anyone ever had Pleurisy?

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Sheesh! It hurts!
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-pleurisy-basics
I had similar chest pains some 11 years ago, and ended up having an angioplasty at the age or 39! But this time I guess I'm lucky. It comes on similar to angina. Go out, start washing the car, in after a few minutes I'm sitting on the ground with sharp pain thru the chest. Scarey stuff. But after a couple seassions with the M.D., we decided it's not the 'ol ticker this time(knock on wood!)It's slow to heal, though. Going on 3 weeks. I'm on steroids, and have to keep a bottle of cold water nearby. A few big gulps helps ease the twinges, for some reason.