericarditis). I was told to go to the ER immediately where they promptly put a tube in my chest to drain the fluid. This tube remained in my chest for about 3 days while it continued to drain the fluid from around my heart. I was still having chest pains, so they ord...Read the full article