Strange noises and movement in lungs

Need Help - Worried about possible lung damage - undiagnosed

I live in Mozambique and traveled the South of China for a month in July 2006. Since returning I had a bad case of the flu. I never got over the flu and struggled with a cough for month. Eventually the bottom of my lungs began to fell as if they were puffing and made strange noises. X-rays were clear. I used 2 sets of antibiotics. Four months later I went to a Spec Physician and he gave me Ventese 2 puffs 4 x/d and budeflam 2 x 2/d. The coughing has stopped and the lungs appear clear on x-ray is still clear. Now five months later I still can’t sleep. I can hear and feel movement in my lungs. I am not running fevers at all. Sometimes I am aware of my lungs when I sit down or walk down the stairs, I feel them. Does this make sense? I am not short of breath, and am not wheezing. I have never had asthma before. I am very worried about possible expose to something either in China or Mozambique were I believe various bacterial infections are common. We are quite far from good medical facilities. Do you have any idea what the problem is. 5 Months is just too long I feel as is I need to get this sorted sooner than later. I have never had this before. Thank you so much - Sonia Dawson

Sonia

I was wondering if you have had any luck finding out what is happening with your lungs. I have had similar symptoms for the past 2 months. My symptoms occur in my lower left lung, these are the following symptoms: - Feels as if there gurgling in my lung...i can both hear and feel it.
- Bottom of rib cage is sore
- From a lying position when i turn side to side i can feel movement in lung.

I have searched for days trying to find info with no luck, i am hoping that you have found out something.
I have spoken to my doctor and he placed me on antibiotics, they helped while i was on them but symptoms came back 4-5 days after meds were finished.
Any info would be very helpful.
Thank you


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I too have been feeling sore lower lungs, it feels as if my lower parts of my lungs are bruised(I know that its not possible, but its the best way to describe the feeling). If you happen to find an answer to your problem please reply some answers.

I also began to feel a strange gurgling and movement in the lower and rear part of my left lung. This bothered me after a few weeks as every time I would breathe I was aware of dull/watery movement and a strange feeling. Coughing did nothing to alleviate the sypmptoms and sometimes there was pain on breathing in if I was bent over. I went to A&E at my local Hospital (St Georges, Tooting) and had bloods, ECG and an x-ray all of which showed up nothing. The hospital reckoned it was muscular and sent me on my way... I explained my previous history (10 years ago had many lung collapses on my right lung which after the 4th collapse was fixed with pleura-adhesis via keyhole surgery in Guy's Hospital).
I had the pain/feeling for about 2 months and now it has gone.

Interestingly enough, when I sleep on my left side the feeling comes back for a few days but when i sleep on my back or front the feeling is gone. Very strange. I know that the feeling is definitely within my lung and the pleural space - could it be a little micro pneumo-thorax that heals itself after a couple of days? Who knows, I guess I never will... I find it most annoying when training/running/doing martial arts and my left lung gurgles within and makes me want to cough all the time. No shortness of breathe either. If I breathe in really quickly to maximum capacity there is usually a feeling a second later of a mini breathe within the base area of my left lung, a kind of one second delay as I feel that part of my lung expand/shift or do something strange...

The problem has come and gone over the past 6 months and I am quite used to it now. Sorry I am unable to give an accurate description of the problem, but you can all rest assured that you are not alone.