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For 5 yrs i have been taken ibuprofen, prednisone, colchicine etc for pericarditis.there is no more effusion, echo&ekg r now normal but symptoms relapses?
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Pericarditis: Discuss with your doctor. Pericarditis can be relapsing and problematic. We need to seek to find an underlying inflammatory process if it is happening.
Answered 7/28/2018
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Way too long: Something is not right here. No one should have pericarditis for more than a few months without a more permanent solution being tried. You don't mention a chronic additional condition which is causing the pericarditiis. Anyway, you should not be on all of these antiinflammatory meds for this long for this reason. See a new doctor. Think about a surgical option.
Answered 12/2/2014
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