P is for Pleurisy

Still in a world of hurt. Here’s what I’ve tried so far.
• Meloxicam 15mg – supposedly one of the stronger prescription NSAIDs one can get.
• Heating pad.
• Warm water vapor
• Drinking warm liquids
• Salonpas
• Supplements: ginger, turmeric, garlic, and vitamin C.

The fact that salonpas on top of a prescription anti-inflammatory isn't kicking it has me concerned. Have I become immune to nsaid power? It didn’t help much for my shoulder, but the fact that it’s partially torn could have something to do with that. I could try pro strength biofreeze. Wonder if the strong smell would be too bothersome. After all, coughing makes it worse. Guess it’s worth a shot?

Only other thing I can think of is digging out those old cloth masks from COVID. Breathing in cold air is what kills me. In cold winters, I’d always try to put a scarf over my face. Most of us know how warm air feels with those masks, right? Where the heck did I put those . . . Looking online there are a few other herbs that may or may not help. Evaluating possibilities for overnight Amazon shipment. But when additional searches say said items may or may not be harmful for ingestion . . .

One could question if I have a cold. Sure. No other symptoms though, and this came on exactly when the heat went out. I’ve had bouts of this in the past, so it feels suspiciously familiar, and the causality of cold air is know and logical. Sure, could be wrong.

The real question is, should I keep doing my blasted PT exercises or not? The biggest thing I see online for pleurisy is rest, rest, rest, and remove the trigger. Can’t remove the trigger yet. Tried doing only a few reps of the exercises slowly, then stopping. But this could require a dozen or more mini-exercise sessions, and if it’s aggravating things . . . Do I cancel my PT appointments until we get his in remission? Eeesh.

As nice as it is that I happened to have meloxicam on-hand, I still think one shouldn't have to go to such extremes because of sub-par living conditions. We can buy another space heater, humidifier, and so on, but should we have to because the owner is too cheap to fix things?