I'm dealing with a lung issue here. My right lung got injured because I was coughing a lot, and the doctor had to operate and put a tube in. Now it's healed up, but the x-ray shows my right lung is full of water. Is there a way to get rid of it with just medicine? What should I do?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

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6+ Yrs

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Patient is advised pleural tap and pleural fluid for ADA, and microscopy,culture and sensitivity tests.Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

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Answered 04/07/2025

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probably you might have high cough or increased sputum ,to rule out some respiratory causes they would have taken CT scan

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