Don't ignore your symptoms like I did...
I should start by saying that I am a registered nurse and was having major denial that I had anything serious going on. I put it off as maybe indigestion or gallbladder pain. Looking back, I had my first bought of pericarditis in my mid 20s(currently 39 now). I treated it with Motrin for two weeks and symptoms went away and I thought nothing else of it.
Last year I began to have recurrent chest discomfort especially when lying down. This went on for two weeks before I passed out at work and was rushed to the ER where they found I was in cardiac tamponade. I was then transferred to a higher level acuity hospital where I went to the cardiac cath lab and had 500cc of fluid drained from around my heart. I spent 3 days in the cardiac ICU before going home.
Since then I have been taking colchicine twice a day and after two months of reoccurring pain and worsening MRI results was placed on Arcalyst. I have had great result taking Arcalyst with only one episode of inflammation since. I luckily live in a major city that has great cardiology hospitals and have found specialized doctor to manage my care.
I feel as though I'm mostly back to normal but based on my history will probably be on arcalyst for the foreseeable future. If anyone has any questions about their situation or seeking care I'm happy to help answer any questions! :)