How to treat atelectasis, left shoulder fatigue, and expectoration with sputum?

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Hello doctor! I am 62 years old and have tuberculosis in 1994. I have been treated but now my left lung is collapsed, recently I also feel tired in my left shoulder, spitting up a little sputum. So the doctor asked me: "How to treat a collapsed lung, left shoulder fatigue, spitting up phlegm and what medicine should I use?". Thanks for the advice and answers! I sincerely thank!
Tran Kim Canh (1958)
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Hello! Causes of back pain on the right side are many: Due to the lungs, due to back muscles, due to bones, due to nerves. Pain from the intercostal nerve is often accompanied by numbness and tingling. Myalgia often occurs after trauma, sometimes with bruising. Pulmonary pain is often accompanied by a cough.
If you have had recent pain, it is not a complication of tuberculosis. In fact, whether or not pulmonary tuberculosis will recur is uncertain, but recurrence is rare, unless the body is immunocompromised due to pregnancy, taking immunosuppressive drugs...
In this case, the doctor should Gentle movement of the back, massage, light warm compress. If you do not see improvement, you can go to a medical facility or at a hospital of Vinmec Health System to be diagnosed and tested, and at the same time evaluate the status of atelectasis.
Thank you for trusting and sharing your worries with Vinmec. Wish you always have good health!

Answered by Doctor Tran Thi Diem Trang - Respiratory Internal Medicine Doctor - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital