Suggest Remedy For Severe Pain In Armpits In A Person With Sleep Apnea And Asthma

Question: HELLO: I HAVE SEVERE PAIN UNDER BOTH MY ARMPITS ON MY RIB CAGE WHEN PALPATED ALL OVER; ACTUALLY MOST ALL OF MY RIBS. I HAD BROKEN RIBS (3 ANTERIORLY ) FROM A FALL SEVERAL YEARS BACK. I HAD A CXR IN AUG 15 WHICH WAS NEG. I SMOKED 15PK YRS. QUIT 6YRS APPROX. HAVE SLEEP APNEA, USE CPAP. HAVE ASTHMA. WAS IN 2 PILEUPS THIS YEAR. COUGH UP CLEAR PHLEGM EACH AM. MY LUNGS SEEM TO HURT NIGHTLY. I AM AN RN ON DISABILITY AND AM MONITORED REGULARLY. AM HAVING PT FOR NECK AND BACK. WORKED 25 YRS, SO KNOW FAIR AMOUNT ABOUT HEALTHCARE. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED. I KNOW THE ACCIDENT TOTALED MY CAR AND I WAS WHIPLASHED, BUT IT SEEMS ODD OF THE CONTINUAL PAIN WITH JUST TOUCHING THE AREA. SHOULD I AGAIN DELVE INTO THAT ISSUE?

i am not sure that i agree, doctor. i have had pfts several times. with no abnormalities. sure, i will get one. but the fact that i have pain with palpation concerns me and i will tell you why. i do not think that is normal at all. inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids are meds that i have used and use now, and they do not alleviate the pain. i have had solumedrol , quite recently as a matter of fact, in october,although not inhaled. why would the pain be in both sides of my chest in my rib cage, that makes me jump when my ribs are touched with any pressure whatsoever? i would tend to think it is suggestive of something more than just asthma or injury related symtomatology. do you perhaps or not agree? when i was in the most recent pile-up this year; as i said, there were 2, none my fault, i was hit from behind and the airbags did not deploy, but my seatbelt was on, and our seats went supine when the truck driving from behind at about 60 mph hit us. at the time, i felt no chest pains, but back pains, and neck pains. i just am concerned that the ribs on both sides hurting simultaneously is an unusual symptom exclusive to asthma or not. it being so extremely difficult to tolerate being touched is very unusual; as an RN over 25 years, i rarely encountered a patient with that symptomatology. i appreciate your consideration over this. thank you. and i notice a specialist was brought in for this matter.

THANKS, I AM FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE HIV CLINIC IN NEW ORLEANS. ROUTINE LABS INDICATED NORMAL CA, BUT MY MEDICARE DOESN'T COVER D3, I DON'T THINK. I TAKE DAILY MVI. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER A LOCALIZED AREA IS PAINFUL BECAUSE OF A LOW LEVEL OF A VITAMIN OR ELECTROLYTE. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE. THANK YOU.